Fresh off reprising Walter White for a Super Bowl ad, Bryan Cranston fans will be happy to know the actor is more than willing to return to his other iconic part, Hal Wilkerson fromMalcolm in the Middle, provided he gets the right script tossed his way.
One of the mostamazing things aboutBreaking Badhas always been Cranston’s ability to shift to that kind of character after becoming known for smaller TV parts in the ’90s and Fox’s familycomedyfrom the early 2000s. Cranston has always been among the first to highlight the energy and histrionic qualities a role like Hal demanded of him. Suffice it to say,Malcolm in the Middlehas aged quite well due to foreshadowing the disappearance of laugh-track sitcoms.
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To this day, Cranston is quite fond of Hal and, as he toldThe Independentin a recent interview, aMalcolm in the Middlemovie is 100% percent “a possibility,” provided the material is good enough to get one of Hollywood’s most coveted actors to pass on a lot of other work. In that sense, Cranston admitted he’s talked to the series’ creator, Linwood Boomer, about aMalcolm in the Middlereturn. “He said he would think about it […] If they can come up with a great idea, a legitimate idea, then he’ll pursue it. But if not, then nah. I don’t need a job,” Cranston said before showing his appreciation for the seven years he got to work onMalcolm in the Middle.
Cranston’s latest ongoing role is inYour Honor, where his dishevelled appearance and acting range in season 2 have again marvelled viewers if that’s possible for a man of his trajectory. As for the Super Bowl, PopCorners' ad with him, Aaron Paul, and Raymond Cruz’sTuco Salamanca turned theBreaking Badreunioninto one of the weekend’s favorite commercials.
Besides his marketing endeavors, Cranston and Paul returned forBetter Call Saul’s final season, where Walter White handed Jimmy McGill some much-needed perspective. While Jesse’s aging is evident, Cranston somehow seems to stay ageless. IfMalcolm in the Middledoes become a movie, its prospects are brighter than as a sitcom. After all, the sitcom is a genre in which many reboots or spinoffs of beloved shows have had a bad time recapturing the originals' success.
Shows likeMalcolm in the Middlerarely get made nowadays, let alone the kind of comedies where Cranston polished his craft, likeSeinfeld, unless it’s inunruly Twitch AI form, at least.
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