Bryan Cranston turned down 'Godzilla'

Los Angeles, May 12 (IANS) Actor Bryan Cranston says that he had initially turned down the role in "Godzilla".

However, Cranston says he eventually realised that he had been a "fool", and then he decided to get aboard the highly anticipated blockbuster project, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

"I wanted to do something different. I didn't want to do something that can be compared to 'Breaking Bad'. At first I turned the role down because I didn't think 'Godzilla' would be the best thing for me to do. I think I was a little snobbish, to be honest with you," said the 58-year-old.

"The writing in 'Breaking Bad' was so superb and I wanted something to match that, but I thought, 'What a fool'. Maybe I'll never find anything to match that. So (I should) do something in a completely different genre but still have a very strong, compelling character-driven arcs," added the actor.

In "Godzilla", Cranston will be seen starring alongside actors Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Ken Watanabe, Sally Hawkins, Juliette Binoche and David Strathairn, in the Gareth Edwards-directed film.