John Cusack and Matthew Broderick were reportedly considered for Walter White before…
Accounts place Cusack and Broderick in the early casting conversation, but Cusack denies declining the role and no formal offer to him is on the record.
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Accounts place Cusack and Broderick in the early casting conversation, but Cusack denies declining the role and no formal offer to him is on the record.
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