Attention spoilers: Better Call Saul will be discussed in part openly.
Undoubtedly, Breaking Bad It is one of the most acclaimed and beloved series in all of television history. The story of Walter White y Jesse Pinkman It dazzled all viewers and caused a series about a chemistry teacher to become popular culture for an entire generation.
However, two years later he appeared Better Call Saul to raise the level of the universe Breaking Bad
Although new characters such as Kim or Chuck were introduced, we could see the return of other classics such as Mike, Huell, or the most acclaimed of all, Gus Fring. However, bringing Gustavo back to the series was not easy at all.
That’s how he tells it Giancarlo Espositowho left his mark on the series with this character, during an interview with GQ where he reviewed the most iconic roles of his career.
It was a big decision for me. I felt like I was going through the same dance, and I hope I didn’t stress anyone out at the production company. But the truth, I felt that I did not want to return. In my brain, I was like, ‘I can’t get back into that role. That guy is finished. Is history. He is an icon. That’s when I said, ‘No, don’t choose the part again. Choose to get over it.’
This was all in my decision-making process. What can you do different? How can you create a different Gus than the one we’ve seen?
It’s before Breaking Bad happened, so it would be a more volatile Gus and he’s less in control. All these things went into the basket and I finally said yes.
The arrival of Gus Fring to Better Call Saul in the third season it was a real madness among Breaking Bad fans, since they were able to learn a little more about the journey of this enigmatic character that the public fell in love with so much a decade ago.