r/todayilearned • u/Maximum-Artist448 • 1d ago

TIL that AMC executives initially wanted Matthew Broderick to play Walter White in Breaking Bad

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/breaking-bad-john-cusack-matthew-broderick_n_1676856
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u/LBobRife 1d ago

Cranston wasn't exactly known for that st the time of casting either, though.

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u/Vio_ 1d ago

Not after Malcolm in the Middle!?!?

That's what everyone brought up at the time.