Bob Odenkirk, who acquired his fifth Emmy nomination for starring in Higher Name Saul on Tuesday, has revealed that the scene he was filming when he had an on-set coronary heart assault in July 2021 airs subsequent week.
“I did not return to shoot for 5 weeks,” Odenkirk, who now feels “superb,” informed The Hollywood Reporter. “I had a five-week break to get better. After which once I went again, we restricted our taking pictures to 12-hour days… And they also took care of me and I used to be capable of do it, and hopefully you’ll be able to’t inform once I had the guts assault and once I did not. Subsequent week is the scene the place I’ve the guts assault. And doubtless about three quarters of the scene was shot earlier than I had the guts assault, the day of the guts assault, after which the opposite quarter scene was after.”
The star of AMC’s Breaking Dangerous prequel sequence, which returned this week for a last six-episode run, informed the publication that he had no reminiscence of that day.
“I am actually watching one thing that I haven’t got any reminiscence of performing in, which is a uncommon factor,” he stated.
Odenkirk has beforehand credited being in form for 2020 motion thriller No person with serving to him to outlive the well being disaster and to get better extra rapidly.
“One of many issues that saved me is that I realized the best way to work out [in preparation]. And since I used to be in fine condition, you type of enlarge among the… different veins round your coronary heart, in case you work out rather a lot,” he informed Howard Stern on his SiriusXM present in February. “And I had finished that and, because of this, I used to be informed that extra blood then was capable of go to my coronary heart throughout CPR as a result of these veins have been just a bit bit greater from… plenty of figuring out.”
Co-star Rhea Seehorn, who performs Kim Wexler, the love curiosity of his character, Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman, additionally moved rapidly to name for assist from the present’s well being security supervisor, Rose Estrada, and an assistant director, Angie Meyer.
She acquired her first Emmy nom for her efficiency on the present this 12 months, which made Odenkirk’s personal recognition much more rewarding.
“That is additional particular for me,” he informed THR. “As a result of it is our last [season], as a result of Rhea bought nominated. Earlier, I had huge scenes with Michael McKean and people are my type of core scenes, and now it has been Rhea and you do not be ok with getting nominated in case your scene accomplice shouldn’t be… it is actually nice to share this along with her.”
