Last year, theBreaking Baduniverse appeared to reach its end with the sixth and final season of the prequel seriesBetter Call Saul. With no immediate plans to develop any more TV shows set in that same world, the franchise could be finished as we know it. But that didn’t stopRaymond Cruzfrom reprising his role as Tuco Salamanca for the PopCorners Super Bowl ad, joining his old co-stars Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston.
Seeing the old gang back together again may have some fans wondering if there’s any juice left in theBreaking Baduniverse for another spinoff series. One concept that has been batted around in the fan community is a series that focuses primarily on the Salamanca family. That could potentially bring together all of the Salamancas, from Cruz’s Tuco to Tony Dalton’s Lalo, Mark Margolis' Hector, and, of course, the deadly Salamanca twins, Leonel and Marco, played by real-life brothers Daniel Moncada and Luis Moncada.
If you were to ask Cruz, asScreenRantdid in a recent interview, the Tuco actor would be up for reprising that role once again for a potential Salamanca series. When asked about the possibility of returning as Tuco for another prequel show, Cruz had this to tell the outlet.
“I guess there’s always room if they make the room for it. It would be great for the Salamancas to all come together and break on a show, that would be amazing. They have so many options; they have such amazing storylines and amazing characters, and that’s what the fans are drawn to. But the Salamancas have a special place in all the fans' hearts.”
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Tuco Returned for PopCorners
The new Super Bowl ad for PopCorners recreates scenes fromBreaking Bad, but replaces Walter White’s trademark “blue sky” meth with tasty PopCorners snack foods. Tuco is just as much impressed with PopCorners in the ad, as to the fans' delight, tasting the treat had him uttering his famous line, “Tight, tight, tight!” Cruz said that even with a more comedic spin on the character, he didn’t approach Tuco any differently beyond changing what it is that excites the character.
“Well, you know, there’s really no difference. The character is there, it’s just the idea that we’rebreaking into something goodinstead of something bad in the idea that it’s a flavorful chip, and then we’re using PopCorners, this product, as the platform for reconnecting these characters and for recreating this whole Breaking Bad universe. The fact that Vince Gilligan is there directing you, and you’re stepping across from the actors that you created this whole scenario in the first place with, now you’re recreating it, and you’re just twisting it with this whole PopCorners, it was fantastic.”
Time will tell if there will ever be another TV series, but the Super Bowl ad very well could be the last we will see of the characters fromBreaking Bad. You can watch the full PopCorners ad below.
