Aaron Paul: ‘Even after I tested for Breaking Bad, no one wanted me to play Jesse Pinkman’

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He then said, “There’s something else I want to talk to you about.” He’d been toying around with the idea of telling a story that follows Jesse after Breaking Bad. I think it’d have to be pre-Breaking Bad, with me playing a much younger version of Jesse, which just doesn’t work unless they did some sort of strange ageing thing, which would be interesting. The more I watched the show, I thought to myself, there’s no way of Pinkman showing up, but then Vince calls me and says, “I have an idea.” I think now – especially with El Camino – I really can’t imagine Jesse showing up, but if Vince and Peter wanted him to, I would jump at the chance. No one wanted me – even after I tested, no one wanted me as the guy, and Vince said, “No, he’s the guy – he has to be the guy.” Vince played his trump card and said, “I’m not doing the show unless he’s the guy.’” So, they were like, “Alright!” El Camino: A Breaking Bad Film is available to stream on Netflix now