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 been released. Directed by Darren Aronofsky, the film features Fraser as a 600-pound man named Charlie, who has steadily turned into a recluse. “Do you ever get the feeling people are incapable of not caring?” Charlie says, before adding: “People are amazing.” open image in gallery Hong Chau, Brendan Fraser and Sadie Sink in The Whale The Whale has received high praise from those who have seen the film during its screenings at various festivals. open image in gallery Brendan Fraser in The Whale In order to portray Charlie, the Mummy actor had to use prosthetics and undergo a physical transformation to appear as someone described as obese.

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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 …

The ‘cathartic release’ of ‘The Whale’ explained by the play’s actors and directors
2 years ago

The ‘cathartic release’ of ‘The Whale’ explained by the play’s actors and directors

LA Times  

The following contains spoilers from the movie “The Whale,” now playing in theaters. Hunter doesn’t shy away from any of the issues the characters are dealing with “but doesn’t bury you in either,” said Martin Benson, who directed a 2013 staging at South Coast Repertory. For example, the 2014 Bay Area run raised the Marin Theatre Company stage by four …

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 …

Sadie Sink finds moments of humor as she unleashes the rage in ‘The Whale’
2 years ago

Sadie Sink finds moments of humor as she unleashes the rage in ‘The Whale’

LA Times  

Playing the abandoned daughter in “The Whale,” Sadie Sink hopes audiences will understand her character’s rage. Today, Sink, 20, is generating Oscar buzz for her role in “The Whale,” in which she plays the rage-fueled teen daughter of Brendan Fraser’s morbidly obese online English teacher, Charlie. Like her Max character, Sink’s character in “The Whale,” Ellie, has a no-holds-barred approach …

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 …

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 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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