Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaDarren Aronofsky will direct Brendan Fraser in “The Whale,” an adaptation of Samuel D.
Hunter’s play about a morbidly obese recluse.A24 has global rights to the film. “The Whale” was critically acclaimed when it debuted Off-Broadway in 2012, winning both the Drama Desk Award and the Lucille Lortel Award for outstanding play.It’s the story of a 600-pound middle-aged man named Charlie and his attempts to reconnect with his 17-year-old daughter.
The two became estranged after Charlie abandoned his family for his gay lover, who later died. Charlie then turned to compulsive eating out of grief.Aronofsky’s Protozoa Pictures will also produce the film.
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