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last few days; at least, that’s what Charlie assumes. Given his 600-pound girth, given his blood is pressure is at drop-dead levels, and given his apparently years-long project of slow-mo suicide, one has little reason to doubt him.Our first look at the man only confirms those suspicions.

By Crispian BalmerVENICE (Reuters) - U. S. actor Brendan Fraser, returning to the big screen as a leading man after a nine-year absence, said on Sunday playing the obese hero of "The Whale" was the biggest challenge of his career.

Brendan Fraser says the role of dangerously obese teacher Charlie in the upcoming The Whale is “the biggest challenge” of his career.

Brendan Fraser says transforming into a 600-pound man in "The Whale" took a major toll on him. Fraser, 53, plays Charlie, a reclusive English teacher nearing the end of his life. About a month into filming, the movie’s director, Darren Aronofsky, said that the actor was "all pedal and no gas." "I was feeling poorly — it would’ve been a failure," Fraser said in an interview with Vanity Fair.

The Whale star Brendan Fraser has discussed wearing a fat suit in the forthcoming film.The actor will be starring in Darren Aronofsky’s adaptation of the play of the same name, playing a reclusive online English teacher living with life-threatening obesity.“I learned quickly that it takes an incredibly strong person inside that body to be that person,” Fraser told Vanity Fair of learning more about the condition and working with the Obesity Action Coalition.He added: “That seemed fitting and poetic and practical to me, all at once.”First look at Sadie Sink in Darren Aronofsky’s THE WHALE pic.twitter.com/C78aHlIUlZ— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) August 31, 2022Addressing recent controversy over actors such as Sarah Paulson wearing fat suits to play other characters, the play’s writer Samuel D. Hunter says The Whale is “a call for empathy”.Fraser added of his research: “I looked at other body suits that had been used in comedies over the years, usually for a one-note joke.“Whether intended or not, the joke is, it defies gravity.

Zack Sharf A24 stunned moviegoers in late July when it debuted the first look at Brendan Fraser in Darren Aronofsky’s “The Whale.” The drama, adapted from Samuel D. Hunter’s play of the same name, features Fraser under pounds of prosthetics in order to play a man struggling with severe obesity. A new report on the film published by Vanity Fair confirms that Fraser’s prosthetics were created by Adrien Morot, who worked with the director on “Noah” and who also worked on “The Revenant” and “X-Men: Days of Future Past.” Morot used a digital sculpture and a 3D printer to make Fraser’s prosthetic suit for “The Whale.” “I looked at other body suits that had been used in comedies over the years, usually for a one-note joke,” Fraser told Vanity Fair about the suit. “Whether intended or not, the joke is, it defies gravity. This was not that.”

Brendan Fraser will receive the TIFF Tribute Award for Performance for his role in A24’s upcoming film “The Whale.”TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey announced the news.  “Brendan Fraser gives a performance of staggering depth, power and nuance in ‘The Whale,’” Bailey said. “This former Torontonian has been an action star, a screen comic and a romantic lead.

Brendan Fraser will be honored with a TIFF Tribute Award for Performance at the 2022 Toronto Film Festival’s eponymous gala fundraiser, which is set for an in-person return at Fairmont Royal York Hotel on Sunday, September 11. The award comes in recognition of Fraser’s work on Darren Aronofsky’s anticipated drama The Whale, which makes its North American premiere in Toronto after bowing in Venice.

Actor Brendan Fraser will receive the TIFF Tribute Award for Performance at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, TIFF organizers announced on Monday.Fraser is attending the festival for the North American premiere of Darren Aronofsky’s “The Whale,” in which he stars as a severely obese man attempting to repair a fractured relationship with his teenage daughter (played by “Stranger Things” star Sadie Sink). He will receive the award during the TIFF Tribute Awards, an in-person gala fundraiser that will take place on Sunday, Sept.

The Whale, starring Brendan Fraser.The upcoming drama sees Fraser play Charlie, a morbidly obese and reclusive English teacher who attempts to reconnect with with his 17-year-old daughter, Elle (played by Stranger Things‘ Sadie Sink).The cast also includes Hong Chau (Watchmen), Samantha Morton (Minority Report) and Ty Simpkins (Avengers: Endgame).The Whale does not yet have an official release date, but is set to premiere at the 79th Venice Film Festival in August this year. Check out the first-look image below.The film, which is adapted from Samuel D.

he previously said was achieved through prosthetics and makeup.Fraser is playing a 600-pound English teacher named Charlie who suffers from morbid obesity as he attempts to form a relationship with his teenage daughter (Sadie Sink).The two became estranged after Charlie left his family for his gay lover. After his partner’s death, Charlie then turned to binge-eating out of grief.The R-rated drama is directed by Darren Aronofsky and written by Samuel D.

Samuel D. Hunter’s A Case for the Existence of God was named best play of the 2021-22 season today by the the New York Drama Critics’ Circle, with David Lindsay-Abaire’s and Jeanine Tesori’s Kimberly Akimbo chosen as best musical.

EXCLUSIVE: Hong Chau has landed the female lead opposite Brendan Fraser in an Untitled film for A24 that Darren Aronofsky is on board to direct. Sources also say Samantha Morton and Sadie Sink are in negotiations to join cast. Deadline first reported last month that Aronofsky was making this his first film since Paramount’s Mother and had found his star in Fraser.

The Whale, which will be made with A24 and star Brendan Fraser.The Black Swan and Mother! director has partnered with the celebrated independent film company (who have previously been involved in such movies as Lady Bird, Midsommar and Uncut Gems) for the first time, with A24 acquiring worldwide rights to Aronofsky’s latest project.Aronofsky is also working with The Mummy star Fraser for the first time on The Whale, which is based on Samuel D.

Brendan Fraser will be starring in a new movie titled The Whale, which will be directed by Darren Aronofsky.

Wondering what filmmaker Darren Aronofsky is up to? We’ve been thinking the same. Well, he’s got a new project called “The Whale,” being set up at A24 and starring Brendan Fraser.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaDarren Aronofsky will direct Brendan Fraser in “The Whale,” an adaptation of Samuel D. Hunter’s play about a morbidly obese recluse.A24 has global rights to the film.

EXCLUSIVE: A24 and Darren Aronofsky’s Protozoa Pictures are teaming up for the first time on the upcoming film The Whale with Brendan Fraser set to star and Aronofsky on board to direct. Jeremy Dawson will produce alongside Protozoa Pictures with Aronofsky attached to direct.