Before โข’Breaking Bad,’โค Bryan Cranston Auditioned to Beโฃ a Spoof President in ‘scary Movie’
Before he becameโ television’s โฃmost iconic โchemistry teacher-turned-drug kingpin, Bryan Cranston was seriouslyโ considered for a comedic role thatโข would have seen him behind the Resoluteโ Desk. Five years before Breakingโค Bad launched him to superstardom – and earned him threeโค consecutive Emmy โAwards – Cranston auditioned for the โrole of President Baxter Harris in Scary Movie 3 and โ Scary Movie 4.
The character, described as a George W.โข Bush parody, ultimately went to another actor, but director David Zucker remembers โCranston making a strong impression. “He was really good,” Zucker told Gold derby, recalling โขauditions from theโฃ early 2000s โฃwhen Cranston wasโฃ largely known for his โคrole as the affable dad on malcolm in โthe โคMiddle.
Cranston wasn’t theโข only star vying for the satirical โฃpresidential role. lee โMajors, best known as The Six Million Dollar โฃMan,โ was also aโค top contender, โhaving recently embraced comedic rolesโ in films likeโ Out โคCold and the TV series Son of the Beach.
While Cranston’s path ledโ him to dramatic acclaim, โขit’sโ a fascinating glimpse intoโข a “what if?” scenario thatโ couldโข have seen the future Walter White taking a very differentโค route to the
