Brendan Fraser transformed into a morbidly obese man for 'The Whale' and became a frontrunner for an Oscar despite grumblings about whether an obese person should have been cast instead
The movie is the latest from US director Darren Aronofsky, who won the top prize in Venice in 2008 for"The Wrestler" and is known for dark indie films such as"Black Swan" and"Requiem for a Dream".
Filed away in Hollywood's romcom archives, Brendan Fraser returns to screen, transformed into a morbidly obese man for "The Whale" which premiered at the Venice Film Festival. The comeback role made him an instant frontrunner for an Oscar. But his return as Charlie, a 250-kilo English professor trying to reconnect with his daughter, has drawn instant acclaim. As the credits rolled in the Sala Grande theatre, the audience gave the film a long-standing ovation while Fraser, on the balcony alongside his director and co-stars, wiped tears away.
"I developed muscles I didn't know I had. I even felt a sense of vertigo at the end of the day when all the appliances were removed, as you do stepping off the boat here in Venice."
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