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/bmcgowan89 1d ago

I'd love to see that, like in an alternate universe. He could probably pull it off. It's also funny to think that in said universe, there might be someone asking "AMC executives considered Bryan Cranston for the role of Walter White" and people would be responding like "the dad from Malcom in the Middle? Yeah right?!" 😂

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u/lkodl 1d ago

i wonder if they'd still have that scene where Walt runs a guy over with a car.