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Bryan Cranston Says Matthew Broderick Was Considered for 'Breaking Bad,' But Was Never Offered Walter White Role


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Bryan Cranston is responding to the rumors that he wasn’t the first choice for Walter White in Breaking Bad. Rumors have swirled over the years that both John Cusack and Matthew Broderick were offered the role before him. Bryan added, “He was being considered, but it came to me because of the fact Vince Gilligan said, ‘No, he’s the guy,’ and they thought, Sony and AMC, were skeptical and they were thinking… That’s the one you want to be the evil kind of, ooh, no, and he goes, ‘Trust me.

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