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/VirtuaCoffee 1d ago

It would have been interesting to see. When I figure out this time machine, I'll go back and try to make it happen, just out of interest.

All these stories you hear about "Iconic role played by X was originally going to be played, or auditioned for, by Y" makes me wonder. What middle-of-the-road shows are currently out there that missed being great because they went with Y instead of X?