Bryan Cranston directorial debut 'very Breaking Bad'

In issue 212 of Total Film magazine – the Fantasy Issue out now!– we bring you some out-of-this-world exclusives from the biggest, mightiest movies coming your way .

Inside the issue – which is available for just £1.99 on your iPad – we get the inside scoop from Bryan Cranston on his post- Breaking Bad plans.

You can read the full interview with Cranston inside the issue, but here’s an exclusive extract in which the former 'One Who Knocks' teases that his forthcoming directorial debut won't be too far removed from the TV show that everyone has been talking about...

"I hope to [direct] in the latter part of next year," he says.

"I hope to be directing a screenplay that I wrote. It's a murder mystery. It's a very dark subject, very Breaking Bad in tone, with some sick humour connected to it."

For much more from Cranston, and a whole host of other mega-names (including the Thor: The Dark World cast, Olivia Wilde, Cate Blanchett and many more, pick up the brand-new issue 212 of Total Film magazine, which is out now.

We focus on the most exciting fantasy movies - including The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug and There And Back Again , Warcraft and many more - taking a close look at Marvel's second Phase II outing, Thor: The Dark World .


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