The Whale, which will be made with A24 and star Brendan Fraser.The Black Swan and Mother! director has partnered with the celebrated independent film company (who have previously been involved in such movies as Lady Bird, Midsommar and Uncut Gems) for the first time, with A24 acquiring worldwide rights to Aronofsky’s latest project.Aronofsky is also working with The Mummy star Fraser for the first time on The Whale, which is based on Samuel D.
Hunter’s 2012 play of the same name which told the story of “a 600-pound recluse [hiding] away in his apartment eating himself to death [who is] desperate to reconnect with his long-estranged daughter”.Hunter is now adapting his play for the big screen, with the playwright saying that the process of.
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