We speak to TheWhale star Brendan Fraser about fatphobia in the media and how he approached playing Charlie as he searches for salvation:
The Whale, directed by Darren Aronofsky, follows Charlie , a 600 lb. reclusive English teacher who wants to reconnect with his seventeen-year-old daughter Ellie . Even as his health deteriorates, Ellie is reluctant to trust him after Charlie abandoned her and his now ex-wife when she was a child. The movie explores Charlie's relationship with not only his daughter but also his ex-wife , best friend , and a traveling missionary .
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY The Whale is based on Sam Hunter's 2012 play of the same name, and the playwright himself adapted the story from stage to screen. Aronofsky has been striving to make The Whale for a decade, but his greatest obstacle had been casting Charlie before Fraser caught his eye. The Whale premiered at the Venice Film Festival, where the movie and Fraser received a six-minute standing ovation.
Someone spoke to them with recrimination, someone harmed them, someone was vindictive towards them, and it stayed with them. Words can be painful, and they can do damage, and I believe that we can do better. It seems like a simple enough Pollyanna, let's hold hand kind of notion, but it matters, it really matters, with real life circumstances, which is the impetus behind Sam's play and screenplay.
And Charlie's certainly no exception, knowing that he has very little time. And comes to the realization, epiphany even that if he doesn't do something right now and connect with the daughter who he knows in his heart, he harmed worse in any way than anything that could have ever been said to him, to bring him to the place where he felt poorly about himself. It's a long shot, and he might not succeed.
About The Whale Charlie, a reclusive English teacher whose health is deteriorating attempts to reconnect with his estranged seventeen-year-old daughter before it's too late.Next: How Did Brendan Fraser Transform For The Whale Movie?
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