Breaking Bad
Summary
astonishingly , more than 10 year since the series finale ofBreaking Badthere ’s still an insatiate desire for content within that human beings , and one perfect alternative for a prequel series would be to focus on the early chronicle of Gus Fring . However , to achieve this , a daunting task must be completed , and that ’s recasting Giancarlo Esposito with an actor capable of exist up to his iconic performance . Luckily , there ’s no deficit of passionate , gifted , and underappreciated youthful actors working today who would jump at the opportunity to enter the acclaimed and belovedBreaking Baduniverse .
The estimate of a Gus Fring prequel seriesactually arrive from Esposito himself , who recently apportion his opinion for a series focalise on Fring ’s rise through the criminal netherworld as a young serviceman . It would have been great if this series was made with Esposito immediately afterBreaking Bad , in junction with the equally telling prequelBetter Call Saul , but the reality is , for this to crop , Gus would likely need to be recast . believe this , there are plenty ofamazing actors who could play Fring in aBreaking Badprequel .
9Keith Powers
Keith Powers is known as Todd Archer in What/If
Powers has both the looks and the skill to lead a Gus Fring series center on the Los Pollos Hermanos founder in his early 30s .
With impressive support function in moving picture likeStraight Outta ComptonandThe Tomorrow War , Keith Power has exactly the variety of up - and - coming character needed to genuinely shine in aBreaking Badprequel . Having already showcased his acting chopper across pic and tv , including a main character in the thriller seriesWhat / If , Powers has both the looks and the acquisition to chair a Gus Fring seriesfocused on theLos Pollos Hermanosfounder in his other 30s . While world power ' career has steadily been taking off over the past 10 years , a role like this would cave in him into the mainstream .
8Michael Ward
Michael Ward is known as Jamie Tovell in Top Boy
The Jamaican - British actorMichael Ward has made a name for himself with clap role in the crime dramaTop Boyand as the manful lead in Sam Mendes ’ romantic dramaEmpire of Light . With so much success in the UK , it ’s only a matter of time before Ward ’s key out by an American audience . One great way to do this would be as Gus Fring in aBreaking Badprequel and the criminal offense antics ofTop Boy , flux with the longing love affair ofEmpire of Light , expertly showcased the wave-particle duality ofGus Fring ’s tragical backstory .
7Daryl McCormack
Daryl McCormack is known as Matt Claffin in Bad Sisters
The Irish histrion Daryl McCormack came to mainstream attending through his role as Isaiah Jesus onPeaky Blindersand expertly blended comedy with drama on the black comedy seriesBad Sisterson Apple TV+ . A real virtuoso in the making , the part of Gus Fring in aBreaking Badprequel could be just what McCormack needsto retrieve the audiences he deserves . While McCormack would need to lose his Irish dialect for the role of Fring , some of the best personation on prestige American television , like Hugh Laurie onHouse , were done by non - Americans .
6Caleb McLaughlin
Caleb McLaughlin is known as Lucas Sinclair in Stranger Things
AsStranger Thingsheads toward its grand finale , it ’s only born to wonder what projects the cast will be a part of next , and one great role for Caleb McLaughlin , who play Lucas Sinclair , would be Gus Fring . At just 22 years honest-to-god , if McLaughlin was to be considered for thisBreaking Badprequel , it wouldfocus on the earliest years of Fring ’s maturity . A look at how he was first unwrap to a life-time of crime , the fashion his sociopathic tendencies developed , and a glimpse at the man he was before he get so cold could be fascinating television system .
5LaKeith Stanfield
LaKeith Stanfield is known as Darius Epps in Atalnta
The career of LaKeith Stanfield has been one impressive success after another these last few long time through memorable roles in movie likeSorry to Both Youand the acclaimed seriesAtlanta . The breadth and scope ofStanfield ’s workplace has been telling and he ’s more than proved he ’s up to the task of take on the iconic role of Gus Fringin aBreaking Badprequel serial publication . With adequate skill in comedy and drama , Stanfield could walk the okay line of acute thrills and gag - out - tatty bodily fluid that the world ofBreaking Badwas known for .
4Charlie Barnett
Charlie Barnett is known as Alan Zaveri in Russian Doll
Charlie Barnett gained widespread recognition as Alan Zaveri on the Netflix seriesRussian Dollwhere he showcased majuscule attainment at impersonate both the nuances of a complex and troubled human while exhibiting the comedic attainment needed to make the show a achiever . As Gus Fring in aBreaking Badprequel , Barnett could make for a real sentience of mankind to the roleof a man who once believed in dear and had it ripped away from him at the hands of the Mexican combine . Fring would be a thought-provoking role , but Barnett has already proved he ’s up to it .
3RJ Cyler
RJ Cyler is known as Earl in Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
After receiving vital eclat for his role inMe and Earl and the Dying Girlin 2015 , RJ Cyler look in across film and telly in work includingThe heavily They Fall , Scream : Resurrection , andSwamp Thing . However , Cyler has yet to truly showcase his skill as the leading man of a television series , and one arrant part for this would be as Gus Fring in aBreaking Badprequel serial . Having even show his acquirement in natural action movies as the Blue Ranger Billy Cranston inPower Rangers , Cyler has the range to take on the role of Gus Fring .
2De-Aged Giancarlo Esposito
Giancarlo Esposito is known as Gus Fring in Breaking Bad
Of course , the perfect actor to play a young Gus Fring would be a new Giancarlo Espositowhich , thanks to the tycoon of de - ageing technology , could be a possibleness . Esposito has explicate his interest in a Gus Fring prequel focused on “ the ascent of Gus ” so there ’s no doubt that if the opportunity did arise , he would be display panel to return as his most renowned character . While de - age technology can sometimes feel unrealistic , it has been improving every year , and if the playacting , direct , and writing was on equality withBreaking Badthen the prequel would be a monolithic success .
1Justiin Davis
Justiin Davis is known as Young Stan Edgar in The Boys
Not only does David digest a strike resemblance to young Esposito , but he also played the younger version of Stan Egar , Esposito ’s character on the hugely successful Prime Video seriesThe Boys .
The obvious alternative to replace Giancarlo Esposito as Gus Fring in aBreaking Badprequel would be the man who has already present he ’s up to the challenge , Justiin Davis . Not only does David bear a shine resemblance to new Esposito , but he also take on the younger interlingual rendition of Stan Egar , Esposito ’s lineament on the hugely successful Prime Video seriesThe Boys . Viewers reacted well to Davis ’ portrayal and , if he was give the opportunity , Davis ’ would be equally as telling in the iconic function of Gus Fring .
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Cast
Breaking Bad , created by Vince Gilligan , follows a chemistry instructor turn drug kingpin cite Walter White ( Bryan Cranston ) as he attempts to provide for his kinfolk follow a fatal diagnosing . With nothing leave to reverence , White ascends to exponent in the world of drugs and crime , transforming the simple-minded family gentleman’s gentleman into someone known only as Heisenberg .
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Breaking Bad, created by Vince Gilligan, follows a chemistry teacher turned drug kingpin named Walter White (Bryan Cranston) as he attempts to provide for his family following a fatal diagnosis. With nothing left to fear, White ascends to power in the world of drugs and crime, transforming the simple family man into someone known only as Heisenberg.
