Bob Odenkirk Hospitalized After Collapsing on ‘Better Call Saul’ Set
Better Call Saul star Bob Odenkirk was rushed to the hospital on Tuesday after collapsing on the set of the AMC show.
Odenkirk is currently in production on the sixth and final season of “Better Call Saul,” a spin-off of the wildly popular series “Breaking Bad.” Odenkirk collapsed on Tuesday at the show’s set in New Mexico and crew members immediately called an ambulance. Odenkirk is still receiving medical care, though the cause of the collapse has not been disclosed.
Odenkirk, who is 58, portrays con-man lawyer Saul Goodman in Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad.
Better Call Saul centers on the character’s transformation from the criminally-inclined Jimmy McGill to powerful criminal defense lawyer Saul. Odenkirk’s work on “Better Call Saul” has yielded him four Golden Globe nominations for best actor in a television series drama, and four Emmy nominations for outstanding lead actor in a drama series.
Odenkirk recently starred in the action film Nobody, which received favorable reviews from critics and debuted at the top of the box office charts.
Odenkirk discussed becoming a bonafide action star for the role: “I was at the wonderful 87eleven gym, surrounded by the top stunt actors in the world training, including people like Keanu Reeves and Jason Statham and Halle Berry,” Odenkirk said. “I’m a comedy writer, who is gradually sufferingly making my way into this discipline. I was just feeling embarrassed at how bad I was when these pros are 25 feet away.”
The 13-episode final season of Better Call Saul is expected to premiere in early 2022.
TMZ was the first to report the news of the incident.