Frankie Muniz Reveals Pivotal 'Malcom in the Middle' News
Frankie Muniz of Malcolm in the Middle fame was less than pleased with a recent crash earlier this month.
Just two weeks ago he suffered his fourth "did not finish" of the season after running into the wall with 25 laps to go in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Texas. Following the race Muniz didn't hold back on his unfortunate luck to begin his professional racing career.
'Just right front blew. I just, I cannot, I can't catch a break,' said at the time. 'You know what I mean? Let me wreck dudes, let me wreck myself, let me feel like I did something wrong but I – it's hard to keep coming. And like, it's not my team, it's none us, it's out of our control, and things just keep happening, and it's really – it's tough to stay motivated."
"Honestly, I've got so much going on right now, and I'm like, man, give me a win. Like a win, like, feeling like we finished the race, I thought we were racing good and you know, doing alright. Just out of my control again. I'm over it, to be honest.'
Muniz wasn't about to just give up, though. "Just landed back in Vancouver! Excited to spend the day with my wife and son and then have a fun week filming more Malcolm reboot! Also already anxious to get back in my race car in Kansas next weekend!" he said in a subsequent message on social media.
Well, that filming before the race has finally come to an end and now the Malcolm in the Middle reboot is in the hands of the post-production team.
"Just wrapped filming the Malcolm in the Middle reboot, and man, I'm still reeling. This experience was straight-up incredible—like stepping back into Malcolm's wild world but with all the love and chaos cranked to 11," Muniz announced on social media on May 16. "Reuniting with the cast, getting to know some new characters, laughing till it hurt, and making new memories on set felt like a dream I didn't want to wake up from. It went by so fast, like a blur of perfect moments. I wish it could go on forever."
The actor revealed he never truly felt like that label belonged, but now wears "that label proudly and hope to do so much more of it in the future."
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