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Bryan Cranston and Jay Roach on Telling 'Trumbo's' Story
Bryan Cranston and Trumbo director Jay Roach tell us how they ended up making a biopic about blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo and what drew them to the story of Hollywood’s darkest hour.
By Kim Masters • • 29m ListenBryan Cranston is a great actor, but he also knows how to pick great roles, from his Emmy-winning run as Walter White in Breaking Bad, to his Tony-winning turn as LBJ on Broadway. Now he takes on the title role in Trumbo, the new film about screenwriter Dalton Trumbo and the Hollywood blacklist. Cranston and Trumbo director Jay Roach tell us how they collaborated to bring a complicated, historical story to life.
Photo: Director Jay Roach (R) and actor Bryan Cranston (Dalton Trumbo, L) discuss a scene on the set of Trumbo (Hilary Bronwyn Gayle)
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