Warning: Slight mention of where the Saul Goodman character goes at the conclusion of Breaking Bad.

Fans began speculating about a Breaking Bad spinoff well before the final eight episodes of the chemistry-teacher-turned-meth-king series aired. When AMC and Sony officially announced plans for a Saul Goodman-focused spinoff series, the big questions became: Will we see Saul post or pre-Breaking Bad finale?

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We know that "Saul Goodman" is not even the character's real name, but rather a persona he created, much like Heisenberg was for Walter White. So when it was revealed that this was going to be developed as a prequel series, it seemed likely that the show would explore how this ambulance chasing lawyer became the "Saul Goodman" we came to know and love.By the conclusion of Breaking Bad, Saul pulls the trigger and calls upon "the extractor" aka Ed, the vacuum cleaner repairman, to create a new identity for him so that he can escape all those hunting him. Ed sets him up with a new identity and life in Nebraska, where, "Best case scenario, he's managing a Cinnabon in Omaha." We don't think he'd be content with customer service and delicious sweet buns for long, though.We recently had the opportunity to sit down with Better Call Saul himself, Bob Odenkirk, at the press day for Alexander Payne's upcoming family dramedy, coincidentally entitled, Nebraska. While there, we asked him about the possibility that we may see Goodman's life on the run as well as his past. We also touch on some of the actor's his hopes for the series and what we can expect in terms of the balance of drama and comedy.Well, I’ve talked to Vince [Gilligan] and Peter [Gould], who are writing and creating the series, about this and I’ve said that a lot of people do want to see what happens to next to Saul. So, I don’t know what they’re going to do. I know they’ve talked about prequel, but they’ve also talked to me about sequel, and they’ve also talked to me about a mix of prequel and sequel.Yeah, yeah.We didn’t talk about it. Vince has thought about it. Vince and Peter have thought about it a lot and they’re curious about it.Yeah, I wouldn’t go into too much detail, because I don’t want to influence Vince at all in his efforts. I’m approaching this the way I approached Breaking Bad, which is, ‘Vince, you write it and then you hand it to me and I will figure out my part.’ And I will not try to own the universe, or tell you what happens, or dictate anything. I will do the job of an actor, which is take the script, study it, think about it, feel it and ask myself, ‘Who is this person is and how do I be him?’ It’s been incredibly freeing to do that. You know my resume. You know I’ve directed, produced, and written. And when you do all of those things, acting is a lot less fun and you have a lot less energy and focus as an actor because you’re thinking of all the things revolving around the character, rather than just playing the role.Well, supposedly the writers are starting up in two or three weeks, so they’re trying to get that ready.I don’t think that’s what it’s going to be. It’s going to be 70% drama and 30% comedy.Oh my God, I told Peter and Vince, right away I said, ‘Look man, let us make this fresh for everyone.’ So that right away, in the first five minutes, every viewer goes, ‘Oh, this isn’t Breaking Bad, this is its own thing.’ And I think they feel the same exact way. There might be a cameo here or there, but I don’t know. We’re going to do a new show.

We will keep you updated as Better Call Saul details emerge. In the interim, you can see Odenkirk in Nebraska, which opens in a limited release on November 15 and rolls out from there.Roth Cornet is an Entertainment Editor for IGN. You can follow her on Twitter at @RothCornet and IGN at Roth-IGN