A ‘Malcolm In The Middle’ revival might be on the way
nme.comMalcolm In The Middle star Frankie Muniz has shared that the early 2000s sitcom could potentially be revived.Appearing on Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown podcast, he explained how seventeen years on, his and co–star Bryan Cranston’s interest in a revival might bring it back to screens.Muniz – who played the lead role of Malcolm in the show – has since appeared in shows such as Arrested Development and Preacher and has been working alongside Cranston and two screenwriters, trying to develop what may be a revival series.He explained: “The only – I don’t want to call it a hiccup, because it’s not a hiccup.
The creator of the show, Linwood Boomer, when we contacted him, he was like, ‘I think it would be amazing, but I don’t want to do it’.”“He’s like, ‘Because I just don’t have time, because I’m focused on my charity and I’m focused on this.
If you get two writers to be involved, it’ll have my blessing, if what they come up with is good’,” he continued.This confirms what Cranston revealed in February this year in an exclusive interview with NME.
While sharing that Boomer was interested in the reboot idea, Cranston added: “He won’t do it unless there’s a really, really good idea though.
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