Frankie Muniz shared a glimpse on the upcoming Malcolm within the Center revival, posting a photograph of himself alongside two of his onscreen brothers.
In a photograph shared by way of his social media accounts on Thursday, October 23, Muniz posed alongside his costars Justin Berfield and Chris Masterson.
“I used to be instructed to not submit this but, however then I remembered the theme track,” Muniz, 39, wrote alongside the submit taken on the set of Malcolm within the Center: Life’s Nonetheless Unfair. “I’m simply too excited for y’all to see the brand new episodes and I miss my brothers.”
Within the caption Muniz was jokingly referring to They May Be Giants’ track “Boss of Me,” the place the refrain’ lyrics learn, “You’re not the boss of me now.”
Muniz performed the titular character Malcolm within the unique hit collection, which ran from 2000 to 2006. Berfield and Masterson performed Malcom’s brothers Reese and Francis respectively and all three actors are returning for the revival collection as a consequence of drop on Disney+ in 2026.
Bryan Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek performed the boys’ mother and father Hal and Louis and also will be again for the four-part revival. Erik Per Sullivan, who performed Malcolm’s youthful brother Dewey, selected to not return. As a substitute, his character will likely be performed by Caleb Ellsworth-Clark.
Information emerged in March that Disney+ gave the inexperienced gentle for a Malcolm within the Center revival collection. It was written by Linwood Boomer, who created the unique collection.
In line with a press launch, the brand new incarnation will observe Malcolm and his daughter who’re “drawn into the household’s chaos when Hal and Lois demand his presence for his or her fortieth wedding ceremony anniversary social gathering.”
Chatting with Us Weekly on September 4, Muniz teased what to anticipate from the brand new present.
“It was sort of written as a two-hour film,” Muniz solely shared with Us. “It’s one story line, mainly … I questioned for thus lengthy, ‘What was Malcolm as much as? What’s his household as much as?’ I believe [we] get some good solutions.”
The actor additionally shared how the “surreal” expertise of getting the gang again collectively took place.
“I believe I had put a tweet out in 2015, [saying], ‘It could be so cool to see the place Malcolm and his household are.’ I couldn’t consider the response and the way [many people] went loopy for that,” Muniz instructed Us. “I known as [show creator] Linwood Boomer, and he was like, ‘No, I like the way it ended.’ Bryan and I talked about it, and he took the lead in making it occur. It took 10 years.”
Previously, each Cranston and Kaczmarek have individually defined why Per Sullivan is lacking from the forged this time round.
“He wasn’t curious about performing in any respect. He goes to high school at a really, very, very prestigious American college that he’s requested us all to be quiet about,” Kaczmarek mentioned in a 2024 interview with Malcolm France, insisting he’s doing “he’s very, very properly.”
She added that she revered his selection and admired Per Sullivan for doing what was proper for himself.
“I believe so many individuals assume being in present enterprise is simply the best factor on the planet, and it’s not for everyone,” she mentioned, including, “He’s a really grateful child, for Dewey.”
Cranston later touched on the subject in the course of the “Fly on the Wall” podcast with Dana Carvey and David Spade.
“I talked to Erik and I mentioned, ‘Hey, we received the present! It’s going to come back again.’ He goes, ‘Oh, that’s implausible!’ And I am going, ‘Yeah, so we’re wanting ahead to having you again.’ He goes, ‘Oh, no, no, I don’t wish to do it. But it surely’s implausible,’” the Breaking Dangerous actor mentioned.
