# Aaron Paul wants to play Eddie Dean. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 14, 2012, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaron-paul-wants-to-play-eddie-dean/637662 "2012-10-14T00:58:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaron-paul-wants-to-play-eddie-dean/637662/1 "2012-10-14T00:58:08Z")
Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul (Jesse Pinkman), says it’d be a HUGE dream come true to play the role of Eddie Dean in The Dark Tower series. [Linky.](http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Aaron-Paul-Wants-Play-Eddie-Dean-Stephen-King-Dark-Tower-33523.html) It’s what I’ve and others have been screaming for since the obvious similarities in character and personality, between the two stories after Breaking Bad debuted. Now, if only the adaptation would get out of development hell. Bitch! ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaron-paul-wants-to-play-eddie-dean/637662/2 "2012-10-14T01:58:39Z")
He should work his way up to it - start by playing Eddie Munster. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaron-paul-wants-to-play-eddie-dean/637662/3 "2012-10-14T02:32:23Z")
I actually read that first as “Adrian Paul”. That would be bad… ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaron-paul-wants-to-play-eddie-dean/637662/4 "2012-10-14T16:57:06Z")
Fantastic news! I thought I saw an interview with him where he said he wanted to get away from roles where he’s playing a junkie. I guess he just can’t quit it. ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaron-paul-wants-to-play-eddie-dean/637662/5 "2012-10-14T17:02:27Z")
Yeah, but Eddie Dean is an ex-junkie Gunslinger baddass, and I only read up to book 4 of the series. I think Aaron Paul could pull it off. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaron-paul-wants-to-play-eddie-dean/637662/6 "2012-10-14T17:04:41Z")
Never read DT, but I’d like to see him play Hank Pym in the new Ant-Man flick – mostly because I’d love to see him in Avengers 2 playing off RD Jr. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaron-paul-wants-to-play-eddie-dean/637662/7 "2012-10-14T17:06:58Z")
We’ve had this discussion before - I’m not crazy about Paul for the role. Eddie Dean has to be two things: a junkie (in Book 2) and a wisecracking badass gunslinger (in Books 3-7). Paul can play the junkie all right, I guess, although playing a junkie is about the easiest thing for an actor to do (seriously - I think it’s like the first thing they learn). Actors capable of playing wisecracking badasses, though, are rarer, and I don’t think Paul is one of them. My suggestion, as before, is Jensen Ackles. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaron-paul-wants-to-play-eddie-dean/637662/8 "2012-10-14T19:50:52Z")
> [@](#): > > Actors capable of playing wisecracking badasses, though, are rarer, and I don’t think Paul is one of them. So you’ve only seen the first season or two of Breaking Bad, then? Paul pulls off both wisecracking and gunslinger extremely well. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaron-paul-wants-to-play-eddie-dean/637662/9 "2012-10-14T22:58:49Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > We’ve had this discussion before - I’m not crazy about Paul for the role. Eddie Dean has to be two things: a junkie (in Book 2) and a wisecracking badass gunslinger (in Books 3-7). Paul can play the junkie all right, I guess, although playing a junkie is about the easiest thing for an actor to do (seriously - I think it’s like the first thing they learn). Actors capable of playing wisecracking badasses, though, are rarer, and I don’t think Paul is one of them. > > My suggestion, as before, is Jensen Ackles. That’s the thing though, is Jessie is a junkie gone unlikely bad ass—with a heart. He’s really got range that shines through like crazy in seasons 3 and 4. I don’t think cracking wise will be too difficult for him, especially after hanging around Bryan Cranston all these years. He epitomizes Eddie, IMHO. Who to cast as Odetta/Susannah so they both have on-screen chemistry might be tough. Wonder if Jennifer Hudson or even Jasika Nicole from Fringe might be a match. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaron-paul-wants-to-play-eddie-dean/637662/10 "2012-10-14T23:09:39Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > We’ve had this discussion before - I’m not crazy about Paul for the role. Eddie Dean has to be two things: a junkie (in Book 2) and a wisecracking badass gunslinger (in Books 3-7). Paul can play the junkie all right, I guess, although playing a junkie is about the easiest thing for an actor to do (seriously - I think it’s like the first thing they learn). Actors capable of playing wisecracking badasses, though, are rarer, and I don’t think Paul is one of them. > > My suggestion, as before, is Jensen Ackles. “Welcome, Freshmen, to the NY School for the Performing Arts. Today, in your first acting classes, we’re going to work on your portrayal of an addict. We’ll start from recreational use, go through how to inject yourself with heroin, and end with how to convincingly die from an overdose.” StG ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaron-paul-wants-to-play-eddie-dean/637662/11 "2012-10-15T01:05:36Z")
> [@StGermain](#): > > “Welcome, Freshmen, to the NY School for the Performing Arts. Today, in your first acting classes, we’re going to work on your portrayal of an addict. We’ll start from recreational use, go through how to inject yourself with heroin, and end with how to convincingly die from an overdose.” > > StG I think Robert Downy Jr. Took that class. A bad mix if you’re a method actor.