Brendan Fraser, most recognized for his work on The Mummy movies, is returning to the big screen in The Whale, directed by Darren Aronofsky. Brendan plays a crippled guy who weighs 600 pounds (over 270 kg) in the movie, which was just shown at the Venice Film Festival. Videos from the Venice show reveal the picture earned a standing ovation for a very long time, which brought the actor to tears.
In the movie The Whale, a middle-aged father named Charlie wants to get in touch with his daughter, who is 17 years old. The two fell apart after Charlie left his family for his gay boyfriend, who subsequently passed away, according to the movie’s description. Later, out of grief and remorse, Charlie binge-ate. On Sunday, September 4, the movie was shown at the 79th Venice International Film Festival.
Brendan Fraser getting emotional = me getting 2x more emotional
pic.twitter.com/wN02S02GFr— The Film Drunk (@thefilmdrunk) September 4, 2022
Videos from the screening that fans have uploaded show Brendan acknowledging the enthusiastic ovation from the audience and even a little emotional. He tries to get up from his seat twice to leave, but the applause keeps going. He sobs and clings to filmmaker Darren Aronofsky as he begins to break down at one moment.
Brendan was admired by Dwayne Johnson, who launched his cinematic career with Brendan’s movie, The Mummy Returns. Dwayne tweeted about the screening and shared a video.
Man this makes me so happy to see this beautiful ovation for Brendan. He supported me coming into his Mummy Returns franchise for my first ever role, which kicked off my Hollywood career. Rooting for all your success brother and congrats to my bud Darren Aronofsky. #TheWhale 👏🏾 https://t.co/SNBLPHHmEZ
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) September 4, 2022
Ty Simpkins, Sadie Sink, Hong Chau, Samantha Morton, and others also appear in The Whale. On December 9, it will premiere in US theatres. There is no set release date for India yet.
