Bryan Cranston is to make his UK stage debut as the unhinged TV news anchor Howard Beale in a National Theatre production of the 1976 film Network.
Norris will direct Macbeth in 2018, marking both the 25th anniversary of a National Theatre production of the play and – “entirely coincidentally” – 25 years since Norris last worked on Shakespeare.
Rufus Norris, the National Theatre’s artistic director, announced new productions on Friday.
The actor, who played chemistry teacher turned criminal mastermind Walter White in Breaking Bad, will star in a new production to be directed by the in-demand Ivo van Hove.