Aaron Paul was never quite sure just how long Jesse Pinkman would last on “Breaking Bad”.
The star of Netflix’s “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie” appeared on Monday’s episode of Global’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”. Paul told Colbert that his co-star Bryan Cranston would often tease him about Pinkman’s premature demise.
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“The fifth or sixth episode, [his character Jesse] he was going to die from like a rival gang. At the end of the first season, Walt [Bryan] takes revenge and I did not know that,” Paul revealed. “Thank god they changed their mind.”
“Bryan would always toy around with me that I was going to die,” he continued. “I think he did know that I was supposed to die, but they just kept it a secret from me. Towards the end of the first season, [creator] Vince told me that was the plan and I couldn’t shake it until we were done shooting the show. I always thought I was going to die.”
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Pinkman, 40, revised his role as Pinkman in Netflix’s “Breaking Bad” follow-up film “El Camino”. The movie was well-received by critics and a big hit for Netflix, according to the streaming service.
“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” airs weeknights at 11:35 p.m. ET/PT on Global.
