The Whale: Brendan Fraser career timeline: From Nineties icon to the ‘Brenaissance’
2 years, 2 months ago

The Whale: Brendan Fraser career timeline: From Nineties icon to the ‘Brenaissance’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Fraser was one of Hollywood’s most bankable leading men in the 1990s and 2000s open image in gallery Brendan Fraser and Arnold Vosloo in ‘The Mummy Returns’ Fraser’s vanishing act was no mean feat; at the beginning of the Noughties, he was at the height of his appeal, having starred in beloved family-friendly adventure movies like The Mummy, George of the Jungle and Looney Tunes: Back in Action. It’s easy to say that an actor “fell off” – some do – but further explanation of Fraser’s retreat finally came in the 2018 GQ profile. “For people who either saw that movie or didn’t see it, it was a realisation that nobody wants a Mummy movie without Brendan Fraser,” he says. open image in gallery Brendan Fraser in ‘The Whale’ “I think when we see someone who’s been wronged, or taken advantage of in society, we want to then see them win.

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Brendan Fraser to star in comedy drama ‘Rental Family’
1 year, 1 month ago

Brendan Fraser to star in comedy drama ‘Rental Family’

The Hindu  

Brendan Fraser, this year’s Oscar winner, is set to star in the comedy drama Rental Family from Searchlight Pictures. Rental Family is about a down-and-out actor living in Tokyo who is hired as a token American guy for a Japanese rental family company providing professional stand-in services. Eddie Vaisman and Julia Lebedev of Sight Unseen are producing Rental Family along …

Oscars 2023: Why ‘Whale’ actor Brendan Fraser’s win is more than just an award?
1 year, 9 months ago

Oscars 2023: Why ‘Whale’ actor Brendan Fraser’s win is more than just an award?

Live Mint  

The 95th Academy awards did not just honour an actor for his exemplary work in the movie The Whale, the Oscars honoured a man, who delivered a transformative performance in what could only be termed as the revival of a career that was once so bright. “I started in this business 30 years ago and things didn’t come easily to …

Brendan Fraser wins best actor Oscar in career comeback
1 year, 9 months ago

Brendan Fraser wins best actor Oscar in career comeback

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Brendan Fraser won the best actor Oscar for “The Whale,” a transformative role in which he revived a career that was once so bright. “I started in this business 30 years ago and things didn’t come easily to me,” said an emotional Fraser, breathing heavily on stage Sunday night. “This has been incredibly rewarding and affirming,” he …

Oscars 2023: Brendan Fraser wins Best Actor for ‘The Whale’
1 year, 9 months ago

Oscars 2023: Brendan Fraser wins Best Actor for ‘The Whale’

The Hindu  

Actor Brendan Fraser won the Best Actor in a Leading Role award at the 95th Academy Awards for his performance in The Whale, a transformative role that revived his career. Fraser figures the role of Charlie, a 600-pound reclusive gay English teacher who tries to restore his relationship with his teenage daughter, found him at the perfect time. Fraser's portrayal …

Oscars 2023: Brendan Fraser wins Best Actor for The Whale
1 year, 9 months ago

Oscars 2023: Brendan Fraser wins Best Actor for The Whale

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Brendan Fraser has won Best Actor at …

Brendan Fraser wins best actor Oscar, capping a ‘Whale’ of a comeback
1 year, 9 months ago

Brendan Fraser wins best actor Oscar, capping a ‘Whale’ of a comeback

LA Times  

Brendan Fraser accepts the award for Actor in a Leading Role at the 95th Academy Awards in the Dolby Theatre. Brendan Fraser, whose career has featured both meteoric success and semi-obscurity, celebrated perhaps his finest hour Sunday, winning the Oscar for lead actor for his performance in “The Whale.” “So this is what the multiverse looks like!” Fraser proclaimed in …

Brendan Fraser knows the hurt — that’s why he stands by ‘The Whale’
1 year, 9 months ago

Brendan Fraser knows the hurt — that’s why he stands by ‘The Whale’

LA Times  

“I felt like I knew this guy in a composite sort of way,” says Brendan Fraser of his “Whale” character, Charlie. Nominated for lead actor, his first nod from the film academy, he often returns to the advice his longtime friend Ian McKellen gave him about acceptance speeches: “Be good, be brief, be seated.” Brendan Fraser as Charlie in “The …

Brendan Fraser proudly supports acclaimed film The Whale in classic black suit and tie at PGA Awards
1 year, 9 months ago

Brendan Fraser proudly supports acclaimed film The Whale in classic black suit and tie at PGA Awards

Daily Mail  

The 34th Annual Producers Guild of America Awards, which honors the best film and television producers, was held at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills on Saturday, February 25. Dapper: Brandan Fraser, 54, served as a presenter and lent his support for his acclaimed drama film, The Whale, at the 34th Annual Producers Guild of America Awards in LA on …

The Whale review: A searing drama with a heartrending Brendan Fraser
1 year, 10 months ago

The Whale review: A searing drama with a heartrending Brendan Fraser

Live Mint  

Writer Samuel D Hunter has channeled his own story and experiences into The Whale. Charlie, played brilliantly by Brendan Fraser, is the hurting, overweight teacher, but he is an optimistic, trusting man who looks for good in everyone. Charlie teaches online classes, careful to keep his camera switched off at all times so that his students cannot see the obese, …

The Whale movie review: Masterful, moving performances by Brendan Fraser and Hong Chau clash with an overdone story
1 year, 10 months ago

The Whale movie review: Masterful, moving performances by Brendan Fraser and Hong Chau clash with an overdone story

Hindustan Times  

Darren Aronofsky's The Whale is set over the crucial last days in the life of Charlie, an obese, reclusive professor, played by Brendan Fraser. Brendan Fraser has been nominated for Best Actor at the 95th Academy Awards Since the death of his boyfriend Alan, Charlie has been burying himself in grief and food. Meanwhile, Liz tries to protect Charlie from …

The Whale is being lauded as Brendan Fraser's comeback, but even his Oscar-nominated performance can't evade its flaws
1 year, 10 months ago

The Whale is being lauded as Brendan Fraser's comeback, but even his Oscar-nominated performance can't evade its flaws

ABC  

Hollywood loves a comeback story, especially when it allows them to embrace someone they've cruelly cast aside, and this awards season it's all about Brendan Fraser – beloved 90s star of The Mummy and George of the Jungle, pre-eminent himbo, and all-round nice guy who's gone from discarded has-been to frontrunner for the best actor Oscar. Brendan Fraser stars in …

Brendan Fraser on winning Critics Choice Best Actor Award for The Whale: 'If you like Charlie, good things will happen'
1 year, 11 months ago

Brendan Fraser on winning Critics Choice Best Actor Award for The Whale: 'If you like Charlie, good things will happen'

Firstpost  

It won’t be wrong to say that the year 2023 kick-started by felicitating well-deserved projects and artists in the entertainment industry across the globe. While SS Rajamouli’s RRR brought home two big titles back home, Darren Aronofsky’s psychological drama The Whale clinched an extremely important title at the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards. This is because Hollywood star Brendan Fraser’s …

Brendan Fraser says he’d do Mummy reboot as he’s never been ‘this famous and unsalaried at the same time’
1 year, 11 months ago

Brendan Fraser says he’d do Mummy reboot as he’s never been ‘this famous and unsalaried at the same time’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Brendan Fraser says he wouldn’t be opposed to a reboot of …

The Whale's Brendan Fraser and Jeanne Moore at Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala
1 year, 11 months ago

The Whale's Brendan Fraser and Jeanne Moore at Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala

Daily Mail  

Brendan Fraser and partner Jeanne Moore were snapped Thursday on the red carpet at the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala, where the actor was honored for his performance in The Whale. The latest: Brendan Fraser, 54, and partner Jeanne Moore were snapped on the red carpet at the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala, where the actor …

Brendan Fraser 'excited' by Oscars buzz for The Whale
2 years ago

Brendan Fraser 'excited' by Oscars buzz for The Whale

Daily Mail  

Brendan Fraser has said he is 'excited' by the Oscars buzz surrounding his film The Whale. Tipped to be nominated: Brendan Fraser has said he is 'excited' by the Oscar buzz surrounding his film The Whale Brendan, who received a six minute standing ovation when The Whale premiered at the Venice Film Festival in September, was asked by Jimmy if …

The Whale director Darren Aronofsky says fatphobia criticisms ‘make no sense’
2 years ago

The Whale director Darren Aronofsky says fatphobia criticisms ‘make no sense’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The film stars Brendan Fraser as an obese and reclusive English teacher who has a …

Brendan Fraser on ‘The Whale’: I gave it everything I had every day
2 years ago

Brendan Fraser on ‘The Whale’: I gave it everything I had every day

The Hindu  

In a darkened hotel room in New York's Soho neighborhood, Brendan Fraser kindly greets a reporter with an open plastic bag in his hand. Fraser's performance been hailed as his comeback — a word, he says, that “doesn’t hurt my feelings.” But it’s not the one he’d choose. It adds up to Fraser’s most empathetic performance, one that has returned …

The Whale: Brendan Fraser deserves the Oscar, but the movie? Yikes.
2 years ago

The Whale: Brendan Fraser deserves the Oscar, but the movie? Yikes.

Slate  

The cetacean referred to most directly in the title of Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale is not the film’s 600-pound protagonist but the elusive white whale of Moby-Dick, a novel that figures largely in the hero’s past history and present emotional life. If I had to evaluate the movie making my own allusion to Melville’s leviathan, I might have gone with …

Brendan Fraser says grim ‘history’ with Golden Globes means he won’t attend awards even if he’s nominated
2 years, 1 month ago

Brendan Fraser says grim ‘history’ with Golden Globes means he won’t attend awards even if he’s nominated

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Brendan Fraser will not participate in the 2023 Golden Globes, despite …

The Whale: First look at Brendan Fraser and Sadie Sink as trailer is released
2 years, 1 month ago

The Whale: First look at Brendan Fraser and Sadie Sink as trailer is released

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The first official trailer for The Whale, starring Brendan Fraser, has …

Darren Aronofsky defends his decision to cast Brendan Fraser in ‘The Whale’
2 years, 2 months ago

Darren Aronofsky defends his decision to cast Brendan Fraser in ‘The Whale’

LA Times  

Director Darren Aronofsky, from right, Brendan Fraser and screenwriter Samuel D. Hunter arrive at the premiere of “The Whale” during the 2022 London Film Festival. Director Darren Aronofsky initially wanted to cast an actor who could play the 600-pound lead of his forthcoming film “The Whale” without any physical alterations before going with Brendan Fraser in the starring role. To …

Brendan Fraser Responds To Backlash Over Wearing Fat Suit In ‘The Whale’
2 years, 2 months ago

Brendan Fraser Responds To Backlash Over Wearing Fat Suit In ‘The Whale’

Huff Post  

Brendan Fraser attends "The Whale" U.K. premiere during the 66th BFI London Film Festival on Tuesday. John Phillips via Getty Images Brendan Fraser says he hopes that his controversial comeback role will “change” the way society perceives and treats fat people amid mounting criticism. I only know that I had to give as honest a performance as I can.” Premiering …

Brendan Fraser in tears as The Whale receives second standing ovation
2 years, 2 months ago

Brendan Fraser in tears as The Whale receives second standing ovation

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Brendan Fraser was once again moved to tears by the response …

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson cheers for first co-star Brendan Fraser's comeback with The Whale
2 years, 3 months ago

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson cheers for first co-star Brendan Fraser's comeback with The Whale

India TV News  

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is among those cheering for Brendan Fraser's comeback with The Whale. The Rock praises Mummby co-star Brendan Fraser A viral video showed Fraser, Sadie Sink and director Darren Aronofsky at The Whale premiere. Read: Kim Kardashian on relationship with Kanye West: 'I got different level of respect' The Whale film impresses Venice audience Darren Aronofsky’s The …

Brendan Fraser sobs as The Whale gets 6-min standing ovation in Venice. Watch
2 years, 3 months ago

Brendan Fraser sobs as The Whale gets 6-min standing ovation in Venice. Watch

Hindustan Times  

Brendan Fraser, best known for The Mummy films, is making a comeback to films with Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale. The film, which was screened at the ongoing Venice Film Festival recently, sees Brendan play a disabled man who weighs 600 pounds. Videos from the screening in Venice show the film received an overwhelming response with a long standing ovation that …

Dwayne Johnson says he’s ‘rooting’ for Brendan Fraser amid praise for The Whale
2 years, 3 months ago

Dwayne Johnson says he’s ‘rooting’ for Brendan Fraser amid praise for The Whale

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Fraser, who hasn’t had a lead role since straight-to-DVD thriller Breakout in 2013, underwent a …

The Whale movie: Brendan Fraser gets ‘huge round of applause’ following first screening of Darren Aronofsky film
2 years, 3 months ago

The Whale movie: Brendan Fraser gets ‘huge round of applause’ following first screening of Darren Aronofsky film

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Brendan Fraser is reportedly so good in …

Brendan Brendan Fraser ‘sobbed’ during six-minute standing ovation at Venice screening of The Whale
2 years, 3 months ago

Brendan Brendan Fraser ‘sobbed’ during six-minute standing ovation at Venice screening of The Whale

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Brendan Fraser had an emotional response to …

Brendan Fraser gets teary during 6-minute ovation for ‘The Whale’ at Venice Film Festival
2 years, 3 months ago

Brendan Fraser gets teary during 6-minute ovation for ‘The Whale’ at Venice Film Festival

LA Times  

The actor Brendan Fraser got emotional as audiences at the Venice Film Festival gave a six-minute standing ovation on Sunday after seeing the world premiere of his upcoming film “The Whale,” according to Variety and social media reports. Buzz has been building around Fraser’s performance in Darren Aronofsky’s drama from A24, in which Fraser donned prosthetics and makeup to play …

Brendan Fraser celebrated for comeback role in ‘The Whale’
2 years, 3 months ago

Brendan Fraser celebrated for comeback role in ‘The Whale’

Associated Press  

VENICE, Italy — Brendan Fraser is having a moment at the Venice International Film Festival. But Fraser is charting what could be a major comeback starting with his transformative role in Darren Aronofsky’s “The Whale,” which had its world premiere Sunday night at the festival. It didn’t feel right.” Then, a few years ago, he saw a trailer for “a …

Brendan Fraser cuts a suave figure in pinstripe suit at The Whale photocall at Venice Film Festival
2 years, 3 months ago

Brendan Fraser cuts a suave figure in pinstripe suit at The Whale photocall at Venice Film Festival

Daily Mail  

His latest role is already garnering him Oscars buzz. And Brendan Fraser looked delighred on Sunday as he attended the photocall for his new film The Whale at Venice Film Festival. Dapper: Brendan Fraser looked delighted on Sunday as he attended the photocall for his new film The Whale at Venice Film Festival Brendan added a pale blue shirt underneath, …

The Whale review: 'Brendan Fraser deserves an Oscar'
2 years, 3 months ago

The Whale review: 'Brendan Fraser deserves an Oscar'

BBC  

The Whale review: 'Brendan Fraser deserves an Oscar' A24 Darren Aronofsky's latest is a "well-meaning redemption story", which stars Brendan Fraser as a morbidly obese literature professor. After years in the Hollywood wilderness, Brendan Fraser is getting parts in major films again - including DC's shot-but-shelved Batgirl movie - and his fans are hoping that this will lead to a …

Brendan Fraser in ‘The Whale’ stokes fans for his comeback: ‘Get that man an Oscar!’
2 years, 4 months ago

Brendan Fraser in ‘The Whale’ stokes fans for his comeback: ‘Get that man an Oscar!’

LA Times  

Brendan Fraser’s going all in for his return to the big screen, and the actor’s fans are more than ready for it. While Fraser’s character transformation garnered attention, many social media users were just excited to see the “Mummy” star continue his return to the big screen. Movies Review: Brendan Fraser sparks Indian crime drama ‘Line of Descent’ An organized-crime …

How Brendan Fraser became the internet’s favourite movie star
3 years, 7 months ago

How Brendan Fraser became the internet’s favourite movie star

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He’s just very likeable in every movie he’s made, honestly.” “Once every six months or …

Brendan Fraser to star as 600lb recluse in Darren Aronofsky-directed dramedy The Whale at A24
3 years, 11 months ago

Brendan Fraser to star as 600lb recluse in Darren Aronofsky-directed dramedy The Whale at A24

Daily Mail  

Brendan Fraser became a household name with some beloved blockbusters. He's set to star as a 600lb recluse in the upcoming Darren Aronofsky-directed father/daughter dramedy The Whale, for which A24 and Aronofsky's Protozoa Pictures are teaming up for the first time. Leading man: Brendan Fraser is set to star as a 600-pound recluse in the upcoming Darren Aronofsky-directed father/daughter dramedy …

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