Bryan Cranston was recognizable, if not an outright star. He was Snizard on Power Rangers, Dr. Whatley on Seinfeld, Hal on Malcolm in the Middle. He was a known quantity, a fun, goofy guy. His niche was carved. And then he started playing a chemistry teacher with cancer and revealed to the world that he was secretly just as good, if not better, playing a menacing, dangerous antihero. And everything changed for the guy. This week, we look for other, similar instances of actors going against their type and it working. Somehow we ended up with just movie choices, despite our obvious Breaking Bad inspiration, but oh well, don’t worry about it.
Top Ways to Listen:
[iTunes] Subscribe to T3 on iTunes
[RSS] Subscribe to the T3 RSS feed
[MP3] Download the MP3
Continue reading →