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Frankie Muniz Was ‘Nervous’ to Make New Thriller 19 Years After Malcolm in the Middle: ‘Don’t Know If I Can Do This’

Frankie Muniz tells PEOPLE he was initially "nervous" to make his new thriller 'Renner' 19 years after 'Malcolm in the Middle,' thinking to himself, "I don't know if I can do this."

The new sci-fi thriller, which opened in limited theaters on Friday, features Muniz, 39, as an internally conflicted computer genius — a departure from his past performances. “I remember showing up to set and meeting the director and we were rehearsing a little bit and I was pretty nervous,” Muniz tells PEOPLE about taking on the role 19 years after starring in Malcolm in the Middle. “I remember when I got the script I was like, ‘All right, what’s this going to be?’ because I haven’t necessarily been pursuing acting,” says Muniz, who pivoted his career to become a race car driver and briefly co-hosted Dancing with the Stars: Juniors.

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