Secondary characters who turned out so good that they deserve their own series or movie (11 photos)

In movies and TV series, it sometimes happens that secondary characters draw all the attention of the audience to themselves, and the protagonists against their background look kind of bleak. And all thanks to their incredible charisma, character and an interesting story that the author prescribed for them. Eventually it often happens that minor characters turn into basic, but already in his personal project. Take Bob for example. Odenkirk, who played lawyer Saul Goodman so well in Breaking Bad grievous", it would have been a crime if his hero had not received his spin-off.

Saul Goodman





Saul Goodman is a character in the already cult series "Into Everything". serious "(2008-2013). Appearing in the second season, he contributes to the plot comical, but this personality is really revealed in the series “Better call Saul" (2015-2022).

Timon and Pumbaa



The characters first appeared in The Lion King (1994). Their comedy and incendiary song did not leave the audience indifferent, so they had their lives extended in the animated series (1995–1999), where they took main roles.

Rocket





A character with a sharp temper and high intelligence from the very first parts of Guardians of the Galaxy interested the audience with hidden vulnerability. Behind the image of a grumbling raccoon hid a sentimental story, which devoted the third part of the franchise (2023).

Scrat



The squirrel and its nut have become a feature of all the cartoons about the Glacier period". Many short films are devoted to her, for example, "Lost walnut" (2002) and the mini-series "Ice Age: Scrat Tales" (2022).

Jay and Silent Bob



Jay and Silent Bob are fictional characters and heroes almost all Kevin Smith films. So different, but harmonious Jay and Bob so loved by the audience for their unpredictability and unpretentious humor that the director made a separate comedy about them - “Jay and the Silent Bob Strikes Back (2001). The phrases of the heroes spread all over Internet, and are still quoted by young people. Continuation of funny guys (Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, 2019) didn’t get such success.

minions



Cute and funny characters overshadow the touching story of Gru and the girls ("Despicable Me", 2010). The viewer was not enough short sketches about hilarious creatures, and in 2015 a full-length cartoon was released ("Minions"), recounting their adventures before meeting Gru.

Maitre



Mater is a naive and sincere character in Cars (2006), who, perhaps it was with these qualities that he earned the love of small spectators and own series "Toons: Tales of the Master", (2008-2012).

Harley Quinn



Harley Quinn didn't even play a bigger role in the original comics than the role of the Joker's girlfriend. But just a couple of years ago, the situation began change, however, these changes were not always successful. For example, movie Birds of Prey: The Amazing Story of Harley Quinn (2020) critics and the audience rated it quite low, but the animated series "Harley Quinn" (2019), designed for an adult audience, received higher marks.

Buzz Lightyear



Buzz Lightyear - character in Toy Story (1995), the ideal hero, leader, but what is the story behind this fictional person? IN Buzz Lightyear (2022) Animated Origin Story toy test pilot.

Puss in Boots



Big touching eyes, fighting spirit and voice of Antonio Banderas - Here's the formula for Puss in Boots' success. He first appeared as minor character in Shrek 2 (2004), but today he already has two full-length cartoons (2011, 2022), the last of which are considered the best.

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern



Perhaps these are the only characters in our selection, butthose who have nothing to do with comedy, since they came out of W. Shakespeare's tragedy "Hamlet". Tom Stoppard gave the world public a film adaptation of his significant for the history of literature and theater of the play "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1990) starring Gary Oldman and Tim Roth.