A career slump is often impossible to escape from but sometimes, just sometimes, a performer gets a shot and delivers a comeback performance that puts them back in the spotlight… Hollywood is a fickle place. One minute you can be hot and the next not. Whether it’s a run-of-flops or the wrong kind of infamy, […]
Movie Review – The Whale (2022)
The Whale, 2022. Directed by Darren Aronofsky. Starring Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Hong Chau, Ty Simpkins, Samantha Morton, and Sathya Sridharan. SYNOPSIS: A reclusive English teacher living with severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption. How do you prove to someone that, deep down in your […]
2023 Oscar Nominations: Reasons to Cheer and Reasons to Jeer
We look at the Oscar nominations. The surprises, the nods to celebrate and some glaring omissions… The Oscar nominations for the 2023 ceremony were announced this week. It’s time to warm up your slapping hands, sorry, clapping hands and ready yourself for the main event. As with every year, there are predictable choices, and pleasing […]
James Corden almost starred in The Whale instead of Brendan Fraser
Could we have seen James Corden in the line for an Oscar nomination this year? In an alternative universe, the actor and talk show host would’ve been in The Whale instead of Brendan Fraser. In a new story from Deadline, the possibility of a James Corden-led version of The Whale was unleashed into the world. […]
New trailer for The Whale starring Brendan Fraser
Hot on the heels of setting a record for the biggest limited opening of 2022, A24 has shared a new trailer for director Darren Aronofsky’s acclaimed drama The Whale ahead of its wide release next week. Based on Samuel D. Hunter’s award-winning play, the film stars Brendan Fraser as Charlie, a reclusive man attempting to […]
Exclusive Interview – The Whale stars Sadie Sink and Hong Chau on finding humanity in their characters and acting nasty toward Brendan Fraser
Robert Kojder chats with The Whale stars Sadie Sink and Hong Chau… While much of the noise surrounding Darren Aronofsky’s emotionally draining The Whale is centered on Brendan Fraser’s brilliant performance as Charlie, a reclusive obese English professor, there also happen to be other terrific performances within it. They also happen to come from talent […]
Teaser trailer for Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale starring Brendan Fraser
A24 has released a first teaser trailer and poster for The Whale, the acclaimed drama from director Darren Aronofsky. Based on Samuel D. Hunter’s award-winning 2012 play, the film stars Brendan Fraser as Charlie, a man suffering from a compulsive eating disorder who is attempting to reconnect with his estranged daughter Ellie (Sadie Sink). Watch […]
First look at Brendan Fraser in Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale
Ahead of its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, A24 has released a first-look image from director Darren Aronofsky’s upcoming film The Whale starring Brendan Fraser. Take a look here… An adaptation of Samuel D. Hunter’s 2012 play of the same name, the film sees Fraser starring as a 600lb man suffering from a […]
Watchmen’s Hong Chau joins Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale, Samantha Morton and Sadie Sink also in talks
Deadline reports actress Hong Chau (Watchmen) has joined Brendan Fraser (Doom Patrol) in Darren Aronofsky’s upcoming film The Whale. The Whale tells the story of “a reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity who attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.” Chau will play his best friend while […]
Darren Aronofsky to team with Brendan Fraser on A24’s The Whale
Fans of the dark and sad world of Darren Aronofsky will be happy with this most recent move as Deadline reports that Aronofsky will team with actor Brendan Fraser for an upcoming new film, The Whale. The MacArthur winning playwright Samuel D. Hunter will adapt the film based on the acclaimed 2012 play of the […]
