Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Steve Zahn has poured water on claims from Bryan Cranston that he was up for the role of Walter White in Breaking Bad. Cranston, 69, earned four Emmy awards for his searing portrayal of the science teacher turned drug kingpin before the series came to an end in 2014. Writing in his 2016 memoir, A Life in Parts, Cranston claimed that Zahn, 58, had also been in contention for the part. When Zahn – best known for TV shows and films including The White Lotus, Reality Bites, and Dallas Buyers Club – was recently asked by The Hollywood Reporter whether he had been on a “shortlist” to play Walter White, the actor replied: “No.” The reporter then brought up the fact that Cranston himself had said so, to which Zahn laughed and said: “Oh really? Cranston is so awesome, but I …