Bryan Cranston Chats About 'Trumbo' With Howard Stern

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Actor Bryan Cranston assumes the role of Dalton Trumbo in Jay Roach's biographical film Trumbo. Cranston stopped by the Howard Stern SiriusXM radio show to talk about the film as well as other roles he's played in his career.

Stern got things started by talking about Cranston's looks. The guys went back and forth discussing all the things that could go wrong if Cranston decided to get botox.

The conversation stemmed from Stern commenting on Cranston's look and how it was much better than it was while he was working on Breaking Bad.

Cranston told Stern that playing the role of Lex Luthor in Batman V.S. Superman was just a rumor and that he would not be doing it.

As many already know, Jesse Eisenberg plays Luthor in the film and Cranston says he thinks that Eisenberg is doing great and that he is actually looking forward to seeing the film.

"Bryan said he was a good guy but a broken guy. Howard said his father died last year," according to MarksFriggin's recap.

Stern was asking Cranston about his father who the two had discussed in a previous interview. Cranston said when he was around 22 or 23 he and his father had reconciled their differences.

They explored Cranston's father further as Stern asked whether or not Cranston channeled his father for his role in Breaking Bad.

Cranston said he didn't actually channel him, however he realized that the character had an external depression like his father. The guys broke into Cranston's new role in Trumbo.

"Born to Colorado parents in 1905, Trumbo got his start at the University of Colorado at Boulder contributing as both a news reporter and humor columnist for a year," according to Howard Stern's official site.

"After that year, his father died, leaving Dalton to support his mother and sister.

He went to work wrapping bread at a bakery while writing scores of short stories and novels in his off-hours.

Later he attended USC for two years before moving on to write for magazines in the '30s like Vanity Fair and the Hollywood Spectator, the latter of which he went on to serve as managing editor for."

"Howard said Bryan is a great actor and he loves doing his impression of JD. Robin said it would be great if he has a role some day when he draws on his JD impression. Bryan said it could happen," according to MarksFriggin.

Trumbo is scheduled to release on Thanksgiving. You can read more about the history of Dalton Trumbo here.