Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston have a Breaking Bad reunion at Super Bowl LIV... before Bryan's Shining-inspired Mountain Dew ad airs
Their acclaimed series Breaking Bad ended its five-season run in 2013.
But that didn't keep co-stars and friends Aaron Paul, 40, and Bryan Cranston, 63, from reuniting for a special day.
The two actors met up Sunday in Miami to watch the Kansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl, shortly before Bryan's high-profile Mountain Dew commercial aired.
Old friends: Aaron Paul, 40, and Bryan Cranston, 63, had a Breaking Bad reunion Sunday in Miami at the Superbowl. Bryan also dropped his new Mountain Dew Zero commercial the same day
Aaron looked cozy and playful in a dark orange sweater adorned with Mickey Mouse heads, while Bryan looked casual in a gray–blue shirt.
The two friends posted outside the Hard Rock stadium before heading in for the game.
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'Game day baby!!' Aaron wrote, before plugging his new mezcal brand Dos Hombres.
Both he and Bryan sported black baseball caps advertising the label featuring two orange donkeys.
Star-making roles: Aaron and Bryan starred on AMC's drug drama Breaking Bad from 2008–2013
Having a blast: Aaron also got playful and flashed his tongue once he was inside the stadium with his wife Lauren Parsekian
For a good cause: The two stars actually met up the night before to support a good cause at the Big Game Big Give 2020 fundraiser
Star-studded: The event, which was held at Transformers director Michael Bay's Miami Beach mansion, gathers a bevy of stars in the city hosting the Super Bowl each year; pictured with (L-R) Lauren, Keegan-Michael Key and his wife Elisa Pugliese
Aaron also got playful and flashed his tongue once he was inside the stadium with his wife Lauren Parsekian.
The two stars actually met up the night before to support a good cause at the Big Game Big Give 2020 fundraiser.
The event, which was held at Transformers director Michael Bay's Miami Beach mansion, gathers a bevy of stars in the city hosting the Super Bowl each year.
High profile: Bryan shared his Mountain Dew Zero commercial to Instagram. The Shining homage featured him in the Jack Nicholson role and Tracee Ellis Ross playing Shelley Duvall's part
Tasty beverage: After breaking through the door with his ax, Bryan handed her a sugar-free soda
Earlier on Sunday, Bryan shared his new Mountain Dew Zero commercial to his Instagram account.
The clip, which mimics Stanley Kubrick's classic horror film The Shining, featured the Malcolm In The Middle star adopting the Jack Nicholson role, while Black-ish's Tracee Ellis Ross took up Shelley Duvall's part.
After a terrifying Bryan broke through the door with an ax, he handed her a bottle of the sugar-free soda.
'I am thirsty,' she says as she reaches for it.
Gender bender: He also had a humorous tag at the end when he appeared as both of the horrifying twins that haunted the 1980 film
Hesitant: Bryan revealed to People before the clip was unveiled that he wasn't sure if he should even do it because of his love for Jack Nicholson and The Shining
He also had a humorous tag at the end when he appeared as both of the horrifying twins that haunted the 1980 film.
Bryan revealed to People before the clip was unveiled that he wasn't sure if he should even do it.
'I love Nicholson and I love The Shining, and when I first heard the pitch – they came back to me and some of the dialogue was, ‘Maybe better than the original’ and the only concern I had was, ‘I don’t want anyone to think that Bryan Cranston is saying that I’m better than Jack Nicholson.
Watch Breaking Bad on Netflix, or on Stan in Australia.
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