Dec 7, 2022 · Actor Brendan Fraser is opening up about what went into his transformation for the highly anticipated film, " The Whale." In the upcoming A24 drama, Fraser plays Charlie, a reclusive English teacher living with severe obesity who attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter, Ellie (Sadie Sink).

Dec 9, 2022 · Character: Hong Chau plays Liz in The Whale, a nurse and close friend of Charlie. Their relationship dates back to Charlie's indiscretion, which led to his divorce from Mary. Due to their connection, Liz is a welcome companion for Charlie, as well as his medical caregiver.

Darren Aronofsky has said that he tried to get the film, an adaptation of Samuel D. Hunter's 2012 play The Whale, made for over a decade, but could not do it because he struggled to find the right actor to portray Charlie.

The film, based on a stage play of the same name, stars Brendan Fraser as a housebound English professor named Charlie who is affected by obesity. He begins the film in a downward spiral both...

Feb 24, 2023 · Brendan Fraser is giving fans a behind-the-scenes peek at how he transformed into Charlie, the character he played in Darren Aronofsky's 2022 psychological drama "The Whale."

Mar 11, 2023 · The Whale Cast: Brendan Fraser as Charlie Character Profile: An obese English professor who loves the book Moby Dick . He is a gay man who gained weight after the murder of his partner.

Mar 2, 2023 · In it, Fraser plays Charlie, a 600-pound writing professor trying to reconcile with his estranged daughter before it’s too late. It’s an awards tour that allows Fraser to not only graciously...

Feb 27, 2023 · Brendan Fraser as Charlie in “The Whale.” Awards weren’t part of Fraser’s mindset when he first heard that director Darren Aronofsky wanted to meet with him. Reading the “Whale” script, which...

Jan 12, 2021 · Fraser will play Charlie in the The Whale, a morbidly obese recluse living on the outside of Mormon County, Idaho as, "he hides in his apartment eating himself to death." Charlie turned to compulsive eating out of grief after the loss of his gay lover whom he left his family for.

In a surprising return to the big screen, Brendan Fraser completely changed his appearance to play an overweight man in The Whale. He played Charlie, a 600-pound English professor trying to ...