One theory is that they were using the movie story as a cover for Aaron Paul to film scenes of Better Call Saul. But as the release gets closer, that seems less likely to be true.
Quote (CenturyLink @ Aug 27 2019 03:15pm)
Meh, no thanks. It ended perfectly, don't ruin it with this
I think this movie is more about Better Call Saul than it is about Breaking Bad. They need a 'Jesse story' that they can play off of in order to set things up for Better Call Saul.