Trending News|August 18, 2015 04:12 EDT
'Godzilla' Cast News: Bryan Cranston Criticizes His Character in the Movie
Fans who saw Gareth Edward's rendition of 'Godzilla' last summer will remember it to be Bryan Cranston's first major film appearance since his incredibly successful 'Breaking Bad' series.
Cranston's character was unfortunately not a huge part in the film, but rather a small selling point for the rebooted franchise.
There were many fans that were dissatisfied with how his character was represented, and in a recent podcast interview at the Nerdist, Cranston admitted to concur. He stated:
"That character dying at that time was a mistake. I knew it when I read it. When I read it I said, 'Oh, page 50 this character who was the emotional core at the center, that was guiding the audience in the story up to that point - he dies?' What a waste.
They kind of dealt with it poorly, that's my only criticism of it because I think it was a fun movie, it was a very successful movie. I told them that even if I wasn't doing this role, that character shouldn't die at that point. It's just bad narrative, but they were too far down the road. I was the last guy hired because I was still shooting Breaking Bad and they kept pushing because Breaking Bad kept pushing. Finally, I was able to get in and do it."
He later went on to suggest a better route for his character in the movie:
"That character should have been with his son and they would've started to bond a little bit more and they went on this journey together to go back home and be reintroduced to his grandson. Just when they're bonding and it looks like they could have a relationship, the father sacrifices himself to save his son. And that's the way he should have died."