Bryan Cranston's New Movie Perfectly Flips His Walter White Role
Warning: Spoilers forJerry & Marge Go Large!
Bryan Cranston's character in Jerry & Marge Go Large perfectly flips his iconic role as Walter White in Breaking Bad. The movie is based on the true story of Jerry and Marge Selbee (Bryan Cranston and Annette Benning), who won over $26 million on the Massachusetts State Lottery thanks to an overlooked loophole. Released exclusively on Paramount+, the movie shares another significant similarity with the Breaking Bad universe beyond the casting of Bryan Cranston and Better Call Saul's Michael McKean.
Both Breaking Bad and Jerry & Marge Go Large are essentially stories about men who fulfill their wasted potential towards the end of their life. Following a terminal cancer diagnosis, Breaking Bad's Walter White used his skills as a chemist to break into Albuquerque's drug scene and secure his family's financial future. Struggling to adjust to retirement, Jerry Selbee uses his considerable mathematical prowess to identify a flaw in the lottery that, perfectly legally, guarantees a win every time. Aside from the stark contrast in the legality of each scheme, it's how both men respond to their successes that truly sets them apart.
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Bryan Cranston was an inspired piece of casting for the role of Jerry Selbee, who, despite his similar intellect, is everything that Walter White is not, flipping the Breaking Bad role. Walter was an angry and bitter narcissist, but Jerry is a warm, slightly shy, and friendly pillar of the community. Jerry truly cares about people other than himself, which can't truly be said of Walter White. Breaking Bad's Jesse Pinkman was someone that Walter could manipulate in the pursuit of his
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