New role in Trumbo proves Brian Cranston is definitely not typecast

After thrilling in ‘Breaking Bad’, Bryan Cranston shows his versatility as a blacklisted screenwriter in ‘Trumbo’, writes Helen Barlow
New role in Trumbo proves Brian Cranston is definitely not typecast

WHEN an actor plays a cult character like Walter White in the hit series like Breaking Bad, it’s a hard thing to live down. So when Bryan Cranston enters the room to promote his portrayal of the real life eccentric Dalton Trumbo, “Got any drugs?” is probably the last thing he wants to hear.

Still, the 59 year-old multiple Emmy winner is well used to it and sniggers in an oh-so-familiar deep-voiced way, “I might be able to set you up with some!”

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