He played Charlie, a 600-pound English ... it would be like to live in a body of that size. Before The Whale, The Canadian-American actor hadn't been the main star in a big movie for 12 years.

Actor Daniel Franzese ... addressed the backlash to Entertainment Weekly. "I wrote this play [upon which The Whale is based] because I felt like I'd never seen this story told," said Hunter.

A play depicting a man who isolates himself only to attempt to reconnect with his daughter before death will be performed at a Mt. Juliet theatre. “The Whale,” directed by Lebanon resident Bowd Beal ...

Hunter, who wrote the original play and screenplay adaptation for The Whale. He suggested that all actors should find the courage to act on stage. "Actors should get good and scared and stand up ...