# Giancarlo Esposito and John Turturro Hated Each Other on ‘Do the Right Thing.’ Now They Break Character to Cry Mid-Scene

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/giancarlo-esposito-and-john-turturro-hated-each-other-on-do-the-right-thing-now-they-break-character-to-cry-mid-scene/
- Published: 2026-10-28T22:08:03+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T03:24:20+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hollywood Reporter
- Original article: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/giancarlo-esposito-breaking-bad-prequel-idea-1236742217/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- Esposito and Turturro once disliked each other on set.
- A scene in their new film moved both actors to tears.
- Turturro returns to a big-screen lead role after over 20 years.

## Summary

Giancarlo Esposito and John Turturro have reunited in *The Only Living Pickpocket in New York*, years after playing adversaries in *Do the Right Thing*. Esposito says they disliked each other during the earlier film, making their present closeness and an emotional moment on set a striking change.

In a scene for the new crime drama, Turturro stopped mid-take to tell Esposito, “You’re my uncle. You’re my father. You’re my family”; Esposito says the words brought him to tears. The film, written and directed by Noah Segan, gives Turturro his first big-screen lead role in more than 20 years, and opened the way for the former co-stars to share substantial scenes.

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