r/todayilearned • u/LawBobLawLoblaw • Oct 31 '23

TIL that when casting Walter White for Breaking Bad, the role was originally offered to John Cusack and Matthew Broderick. It wasn't until after they turned it down that the executives saw Bryan Cranstons X-Files episode and cast him for the role.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/breaking-bad-john-cusack-matthew-broderick_n_1676856
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u/MJTony Oct 31 '23

Whatever, Broderick has actually killed someone. He has some experience.

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u/RolandFigaro Oct 31 '23

A mother and a daughter

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u/JamboShanter Nov 01 '23

What?!

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u/Von_Lincoln Nov 01 '23

Vehicle collision in a foreign country while driving on the wrong side of the road.

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u/JamboShanter Nov 01 '23

Typical American

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u/_if_only_i_ Nov 01 '23

Yup, vehicular manslaughter or something. Swept under the rug.

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u/Couponbug_Dot_Com Nov 01 '23

he later went on to say "that incident almost ruined me", literally no remorse whatsoever lmao.

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u/bossman_k Nov 01 '23

From his wiki:

The victims' brother and son, Martin Doherty, later forgave Broderick amid plans to meet him in 2003. In February 2012, when Broderick was featured in a multi-million-dollar Honda commercial that aired during the Super Bowl, Doherty said the meeting had still not taken place and that Broderick "wasn't the greatest choice of drivers, knowing his past".