Author-director Darren Aronofsky has by no means been one to draw back from uncomfortable topics, and his newest movie, The Whale, isn’t any completely different. The movie, primarily based on a stage play of the identical identify, stars Brendan Fraser as a housebound English professor named Charlie who’s affected by weight problems. He begins the movie in a downward spiral each bodily and emotionally however makes an attempt to reconnect together with his estranged daughter earlier than it’s too late. Fraser takes heart stage in his first main function in a number of years, and his efficiency has earned him among the highest reward of his profession; many take into account him to be a frontrunner for Finest Actor on the Oscars. Forward of the movie’s launch, Fraser sat down with Rotten Tomatoes to discover how he reworked into Charlie, from the authenticity of the bodily prosthetics to his psychological preparation for the function. He describes how he jumped on the chance to work with Aronofsky, explains how his gifted co-stars helped carry the movie to a brand new stage, and recollects what it felt wish to inhabit the function of Charlie.
The Whale is in theaters now.
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