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\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Bryan Cranston<\/strong><\/a> is responding to the rumors that he wasn\u2019t the first choice for Walter White in Breaking Bad<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Rumors have swirled over the years that both John Cusack<\/strong><\/a> and Matthew Broderick<\/strong><\/a> were offered the role before him. John <\/strong>has already denied that he turned down the role and now Bryan <\/strong>is offering up new info about Matthew<\/strong>.<\/p>\n While Matthew <\/strong>was considered for the role, he never was given an official offer, but the role could have went to him if Bryan <\/strong>wasn\u2019t available.<\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe shot the pilot of Breaking Bad<\/em> in February and March of 2007. Had Malcolm in the Middle <\/em>gone an eighth season, we wouldn\u2019t be sitting here right now, or you\u2019d be sitting here, but you\u2019d be talking to Matthew Broderick<\/strong> or someone else who played Walter White instead of me,\u201d Bryan <\/strong>said on SiriusXM\u2019s \u201cThis Life of Mine with James Corden\u201d podcast.<\/p>\n Bryan <\/strong>added, \u201cHe was being considered, but it came to me because of the fact Vince Gilligan<\/strong><\/a> said, \u2018No, he\u2019s the guy,\u2019 and they thought, Sony and AMC, were skeptical and they were thinking\u2026 That\u2019s the one you want to be the evil kind of, ooh, no, and he goes, \u2018Trust me. This is what they do and that\u2019s what you need.\u2019 I needed a champion in my corner.\u201d<\/p>\n Watch more from the interview below!<\/p>\n \n