The Whale: Brendan Fraser shocks in the new trailer of the Oscar-favorite film
We found out when the movie premieres in Greece
A24 released another trailer for the long-awaited The Whale , the movie that shocked everyone who saw it and swept the film festivals.
For a long time, the dramatic film from the Oscar-nominated director, Darren Aronofsky, has been considered as one of the favorites for the Oscars 2023, especially for the performance of Brendan Fraser , which everyone is talking about. In the new trailer we see more scenes from Fraser’s performance and especially one that really breaks bones.
“I need to know that he’s going to have an honest life that cares about the world and that he’s going to be fine. I need to know that I’ve done one good thing in my life, ” Fraser, who will be running, can be heard saying with tears in his eyes. for Golden Globe for Best Actor .
According to the film’s plot, Brendan Fraser plays a 270-pound, socially isolated, obese man who works remotely as an English teacher and chronicles his quest to reconnect with his teenage daughter, whom he had abandoned all these years.
Watch the new trailer for The Whale:
“The Whale is a heartwarming, redemptive, human-centered drama starring a self-destructive obese man struggling to come to terms with his estranged daughter and his past mistakes.” states the official plot.
A few words about The Whale:
It is said that for the special make-up and prosthetic effects he wore a special “suit” that weighed in some cases 123 kg and took up to 6 hours to put on depending on the scene. Speaking to Variety, Brendan Fraser revealed that when he took off his prosthetic suit, it caused other problems such as dizziness, and he “discovered muscles he didn’t even know he had” from carrying all that weight.
The film is based on Samuel D. Hunter’s multi-award-winning play from 2012. The story centers on a middle-aged man dealing with serious obesity issues, as he spent years binge eating to drown out the guilt that plagued him after abandoning his family for his gay lover. In an attempt to atone, he will attempt to reunite with his daughter, whom he abandoned for many years and is played by Sadie Sink, known as Max from the Stranger Things series.
Brendan Fraser and Sadie Sink will be joined by Hong Chau, Ty Simpkins , and Samantha Morton. Fraser previously said of the role: ” It’s going to be something you’ve never seen before. That’s really all I can tell you. The wardrobe and the costumes were extensive and seamless and unwieldy. It’s certainly a far cry from anything I’ve done. never in my career but I don’t want to be humble because it’s going to make an impression” .
Aronofsky, who has given away the Oscar-winning Requiem for a Dream and Black Swan , returns to the director’s chair after 2017’s ” Mother! ” and is even reuniting with cinematographer Matthew Libatique .
Fraser will be seen again in the highly anticipated Killers of the Flower Moon directed by Martin Scorsese .
When is The Whale released in Greece?
The Whale will be shown in US cinemas from December 21st . It will be screened in Greek theaters from January 12, 2023 under the title ” The Whale “.
