14. Gus Fring Was Only Intended To Make A Brief Appearance…
The character of Gus Fring appeared in both Breaking Bad and its prequel series, Better Call Saul.
Gus Fring…
What you probably didn’t realise is that the character wasn’t intended to last longer than one episode…
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For this reason, actor Giancarlo Esposito wasn’t at all interested in taking on the role.
Giancarlo Esposito as Gus…
The actor stated:
“I had not seen Breaking Bad, but my manager at the time told me it was his favorite show,”
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“My wife said I should I try it, but it was a guest spot and I’ve done a lot of guest spots. I wanted to develop a character. But I did one episode and then I agreed to do two more with the caveat that I wanted to be part of a film-making family.”
Negotiating is key…
Vince Gilligan offered Esposito another seven episodes for the third season of the show, however he declined and negotiated another 12 from the creator!
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