Brendan Fraser

Darren Aronofsky's 'The Whale,' which also stars 'Stranger Things' actress Sadie Sink, Hong Chau, Samantha Morton and Ty Simpkins, will premiere at the 2022 ...

"This story is deeply personal and I'm very thankful it will have the chance to reach a wider audience." Samuel D. Hunter wrote the screenplay based on his play of the same name. "It's gonna be like something you haven't seen before," he said of his role in the film.

We've been talking about Darren Aronofsky's upcoming drama The Whale for the better part of a year, and now we're finally getting a glimpse of what to ...

We’ve been talking about Darren Aronofsky’s upcoming drama The Whale for the better part of a year, and now we’re finally getting a glimpse of what to expect. Fraser’s character is a 600 pound recluse named Charlie who is desperate to patch things up with his daughter Ellie. Years earlier, Charlie abandoned Ellie and her mother for his lover Alan. He medicates his grief with compulsive overeating, eventually ballooning up to 600 pounds. As reported by Variety, the image comes courtesy of A24’s official Twitter account. Charlie supports himself as an online writing tutor, and one day he is surprised to find inspiration in a student essay about the Herman Melville classic Moby Dick. The first image of Fraser as The Whale‘s main character Charlie has been released by A24. “That’s really all I can tell you.” Considering it’s being helmed by Darren Aronofsky, that isn’t a surprise.

Canadian actor Brendan Fraser is undergoing a massive transformation for his next role. The actor will transform into a 600-pound man in Darren Aronofsky's ...

I do know it’s going to make a lasting impression.” • Darren Aronofsky's THE WHALE starring Brendan Fraser and Sadie Sink The actor will transform into a 600-pound man in Darren Aronofsky’s latest project, “The Whale”. Tapped to have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in September, “The Whale” stars Fraser as an obese man struggling to reconnect with his 17-year-old daughter, played by “Stranger Things”‘ Sadie Sink. The movie also co-stars Hong Chau, Samantha Morton, and Ty Simpkins and is the first feature film from Aronofsky since 2017’s “Mother!”.

In a first look image of The Whale, Brandan has undergone a major transformation as he plays a man struggling with obesity and attempting to reconnect with ...

He underwent a partial knee replacement, more back surgery involving bolting various compressed spinal pads together and even surgery to repair his vocal cords. I felt like there was a ball in my throat. I was building an exoskeleton for myself daily.' I felt like a little kid. This is certainly far removed from anything I’ve ever done but not to be coy…I do know it’s going to make a lasting impression.' 'It’s gonna be like something you haven’t seen before,' Fraser told the outlet year. I thought I was going to cry.' I felt ill. Movie star: Fraser was a household name in the 1990s and 2000s with hits such as George of the Jungle and the Mummy franchise Fraser previously discussed his role in the film during an interview with Unilad, where he discussed the 'extensive' and 'cumbersome' wardrobe and predicted the role would make a 'lasting impression.' The A24 film was directed by Darren Aronofsky and sees Fraser play a man 'living with obesity' and 'struggling to reconnect with his 17-year-old daughter', according to Variety. The actor wore prosthetics in order to achieve the look, according IndieWire. - Fraser previously discussed his role in the film during an interview with Unilad , where he discussed the 'extensive' and 'cumbersome' wardrobe and predicted the role would make a 'lasting impression'

Brendan Fraser wears an 'extensive' and 'cumbersome' costume to play a 600-lb character in his upcoming film — see the picture.

“I think the thing I think about the most is that I regret not thinking about it more fully. The way he staged it and the way we rehearsed it, the same as you would do in a theater company, he taped the walls of the set and everything so that we could rehearse in a mock space I guess,” she told the outlet. “I also know it’s a privileged place to be sitting and thinking about it and reflecting on it, having already gotten to do it, and having had an opportunity that someone else didn’t have. She seems like someone that we recognize and we know.” … I do know it’s going to make a lasting impression.” “It’s gonna be like something you haven’t seen before,” Fraser, 53, told Unilad of the project in October 2021.

On Tuesday, A24 released a first-look image of the actor in Darren Aronofsky's upcoming drama The Whale. The film is centered on Charlie (Fraser), a reclusive ...

"Adapting my play into a screenplay has been a real labor of love for me," Hunter previously told Deadline. "This story is deeply personal, and I'm very thankful it will have the chance to reach a wider audience. I do know it's going to make a lasting impression." "That's really all I can tell you.

Brendan Fraser will make his theatrical comeback in “The Whale,” where the actor plays a 600-pound man looking to reconnect with his daughter.

“This story is deeply personal and I’m very thankful it will have the chance to reach a wider audience,” he explained. “The wardrobe and costume was extensive, seamless, cumbersome,” the “Mummy” star continued. The first look from Darren Aronofsky’s “The Whale” was released on Tuesday, showing the actor in character as a 600-pound man.

Fraser stars alongside Sadie Sink in Darren Aronofsky's "The Whale," his first movie since "mother!" divided critics and audiences.

The first look at “The Whale” arrived after confirmation that the movie will have its world premiere at the 2022 Venice Film Festival. The film is one of three A24 movies premiering at Venice alongside “Pearl” and “The Eternal Daughter.” The film is Aronofsky’s first directorial effort since “mother!” divided critics and moviegoers.

Having worked with the likes of Martin Scorsese and Steven Soderbergh, Brendan Fraser is set to star in the new Darren Aronofsky film 'The Whale'.

But outside of that, I want to end this episode, this chapter, in my own life and career and move on, just as I’m hopeful that others will be able to in years to come.” While dealing with the trauma of the assault, a divorce and the death of his mother, Fraser fell into a deep depression which was complicated by health issues. Brendan Fraser has made the kind of comeback that very actors can pull off, having managed to land roles in major projects by seriously talented filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese and Darren Aronofsky, among others.

Brendan Fraser is making a mind-blowing comeback and the first look of Fraser in The Whale has gone viral on social media.

Previously, Fraser had talked about his role in the movie. The first look of Fraser in The Whale has gone viral on social media. The charming actor put on up to 270 kg for his role in The Whale. Fraser has been honest about his professional lows even as his journey hasn't been smooth. All bids were at base price. Fraser will play the lead in his first prominent role in almost a decade.

Brenda Fraser is set to play a 600-pound man in Darren Aronofsky's upcoming movie "The Whale" alongside "Stranger Things" actress Sadie Sink.

After The Whale, he's also set to star in Killers of the Flower Moon alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Batgirl with Michael Keaton. Now that Fraser's look in The Whale has been revealed, the merits of wearing a fat suit and other prosthetics in movies are being debated online. Another user @eidbio predicted that The Whale would receive the "Best Makeup Oscar"

Brendan Fraser stars as an English teacher looking to reconnect with his estranged daughter, in Darren Aronofsky's upcoming flick, which is his first acting ...

The latest pic from The Whale comes over a year after the film was first announced. I was building an exoskeleton for myself daily.” “The wardrobe and costume was extensive, seamless, cumbersome.

A24 has released a first-look image of Darren Aronofsky's new film 'The Whale', starring Brendan Fraser as a morbidly obese recluse.

Speaking to Unilad about the film last year, Fraser said: “It’s gonna be like something you haven’t seen before. “Adapting my play into a screenplay has been a real labor of love for me,” Hunter previously told Deadline. “This story is deeply personal, and I’m very thankful it will have the chance to reach a wider audience. Check out the first-look image below.

“The Mummy” actor plays a severely obese and reclusive teacher who attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter opposite “Stranger Things'” Sadie ...

of the movie, which is based on a play by Samuel D. Hunter. "That's really all I can tell you." The actor is starring in the forthcoming Darren Aronofsky film, "The Whale" in which he plays a 600 pound man. "The Mummy" actor plays a severely obese and reclusive teacher who attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter opposite "Stranger Things'" Sadie Sink.

Brendan Fraser is ramping up his comeback films, as the man is set to take on a role that sees him step into the life of a 600-pound man.

That is just to name a few of the filmmakers in this year’s lineup. Brenda Fraser is set to take on the protagonist role of Charlie. Joining Fraser in the film are Sadie Sink, Samantha Morton, Ty Simpkins, and Hong Chau. That is a stacked cast to be added to a film that could certainly hold some Oscar buzz for Mr. Fraser. The actor has claimed that this film is going to be something the world has not yet seen, especially something that he has never done in his career previously. He has directed Pi, Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, The Wrestler, Black Swan, and Mother! That is a great list of films that have long been discussed amongst cinema appreciators. We can imagine that is the case for Fraser when he takes on the role of a man that weighs 600 pounds. Fraser is set to play a 600-pound man for his role in The Whale. You can see the image below: However, one of his newest films sees the man take on a drastic amount of weight.

The movie will also star Sadie Sink, Hong Chau, Samantha Morton, and Ty Simpkins. brendan-fraser-trust-social-featured Image via FX.

At the same time, it's a bit of a return for Aronofsky whose last directorial effort came with Mother! in 2017. The Whale is based on the play of the same name by Samuel D. Hunter who also wrote the screenplay which Aronofsky will direct from. Brendan Fraser is officially back in the first look at Darren Aronofsky's upcoming film The Whale. The actor stars in the A24 production as a reclusive obese man who struggles to rekindle his relationship with his 17-year-old daughter.

The first photo of Brendan Fraser in "The Whale" as a 600-pound grieving loner was released on Tuesday by the movie's studio, A24, via Twitter.

The role represents a major comeback for Fraser's career as it is his first leading role in almost a decade. According to the outlet, "The Whale" was critically acclaimed when it made its Off-Broadway debut in 2012. A24, the film's production company, sent out a tweet on Tuesday of Fraser in his role for the upcoming drama.

Fraser donned heavy prosthetics for Darren Aronofsky's "The Whale," which will make its premiere at the 2022 Venice Film Festival.

We can all agree that it’s problematic to put a thin actress like Renee Zellweger or Sarah Paulson in a fat suit rather than casting a woman whose body type has otherwise unfairly shut her out of opportunities in an industry that places such an unsetting importance on its rigid beauty standards. This is certainly far removed from anything I’ve ever done but not to be coy…I do know it’s going to make a lasting impression.” On Tuesday, Variety shared a first-look image of Fraser in the upcoming Darren Aronofsky drama The Whale.