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Oscar Predictions: Best Actor – Brendan Fraser’s ‘The Whale’ and Hugh Jackman’s ‘The Son’ Among Most Anticipated Performances

Clayton Davis Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official awards predictions for the upcoming Oscars and Emmys ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis; Awards Circuit Column, a weekly analysis dissecting the trends and contenders by television editor Michael Schneider (for Emmys) and Davis (for Oscars); Awards Circuit Podcast, a weekly interview series with talent and an expert roundtable discussion; and Awards Circuit Video analyzes various categories and contenders by Variety's leading awards pundits. Variety's unmatched coverage gives its readership unbeatable exposure in print and online, as well as provide inside reports on all the contenders in this year's awards season races.

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TIFF 2022: New Films From Steven Spielberg, Mark Mylod, Peter Farrelly, Tyler Perry & More

After a hybrid edition in 2021, the Toronto International Film Festival is back in full force for 2022. The long-running Canadian festival announced a majority of its upcoming lineup with new films from Sebastián Lelio, Sam Mendes, Sarah Polley, Todd Field, Darren Aronofsky, Luca Guadagnino, and Alejandro G.

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TIFF Announces Star-Studded Lineup With Movies Starring Colin Farrell, Nicolas Cage, Jessica Chastain, More

The Toronto International Film Festival is ready to roll out the carpet in a big way, revealing a list of new titles featuring some big stars.

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The Mummy's Brendan Fraser in major transformation in first look at new film The Whale

Hollywood heartthrob after starring in films such as George of the Jungle and The Mummy, but now looks worlds away from the roles that made him famous.In the first look at Darren Aronofsky's The Whale, Fraser has significantly transformed in order to play an obese man.READ MORE: Major chaos on film sets – stars hospitalised, near-fatal accidents, death on setsThe drama film follows Fraser's character Charlie, who struggles to reconnect with his 17-year-old daughter after walking out on his family for his gay lover.Speaking about the project last year during an interview with Unilad, the actor explained his transformation process was far from simple, admitting it was "extensive" and "cumbersome".He told the publication: "It’s gonna be like something you haven’t seen before. That’s really all I can tell you… The wardrobe and costume was extensive, seamless, cumbersome."The Inkheart star added: "This is certainly far removed from anything I’ve ever done but not to be coy… I do know it’s going to make a lasting impression."Fraser had a supporting role in Steven Soderbergh's No Sudden Move released in 2021, however The Whale marks his first leading role in almost a decade.The upcoming film also features Stranger Things star Sadie Sink, Hong Chau, Samantha Morton and Jurassic World actor Ty Simpkins.Sadie, 20, revealed in an interview with Vanity Fair that she's found a new "favourite human" after working closely with Fraser.

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See 1st Photo of Brendan Fraser as 600-Lb Character in Darren Aronofsky Drama ‘The Whale’: Pic

A total transformation. Brendan Fraser plays a 600-pound man living with obesity in Darren Aronofsky’s upcoming film The Whale.

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Brendan Fraser transforms into 600lb recluse for new film The Whale as he returns to Hollywood

Nineties heartthrob Brandan Fraser has transformed into a 600 pound man for his new film The Whale.In a first look image from The Whale, Fraser has undergone a significant physical transformation in order to play an obese man.Fraser, 53, looks worlds away from the sculpted actor fans remember him as in George Of The Jungle and Encino Man. Nineties heartthrob Brandan Fraser has transformed into a 600 pound man for his new film The Whale amid his return to Hollywood Fraser looks worlds away from the hunk the world once knew him as in George of the Jungle and Encino ManThe A24 film was directed by Darren Aronofsky and sees Fraser play a man 'living with obesity' and 'struggling to reconnect with his 17-year-old daughter', according to Variety.The actor wore prosthetics in order to achieve the look, according IndieWire.An adaptation of the 2012 play The Whale by Samuel D.

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A24 First Venice Look: Brendan Fraser In Darren Aronofsky’s ‘The Whale,’ Tilda Swinton In ‘The Eternal Daughter’

If you’re sick of blockbusters and have a bad taste in your mouth from the umpteenth rash of announcements out of Comic-Con—hey, we get it—get ready to rejoice. This onslaught is almost over, and a new one is brewing—the fall film festival barrage.

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Brendan Fraser looks unrecognizable as a 600-pound man in ‘The Whale’

he previously said was achieved through prosthetics and makeup.Fraser is playing a 600-pound English teacher named Charlie who suffers from morbid obesity as he attempts to form a relationship with his teenage daughter (Sadie Sink).The two became estranged after Charlie left his family for his gay lover. After his partner’s death, Charlie then turned to binge-eating out of grief.The R-rated drama is directed by Darren Aronofsky and written by Samuel D.

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‘The Whale’ First Look: Brendan Fraser Transforms Into a 600-Pound Man in Darren Aronofsky’s New Film

Zack Sharf Let the Brendan Fraser comeback begin. A24 has released a first look at Darren Aronofsky’s upcoming drama “The Whale,” in which Fraser stars as a 600-pound middle-aged man struggling to reconnect with his 17-year-old daughter.

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New Films From Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Todd Field & Luca Guadaginio To Debut At 2022 Venice Film Festival [Complete List]

The 79th Venice Film Festival is about a month away and the Biennale organization set cinephiles’ hearts aflutter this morning with its 2022 program. This year’s slate includes new films from Darren Aronofsky (“The Whale”), Todd Field (“Tar”), Luca Guadaginio (“Bones & All”) Martin McDonaugh (“The Banshees of Inisherin”) Alejandro G.

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Venice Film Festival Lineup Announced – Live

Refresh for latest…: The Venice Film Festival will unveil its lineup for the 79th edition this morning at 11 a.m. local time (2 a.m. PT/5 a.m. ET). The press conference is being held at the Library of the Biennale Historical Archive of Contemporary Arts in Venice with speakers including Roberto Cicutto, President of La Biennale di Venezia, and Alberto Barbera, Artistic Director of the Cinema Department who oversees the Lido fest.

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Venice 2022: Martin McDonagh’s ‘The Banshees Of Inisherin’ & Darren Aronofsky’s ‘The Whale’ Reported To Premiere At The Lido

The Venice Film Festival kicks off next month on August 31, and it already looks like a killer year. And Netflix has a monopoly on big world premieres at the festival, as Noah Baumbach’s “White Noise” was announced as the festival’s opening night film this morning.

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Jennifer Lawrence cuts rustic figure in blue overalls and a yellow t-shirt as she grabs breakfast

City slicker Jennifer Lawrence embraced the farm girl look as she stepped out to grab breakfast in New York City on Thursday.The Academy Award winner, 31, donned a pair of dark blue overalls that she wore over a yellow t-shirt.She walked in a pair of red sandals, and she protected her eyes with rose-colored sunglasses. Country girl:Jennifer Lawrence looked rustic when she stepped out to grab breakfast in New York City on ThursdayThe American Hustle actress parted her long blonde hair in the middle, and it fell down nearly to her navel.

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Mena Suvari, Mickey Rourke To Topline Action-Thriller ‘Hunt Club’

EXCLUSIVE: Mena Suvari (American Beauty) and Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler) will star alongside Casper Van Dien (Monsters of California), Maya Stojan (Newness), Will Peltz (13 Minutes) and Jessica Belkin (The Orville) in the action-thriller Hunt Club, which has wrapped production in Mississippi.

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Tribeca Festival Sets Jury With Jessica Alba, Pam Grier, Darren Aronofsky, Daryl Hannah

The 2022 Tribeca Festival has named its jury totaling more than five dozen members across 18 categories with Alan Zweibel, Aidan Quinn, Anne Archer, Rose Troche and Oge Egbuonu judging the U.S. Narrative Feature Competition.

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Katie Holmes and her boyfriend Bobby Wooten III make red carpet debut

Katie Holmes and Bobby Wooten III made their red carpet debut at the Moth Ball Gala. The two looked happy throughout the evening, wearing elegant attire and posing for a variety of photos together.Katie Holmes rocks a casual chic outfit while strolling around New York City with her motherKatie Holmes is all smiles as she packs on the PDA with new boyfriend Bobby Wooten IIIHolmes was wearing a peach dress that reached her ankles, which she paired with black open-toed heels and a purse. She had her hair in a bun.

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Katie Holmes Makes Red Carpet Debut with New Boyfriend Bobby Wooten III, One Month After Relationship Was Revealed

Katie Holmes has officially gone public with her new relationship!

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‘The Tiger’: Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi To Direct Alexander Skarsgard & Dane DeHaan In Feature Take Of John Vaillant Book – Cannes

Ukrainian filmmaker Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi wrote and will direct the feature adaptation of John Valliant’s book The Tiger, in which Emmy, Golden Globe, and SAG Award-winner Alexander Skarsgard will star alongside Oppenheimer actor Dane DeHaan.

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Alexander Skarsgard, Dane DeHaan Starring in ‘The Tiger’ From Ukrainian Director Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaAlexander Skarsgard will star in “The Tiger” as the leader of a group of men tasked with protecting the endangered cats from poachers and loggers.The actor recently headlined the blood-drenched viking epic “The Northman,” receiving a great deal of attention for his physical transformation into a chiseled Norse avenger. He will team here with Ukrainian filmmaker Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi, who wrote and will direct “The Tiger” based on the book by John Vaillant.

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Sheria Irving & Sophina Brown Join FX’s ‘Kindred’ As Series Regulars

EXCLUSIVE: Twenties actors Sheria Irving and Sophina Brown have boarded FX’s limited series Kindred as series regulars. They join an ensemble led by newcomer Mallori Johnson, which also includes Micah Stock, Ryan Kwanten, Gayle Rankin, Austin Smith, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy and David Alexander Kaplan, as previously announced.

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Scott Bakula & Bella Thorne Among Final Cast Of ‘Divinity,’ Cypress Hills’ DJ Muggs To Serve As Musical Composer

EXCLUSIVE: Scott Bakula (Quantum Leap, NCIS: New Orleans) and Bella Thorne (Big Love, The DUFF) are among the final cast to be announced for the indie film Divinity, the latest collaboration between Steven Soderbergh and Eddie Alcazar. Cypress Hills’ DJ Muggs will serve as musical composer.

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Russell Crowe’s 10 Best Performances, From ‘Gladiator’ to ‘Cinderella Man’

Clayton Davis New Zealand-born actor, director and producer Russell Crowe had one of the most incredible runs in the late 1990s and early 2000s, quickly becoming a huge star in Hollywood. With a career that started opposite George Takei in “Blood Oath” (1990), he’s delivered a treasure trove of unforgettable performances over the last three decades.After making a name for himself in Australia with nominations and wins at the country’s equivalent to the Oscars for “The Crossing” (1990), “Proof” (1991) and “Romper Stomper” (1992), his debut in American cinemas began opposite Denzel Washington in Brett Leonard’s sci-fi flick “Virtuosity” (1995) as the virtual reality entity turned serial killer android SID.

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Jared Leto’s most shocking role transformations: ‘Morbius’ and more

green-haired, tattooed maniac? A balding fashion scion? A gaunt, gangrenous heroin addict? (Unless you’re a Thirty Seconds to Mars fan, in which case maybe you picture lead singer Leto berating a crowd member.) Even among the ranks of beautiful movie stars who enjoy working incognito — think Charlize Theron in “Monster,” Christian Bale in “The Machinist” and “Vice,” Colin Farrell in “The Batman” — the 50-year-old Leto is in a class by himself in the lengths he’ll go to for his extreme on-screen makeovers. In his latest film, Marvel’s “Morbius,” Leto throws himself into the part of Dr. Michael Morbius, a biochemist who inadvertently makes himself into a vampire when a life-saving experiment goes wrong.

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CAA's Pre-Oscars Party 2022: Anya Taylor-Joy Makes Rare Appearance with Her Boyfriend, Plus Lots More Celebs in Attendance!

CAA’s annual pre-Oscars party is back and lots of celebs stepped out to celebrate!

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CAA Signs ‘Noah Land’ Director Cenk Erturk (EXCLUSIVE)

Manori Ravindran International EditorTurkish writer-director Cenk Ertürk has signed with CAA for representation in all areas.The Istanbul-based Ertürk made his debut with “Noah Land,” which he developed as a Cannes Cinéfondation resident in 2016, and ultimately premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2019, where it won awards for best screenplay and best actor in the international category. The wins were a first for a Turkish project at the New York festival.The film follows an ailing father and son who travel to a village where the former grew up in order to carry out his dying wish to be buried under a particular tree.

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SXSW Film Review: Winona Ryder In ‘The Cow’

The Cow is a film about a mystery that comes with many mysteries of its own, chief among them being the question of why Winona Ryder’s career is so shaped by her past. Stranger Things may have brought her back to the public eye, but it seemed to claim her as an ’80s icon when Ryder only had a walk-on part in that decade’s final reel. Her role in Darren Aronofsky’s 2010 ballet psychodrama Black Swan likewise came with a sting in the casting, pitting Ryder as the outgoing grand dame against Natalie Portman as an ingenue snapping at her heels. And here again, much mention is made of her age when Sandra Bullock—seven years her senior—could lead a bigger movie without a peep.

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Jennifer Lawrence Gives Birth, Welcomes 1st Child With Husband Cooke Maroney: Report

Jennifer Lawrence’s little one! The actress and her husband, Cooke Maroney, have welcomed their first child, according to reports.

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Jennifer Lawrence and Cooke Maroney: A Complete Relationship Timeline

June 5, 2018: News breaks that Jennifer Lawrence and Cooke Maroney are dating and have been for a bit. Page Six's source that the pair met through a mutual friend, adding, "The relationship has been going on a few weeks. But they have been very private and careful not to be seen together.” Lawrence's previous relationship, with director Darren Aronofsky, ended in November 2017.February 5, 2019: After Lawrence is seen wearing a big diamond ring, a representative her engagement.March 22, 2019: Partiers at Pieces, a gay bar in Greenwich Village, post pictures and videos of Lawrence and Adele (and some thrilled drag queens) having tipsy fun on stage.

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‘Umma’ Trailer: Sandra Oh Stars In A Sam Raimi-Produced Horror About A Mother’s Undying Love

Mothers and motherhood have a rich history in cinema within the horror genre. Think “Psycho,” “Rosemary’s Baby,” “Carrie,” “Mommie Dearest,” or even more modern versions like Darren Aronofsky’s “mother!” and Bong Joon-Ho’s “Mother.” There have always been international versions of this story too.

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Cooke Maroney: 5 Things To Know About Jennifer Lawrence’s Husband Amid Their Baby News

Cooke Maroney, 37, and actress Jennifer Lawrence, 31, have welcomed their first baby together, and we couldn’t be more thrilled for them. So who exactly is Cooke Maroney? Well, unlike his wife’s high-profile IMDb page, Cooke is much more low-key…to most of the public. He’s not a director like JLaw’s most ex (Mother! director Darren Aronofsky), or an actor/musician like the other exes (The Favourite star Nicholas Hoult and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin). Still, Cooke has his own impressive street credibility.

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Jovan Marjanović Replaces Mirsad Purivatra as Sarajevo Film Festival Chief

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorMirsad Purivatra has stepped down as Sarajevo Film Festival director after a 27-year run, and has been replaced by Jovan Marjanović, who was previously in charge of the festival’s industry department and the festival co-director.Purivatra, the founder of the festival, will assume the role of president of the Obala Art Centar Association, the umbrella organization behind the festival.“I am proud of everything we have accomplished over the last 27 years. We started from nothing, when our city was under siege, and today we are a globally renowned institution attended by filmmakers and film industry professionals from the region and the whole world,” Purivatra said.“We have faced many challenges on this journey.

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‘Ascension’ Producer XTR Hires Former Spotify & Vice Exec Abazar Khayami As Head Of Studio

EXCLUSIVE: XTR, the non-fiction studio behind projects such as Darren Aronofsky co-produced doc The Territory and Apple’s They Call Me Magic, is bolstering its C-suite.