The question of whether Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul would appear in “Better Call Saul” has loomed over the prequel series ever since its inception. And while co-creators Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould have remained coy about the possibility of that crossover, the masterminds behind “Better Call Saul” told Variety at the final season premiere that the worlds do, indeed, crossover.
As Gilligan said, “It would be a damn shame if the show ended without [Cranston and Paul] appearing, would it not?” He later added, “You heard it here first.”
With its sixth and final season premiering on April 18, “Better Call Saul” takes place before the events of “Breaking Bad.” But as the hit AMC spinoff series nears the timeline of its predecessor, Gould says, “If it’s ever going to happen, this is when these two shows start crossing over.”
While Cranston and Paul played Walter White and Jesse Pinkman, respectively, it’s unclear whether they will reprise the same roles in “Better Call Saul.” As Gould said coyly, “These two worlds crossover in a way that you haven’t seen before, that’s for sure.”
Cranston and Paul previously reprised the roles of Walt and Jesse for 2019’s “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Film,” which followed Jesse after escaping enslavement from Todd (Jesse Plemons) and Uncle Jack’s (Michael Bowen) gang.
While “Breaking Bad’s” Giancarlo Esposito and Jonathan Banks also star in its prequel series as Gustavo Fring and Mike Ehrmantraut, many other characters from the Vince Gilligan Cinematic Universe have also made their way into “Better Call Saul,” including Hector Salamanca (Mark Margolis), Don Eladio (Luis Politti) and the Salamanca twins (Luis and Daniel Moncada). Even Hank Schrader (Dean Norris) and Steven Gomez (Steven Michael Quezada) made cameos.
“Better Call Saul” also stars Rhea Seehorn, Tony Dalton, Patrick Fabian and Michael Mando. The series was developed by Gilligan and Gould, with Gould serving as the sole showrunner since Season 4. The two produce with Mark Johnson, Melissa Bernstein and Thomas Schnauz, and the series is produced by Sony Pictures Television.
Aaron Paul & Wife Lauren Seen WithNewborn For The 1st
The ‘Breaking Bad’ star carried his baby’s car seat after grabbing lunch with his wife and child in Los Angeles. Family day! Aaron Paul and his wife Lauren Parsekian were seen after grabbing lunch in Los Feliz on Wednesday April 6. The Breaking Bad actor was seen with his newborn child’s car seat in hand as they left the restaurant together. As Aaron, 42, carried their baby, Lauren, 35, was clearly a doting mother as she looked down to keep an eye on their newborn. It looked like a super sweet day for the family.
Aaron rocked a black button-down, with the top few buttons undone, along with a pair of khakis and dark boots. He also had a pair of sunglasses resting in his open collar. Lauren sported a pair of yellow checkered pants and a black crop top, underneath a brown wool sweater for the outing.
Lauren and Aaron already have a four-year-old Story Annabelle Paul, who was born in 2018. The pair had announced that they had another little one on the way in a sweet December Instagram post with Story touching her mom’s belly, showing how excited she was to have a younger sibling. “We can’t wait to meet you baby! We love you so much already,” Lauren wrote in the caption.
After Story was born, Aaron had shown an interest in expanding their family in a 2019 interview with ET. While the Pauls are now a family of four, the actor showed that he wasn’t sure how many kids he wanted when asked. “I mean, I’m down to just keep on going. My life began once I had a baby girl, my god. And watching my wife sort of take on a role of a mother, it’s just such a joy,” he said at the time.
It’s nice to see Aaron bonding with his wife and newborn. Other than his family, the actor also reunited with his Breaking Bad co-star Bryan Cranston for a hilarious photoshoot that showed the two actors enjoying breakfast-in-bed together back in January.
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