{"id":1885722,"date":"2026-04-16T15:48:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T12:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1885722"},"modified":"2026-04-16T15:48:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T12:48:00","slug":"bryan-cranston-takes-shot-at-shia-labeouf-in-frankie-muniz-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1885722","title":{"rendered":"Bryan Cranston Takes Shot at Shia LaBeouf in Frankie Muniz Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/dc\/16by9\/2026\/04\/16\/dc24886420014a88b8a636cdd74c40e1_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Bryan Cranston Takes Shot at Shia LaBeouf in Frankie Muniz Interview<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Bryan Cranston<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Flips Interview Into Shia LaBeouf Roast<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-04-16T08:48:00-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              April 16, 2026<br \/>\n                            8:48 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-e9211a27b9ed990b6f37018b236e5b67\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260416_dc24886420014a88b8a636cdd74c40e1\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:684e3f78-15c4-4e05-b9c1-b24a1c067406\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/dc\/4by3\/2026\/04\/16\/dc24886420014a88b8a636cdd74c40e1_md.jpg\" alt=\"Bryan-Cranston-Shia-LaBeouf-main-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a9fbf5da03e4e478507796925f212f7f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/bryan-cranston\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Bryan Cranston<\/strong><\/a>dug up some holes &#8230; and buried<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/shia-labeouf\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Shia LaBeouf<\/strong><\/a>in the process.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e98ad740e4e0fad493ed6cebdaf7ffa3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>The brutal moment happened during his Esquire sit-down with &#8216;Malcolm in the Middle&#8217; costar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/frankie-muniz\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Frankie Muniz<\/strong><\/a> &#8230; when Muniz got candid about a major career fork in the road. He revealed he was locked in to star in \u201cHoles\u201d before \u201cAgent Cody Banks\u201d got the green light &#8212; forcing him to choose.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e0a495560447cd46183b44c585d1c898\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>\u201cI immediately picked Agent Cody Banks,\u201d Muniz said \u2026 admitting people around him were pushing him toward \u201cHoles\u201d because it was \u201ca little more dramatic.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e9b47f1c71e2ff6b67d8e5faef0660ce\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>The role, of course, went to LaBeouf &#8212; and Muniz didn\u2019t shy away from the what-if.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c1948a11794bca878d5523e1f707d2fe\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260416_f78e8eba172a4cd7b17c191ab10fb28b\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:684e3f78-15c4-4e05-b9c1-b24a1c067406\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f7\/4by3\/2026\/04\/16\/f78e8eba172a4cd7b17c191ab10fb28b_md.jpg\" alt=\"shia-lebeouf-frankie-muniz-sub-shutterstock-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Shutterstock<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-107b98523652e1d9d6d072a1371513ef\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>\u201cAnd Shia LaBeouf ended up doing it, which I think kind of really catapulted his movie career,\u201d he said, adding he still wonders how his life might\u2019ve changed: \u201cWould I have been taken more seriously as an actor?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-05bcb229a40f22a7d0f4a7fe2892e0e5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>That\u2019s when Cranston swooped in with a line that turned reflection into straight-up roast.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ed7a499646f877c9db9354850300923b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>\u201cYou could have ended up with Shia LaBeouf\u2019s life,\u201d Cranston quipped &#8230; before doubling down, \u201cKeep that one in. Shia, get some help.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-550d4c0bf57a5a6098b2744cb547c4c7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\"><a id=\"gallery-link-8f7195e9-5a6e-4710-bf67-2865dba6fd0f\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2023\/06\/10\/bryan-cranston-through-the-years\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:8f7195e9-5a6e-4710-bf67-2865dba6fd0f\" data-context='{\"name\":\"gallery-block\",\"section\":\"permalink\"}' data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:684e3f78-15c4-4e05-b9c1-b24a1c067406\" data-gallery-layout=\"carousel\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/61\/4by3\/2023\/06\/10\/6139eb3a8f9842dbaeb56175e2f67846_md.jpg\" alt=\"Bryan Cranston Through The Years\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid 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