The man who brought you Walter White on "Breaking Bad," Bryan Cranston, is about to make his breakthrough Hollywood cinema masterpiece in the new period film and true story, "Trumbo."

According to Deadline, the film has released its first trailer and it is based on the life of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, who was blacklisted by Hollywood in the '40s. This was period of time when World War II was just about to end and the tolerance for socialist or communist views was minimal to none.

Trumbo was a very successful screenwriter in Hollywood and experiencing a comfortable life with the American Dream. But all that came to an end once his political views were made public and he was subsequently blacklisted for it.

In this real life story, he took on the studio bosses in Hollywood as well as the American government in what was characterized as a "war over words." His stance was that the government and captains of industry had no right to tell people what they can think, believe or practice, especially in the area of politics and economic theory.

His very public war did not only affect himself and his family, but also got Hollywood stars like John Wayne and Kirk Douglas pulled into the middle of the controversy.

Even Hedda Hopper (Helen Mirren) was not immune to the fallout and the trailer shows Cranston's Trumbo character making wise and intelligent points, even comical at times.

The film has been written by John McNamara and directed by Jay Roach. It features the acting talents of Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Louis C.K., David James Elliott, Elle Fanning, John Goodman, Diane Lane, Alan Tudyk and Michael Stuhlbarg.

Although it is intended to be a dramatic period piece, there are many points in the trailer that come off as funny and Cranston plays the role well.

See the newly released trailer for the film below.