Bryan Cranston plans to star in film after 'Breaking Bad' wraps
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Bryan Cranston poses backstage with his awards for outstanding male actor in a drama series for "Breaking Bad" and for outstanding cast in a motion picture for "Argo" at the 19th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles, California January 27, 2013. (Reuters)
Bryan Cranston will star as blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo in a film that's to be his first after wrapping "Breaking Bad."
A publicist for Cranston confirmed the casting Thursday. The film, "Trumbo," will be directed by "Meet the Parents" filmmaker Jay Roach from a script by John McNamara.
As a member of the Communist Party, Trumbo was among the Hollywood 10: screenwriters and directors blacklisted in 1947 after refusing to testify before the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Trumbo won two Oscars, one for the script to "The Brave One," written under the name Robert Rich, and another awarded posthumously for "Roman Holiday."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Cranston also stars in the upcoming "Godzilla," due out in May.
The 57-year-old actor is nominated for an Emmy for his performance in "Breaking Bad" at Sunday's awards.