Frankie Muniz dropped a bomb on fans of his best-known role as the genius-IQ Malcolm in a dysfunctional family that also included Bryan Cranston as his father Hal.
Well, according to Muniz, Hal might be getting the whole band back together as Cranston is apparently writing a revival of the series Malcolm in the Middle.
While promoting his appearance on the new season of The Surreal Life, another early-aughts show being brought back, Muniz told Fox News Digital that he would “love” being part of the reboot.
“I know Bryan Cranston is really into the idea and he’s kind of heading writing the script and getting everything rolling,” Muniz explained, though it sounds like this revival has yet to be officially approved.
It first aired on Fox, but you never know what deal will be worked out for it, if at all.
The show was seen as very influential for sitcoms at the time, as it stepped away from the multicamera setup and didn’t use a laugh track or live audience.
The performances by Muniz, Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek were also pretty much universally praised. The show received several Emmy Awards for writing and directing, and Cloris Leachman won two trophies for her guest appearances.
Since we’re still early on in the process, it’s unclear if the show’s original creator and showrunner Linwood Boomer will return, and if they can pull off a full cast reunion yet.
Muniz has worked in several fields since retiring from acting in 2008. He was an open-wheel race car driver for a brief time and the biggest championship he competed in was the Atlantic Championship.
He was also involved in music for a time, playing drums in the band Kingsfoil and even briefly managing the duo Astro Lasso.
If you need further proof that Malcolm is all grown up now, Muniz is also a husband and father. He married Paige Price, who he had been dating since 2016, in February of 2020. Their son Mauz Mosley Muniz was born in the spring of 2021.
