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\n\tBryan Cranston has quelled speculation that his performance as the boss on Apple TV+\u2019s \u201cThe Studio\u201d was based on Warner Brothers CEO, David Zaslav. \u201cI did a deep dive on (Zaslav) and I thought, \u2018Well, he\u2019s so boring,’\u201d Cranston told the audience on Saturday at the Television Academy\u2019s Televerse festival. \u201cThere\u2019s nothing funny about David. I\u2019m sure he\u2019s a great CEO.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tCranston, who plays eccentric studio head character Griffin Mills, took the stage alongside Seth Rogen, James Weaver, Kathryn Hahn, Chase Sui Wonders and Dave Franco to discuss their Emmy-nominated work on \u201cThe Studio.\u201d <\/p>\n
\n\tCranston was also quick to brush off the theory that Mills is based off Tim Robbins\u2019 producer character of the same name from the 1992 film \u201cThe Player.\u201d Instead, he credited the writers for creating the character and said that he found inspiration for his performance from the audiobook \u201cThe Kid Stays in the Picture,\u201d written and narrated by producer Robert Evans. The actor then humored the crowd with an impression of the old Hollywood mogul recounting his pursuits of a beautiful woman in the Paramount commissary.<\/p>\n
\n\tAfter listening to the memoir, Cranston said that his reaction was, \u201cOh my God. That\u2019s inappropriate at every level. This is the guy I\u2019d like to play.\u201d He then celebrated the fun of playing Mills, who serves as an antagonist throughout \u201cThe Studio,\u201d prioritizing profit over creativity and indulging in every outdated, politically incorrect habit of Hollywood\u2019s old guard.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cIn shooting this show, we were free to do every single inappropriate thing we ever thought of,\u201d he reflected. \u201cThat\u2019s the fun. We get to let you know dark sides of our character, or their inappropriate sides. It was a blast.\u201d The entire panel concurred with Cranston that the show was a rush to work on. Their work has seemingly paid off, as \u201cThe Studio\u201d is currently nominated for 23 Emmys, including best comedy series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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