EXCLUSIVE: Brendan Fraser on fat suit criticism in 'The Whale'
The movie has been playing at the festival circuit, with Fraser receiving numerous standing ovations from audiences as well as awards in Venice and Toronto."I'm hopeful that we can change some hearts and minds at least in terms of how we think and feel about those who live with obesity," he said.
"So often, those people are dismissed in our society, or the object of scorn and derision, and it's unfair to them. I believe that shaming people for that reason is almost the last domain of prejudice that we overlook, and I think we can do better to change that. So I hope that this film might change some hearts and minds."
Brendan Fraser poses with the director of"The Whale," Darren Aronofsky and the writer of the original stage play and the screenplay Samuel D. Hunter . All three spoke to Newsweek from the red carpet at the UK premiere of"The Whale" at the 2022 BFI London Film Festival.was partly accomplished with prosthetics as well as some post-shoot CGI. Oscar-nominated movie makeup creator Adrien Morot is credited with creating the prosthetics won by Fraser.
"Part of it is that the camera can get so close that you can see Brendan telling the story with his eyes, which is such an incredible thing," he told"Brendan has this ability to play so many different things simultaneously. He can play love and despair right next to one another."The Whale
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