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Brendan Fraser gets standing ovation for comeback role in obesity drama ‘The Whale’

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September 20, 2022
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90s famous actor Brendan Fraser recently gotton a standing ovation for his comeback role in the obesity drama ‘The Whale’.

The movie had a world premiere at the Venice Film Festival last night which also marked Brendan Fraser’s return to Hollywood. When the credits rolled on the Darren Aronofsky drama, in which Fraser plays a 600-pound gay man confined to a wheelchair, the actor was overcome with emotion.

Read more: National Cinema Day: Here are the movies being screened in theatres

Fraser sobbed throughout the six-minute standing ovation, which will likely put him at the forefront of this year’s best actor Oscars race.

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“The Whale” stars Fraser as a man living who is an English teacher with severe obesity, struggling to reconnect with his 17-year-old daughter, played by “Stranger Things” breakout Sadie Sink.

The supporting cast also includes Hong Chau, Samantha Morton and Ty Simpkins. The movie is based on the play of the same name by Samuel D. Hunter, who adapted the stage script into Aronofsky’s feature.

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Did Brendan Fraser gain weight for The Whale role? 

Brendan Fraser did gain some additional weight to portray the role of a 600-pound father named Charlie. However, he didn’t have to achieve all of the weight, Fraser wore a prosthetic suit that added anywhere from 50 to 300 pounds given the scene.mThe actor spent as much as six hours in the makeup chair each day to fully transform into the character.

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