Brendan Fraser tries to save relationship with daughter Sadie Sink in the new trailer for The Whale

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Viewers got a closer look into Brendan Fraser's heartbreaking portrayal of an English professor struggling with both a broken family and life-threatening morbid obesity with the release of the latest trailer for The Whale on Wednesday.The more in-depth trailer delves further into the 600lb English professor Charlie (Fraser) and his relationship with his estranged teenage daughter (played by Stranger Things star Sadie Sink).It also shares a bit of Charlie's dynamic with his caretaker, a nurse named Liz (Hong Chau) who urges him to focus on his health.The trailer arrives as The Whale — directed by Darren Aronofsky and adapted by Samuel D.

Hunter from his play of the same name — is already getting plenty of buzz in limited release before a planned wide expansion on December 21.

Hearbreaking: Viewers got a closer look into Brendan Fraser's heartbreaking portrayal of an English professor struggling with a broken family and life-threatening morbid obesity with the release of the latest trailer for The Whale on WednesdayThe trailer's opening highlights how Charlie is still staying engaged with work, even as he appears to rarely leave his home due to his size.He lectures a university English class virtually, but he keeps his camera turned off, making him a mystery of sorts to his students. 'I know these rules can feel constraining, but remember, the point of this course is to learn how to write clearly and persuasively,' Charlie tells his students. 'Think about that.

Think about the truth of your argument.'But then Charlie's estranged daughter Ellie (Sink) is introduced as she appears to ride a bus into town to meet her father.