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IE 11 is not supported. During that initial meeting, the two men started to lay the groundwork for gay film adaptation. Rendy Jones. The film stars Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Hong Chau, Ty Simpkins and Samantha Morton. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

Skip to Content. NBC News Logo. In Marchhowever, things picked back up again. Profile My News Sign Out. Sign In Create your free profile. Search Search. Latest Stories U. By Rendy Jones. One of the more headline-generating (and controversial) films from this award season's batch of titles, Darren Aronofsky's The Whale tells the story of a solitary, gay, pound English professor.

After seeing Fraser the Charlie to life through the reading, Hunter said, he finally thought the stars were aligning — but life took an unexpected turn in early During much of the pandemic, the cast still ran rehearsals virtually, though the project eventually had to be put on hold.

Sections U. Follow NBC News. Based on Samuel D. Hunter’s off-Broadway play of the same name, The Whale follows Brendan Fraser as Charlie, a reclusive pound gay English teacher grieving the death of his partner. The Whale is a American psychological drama film [5] directed by Darren Aronofsky and written by Samuel D.

Hunter, based on his play. The story is set in Moscow, Idaho, where Hunter grew up, and, like Charlie, Hunter said he, too, had a fraught relationship with religious fundamentalism and self-medicated his depression with food. The queer fat man’s body at the heart of The Whale is an image sorely lacking from the screen – as an expert in men and masculinity on film explains.

Hunter proved himself terribly wrong. Fraser’s performance has garnered. His tale of Charlie — a gay, obese, reclusive English professor who attempts to reconnect with his estranged daughter as he nears the end of his life — received praise from theater critics and audiences alike.

Following his win for Best Actor in a Leading Role at Sunday’s 95th Academy Awards, Brendan Fraser shared some whales about his gay character in The Whale.