Brendan Fraser on Why Darren Aronofsky Really Cast Him in ‘The Whale’ and “Brenaissance” Memes. During an appearance at the Red Sea Film Festival in Saudi Arabia, the Oscar winner said he ...

The Whale follows Fraser as a 600-pound man named Charlie, a gay college professor in the last days of his life as he grapples with grave obesity and the memories of his deceased lover.

The Whale Rated R for abjection. Running time: 1 hour 57 minutes. In theaters. The Whale. ... The Movies We’ve Loved Since 2000: Explore 25 years of our movie coverage, ...

Brendan Fraser on Why Darren Aronofsky Really Cast Him in ‘The Whale’ and “Brenaissance” Memes. During an appearance at the Red Sea Film Festival in Saudi Arabia, the Oscar winner said he ...

But with The Whale – a chamber piece about a reclusive 600-pound man struggling to find redemption - Fraser shot a movie ...