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Brendan Fraser and partner Afton Smith were snapped Thursday on the red carpet at the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala, where the actor was honored for his performance in The Whale.Fraser, 54, walked the red carpet at the Palm Springs Convention Center in a dark blue coat over a white top with a bow tie with navy blue slacks and black shoes. He sported a close cropped hairdo and wore black-rimmed eyeglasses.Smith, 55, donned a shoulderless black dress with navy blue embellishments with a layer of tulle, and strapless black sandal heels.

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‘The Whale’s Brendan Fraser Set For Palm Springs Fest’s Spotlight Award

Brendan Fraser will receive the Spotlight Award, Actor at the Palm Springs Film Festival’s awards ceremony, taking place in person at the Palm Springs Convention Center on January 5. The award comes in recognition of the actor’s performance in the critically acclaimed A24 drama The Whale from filmmaker Darren Aronofsky.

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‘The Whale’ Set To Make A Splash In Choppy Arthouse Market – Specialty Preview

From its triumphant world premiere (with seven-minute standing ovation) at the Venice Film Festival, A24 opens Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale in theaters this weekend amid a whirl of Oscar buzz around star Brendan Fraser. The former action star carries the psychological drama as Charlie, a reclusive and severely obese English teacher trying to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter.

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Brendan Fraser breaks down in tears as audience give his movie The Whale standing ovation

BRENDAN Fraser broke down in tears after the London Film Festival audience gave his movie The Whale a standing ovation last night. The actor, 53 - who plays Charlie in the psychological drama film - got very emotional as he embraced the cheers from viewers on stage after the movie had finished. Brendan received a five minute ovation for the film after it was screened at the Royal Festival Hall in the Southbank Centre on Tuesday night.

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Brendan Fraser gives emotional speech as he wins award for ‘The Whale’

The Whale at Toronto’s International Film Festival.The actor, best known for his role in The Mummy franchise, received a standing ovation at the festival’s tribute gala on Sunday (September 11), where he was presented with an award by The Whale director Darren Aronofsky.In his speech, Fraser said: “This is new for me. Normally I’m the guy at the podium who hands these things out.

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Brendan Fraser Reacts to ‘The Whale’ Oscar Buzz and ‘Disappointing’ ‘Batgirl’ Cancellation

Clayton Davis The love for Brendan Fraser continues to grow following his acclaimed turn in Darren Aronofsky’s “The Whale,” generating tons of Oscar buzz. “It’s the right actor, for the right part, at the right time,” Darren Aronofsky says in the Variety Studio presented by King’s Hawaiian at TIFF. While at the Toronto International Film Festival for the movie, Fraser, along with writer Samuel D. Hunter and his fellow cast members Sadie Sink and Ty Simpkins, spoke with Variety about taking on the difficult role of a 600-pound man, which required up to four hours of prosthetics and makeup. “It was designed specifically to obey laws of gravity and physics,” Fraser says. “It wasn’t built for just a silhouette or a one-note joke.”

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Brendan Fraser’s Comeback Surges: ‘The Whale’ Gets Five-Minute TIFF Ovation, Actor Fights Back Tears

Brendan Fraser fought back tears as “The Whale” received a passionate standing ovation at its Toronto International Film Festival premiere on Sunday. The crowd stood for roughly five minutes until festival organizers quieted the applause to begin a question and answer session with Fraser, director Darren Aronofsky, writer Samuel D. Hunter and cast members Sadie Sink and Ty Simpkins. The reception was one of the strongest yet at this year’s festival, a gathering that has already included the premieres of Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans” and “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.” TIFF was set to be a big festival for Fraser even before “The Whale” screened to huge acclaim. The actor is receiving the TIFF Tribute Award for Performance at the 2022 festival, with TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey saying, “Brendan Fraser gives a performance of staggering depth, power, and nuance in ‘The Whale.’ This former Torontonian has been an action star, a screen comic, and a romantic lead. We’re thrilled to welcome him home as the actor behind one of the finest performances of the year.”

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Brendan Fraser & Sadie Sink Share A Hug at 'The Whale' Premiere in Toronto

Brendan Fraser gets a hug from Sadie Sink at the premiere of The Whale during the 2022 Toronto Film Festival held at Royal Alexandra Theatre on Sunday (September 11) in Toronto, Canada.

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Tilda Swinton, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Darren Aronofsky Attend Variety & Chanel’s Female Filmmakers’ Dinner

Manori Ravindran International Editor The stars descended on Soho House in downtown Toronto on Saturday for Variety and Chanel’s Female Filmmakers’ Dinner during the Toronto International Film Festival. Guests in attendance included Tilda Swinton, star of Joanna Hogg’s “The Eternal Daughter”; Gina Prince-Bythewood, director of “The Woman King”; Darren Aronofsky, director of “The Whale”; and Anna Kendrick, who’s in Toronto shopping her new AGC Studios project “The Dating Game” to market buyers. Stars mingled on a packed rooftop before convening in the club’s private dining room, which gathered around 100 of the festival’s bright lights in filmmaking. They dined on a bespoke Soho House menu of beef tartare with black truffle, black cod and bok choy, and wagyu rib cap with porcini purée.

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Brendan Fraser smiles at JFK Airport... after tearing up during The Whale premiere in Venice

Nineties heartthrob-turned-Oscar frontrunner Brendan Fraser was grinning from ear to ear as he landed at JFK Airport in New York City on Monday.The 53-year-old SAG Award winner was dressed comfortably in head-to-toe black attire for his trans-Atlantic flight from Italy.Brendan is still beaming over his Hollywood comeback after the fanfare from the world premiere of The Whale - in which he plays Charlie, a gay 600lb English teacher, wanting to reconnect with his daughter. Comeback kid: Nineties heartthrob-turned-Oscar frontrunner Brendan Fraser was grinning from ear to ear as he landed at JFK Airport in New York City on Monday Fraser got tear-eyed upon receiving a six-minute standing ovation for his performance during the 79th Venice International Film Festival on Sunday.Darren Aronofsky's critically-acclaimed psychological drama, based on Samuel D.

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Darren Aronofsky’s ‘The Whale’, Star Brendan Fraser Enthusiastically Embraced With Extended Ovation At World Premiere – Venice

In a triumphant world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale received a seven-minute standing ovation inside the Sala Grande this evening. Star Brendan Fraser was visibly moved as he was embraced by his director while extended applause rang throughout the auditorium.

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Brendan Fraser Sheds Tears During ‘The Whale”s 6-Minute Standing Ovation At Venice Film Festival

Brendan Fraser’s return to Hollywood at the 79th Venice Film Festival was met with many tears.

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Brendan Fraser Breaks Down in Tears as ‘The Whale’ Gets Huge 6-Minute Standing Ovation in Venice

The Whale” at the Venice Film Festival is any indication, Brendan Fraser’s return to Hollywood will be met with plenty of cheers — and even more tears. When the credits rolled on the Darren Aronofsky drama, in which Fraser plays a 600-pound gay man confined to a wheelchair, the actor was overcome with emotion.Fraser sobbed throughout the six-minute standing ovation for the film, which will likely put him at the forefront of this year’s best actor Oscars race.Among those spotted inside the Sala Grande Theatre were Pheoebe Waller-Bridge, Nick Kroll and Hillary Clinton staffer Huma Abedin, who was seated a few rows behind Fraser and shed as many tears as he did. Many others inside the theater also broke out a handkerchief during the film’s heartbreaking final scenes.

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‘The Whale’ Review: Brendan Fraser And Sadie Sink Are A Heartbreaking Duo In Darren Aronofsky’s Best Film Since ‘The Wrestler’ [Venice]

Darren Aronofsky loves reclaiming the broken, the damaged, the forgotten. Take his magnum opus, 2008’s “The Wrestler,” the story of an aging WWE entertainer who gives it all for one more shot at glory.

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Venice Festival: ‘The Whale’ Star Brendan Fraser “Had To Learn To Move In Different Way For Obese Role”

Brendan Fraser says the role of dangerously obese teacher Charlie in the upcoming The Whale is “the biggest challenge” of his career.

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Brendan Fraser says ‘The Whale’ fat suit is not a “one-note joke”

The Whale star Brendan Fraser has discussed wearing a fat suit in the forthcoming film.The actor will be starring in Darren Aronofsky’s adaptation of the play of the same name, playing a reclusive online English teacher living with life-threatening obesity.“I learned quickly that it takes an incredibly strong person inside that body to be that person,” Fraser told Vanity Fair of learning more about the condition and working with the Obesity Action Coalition.He added: “That seemed fitting and poetic and practical to me, all at once.”First look at Sadie Sink in Darren Aronofsky’s THE WHALE pic.twitter.com/C78aHlIUlZ— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) August 31, 2022Addressing recent controversy over actors such as Sarah Paulson wearing fat suits to play other characters, the play’s writer Samuel D. Hunter says The Whale is “a call for empathy”.Fraser added of his research: “I looked at other body suits that had been used in comedies over the years, usually for a one-note joke.“Whether intended or not, the joke is, it defies gravity.

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Jennifer Lawrence, Daniel Craig, Viola Davis Among Stars Lined Up for Variety’s Toronto Interview Studio

Variety Staff Follow Us on Twitter Variety will return to the Toronto Film Festival this year with its annual interview studio, in partnership with King’s Hawaiian. Running from Sept. 9 to Sept. 12, the Variety Studio presented by King’s Hawaiian will include interviews with cast members and directors from the top movies premiering at the Toronto Film Festival. Talent includes Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton (“The Son”); Mark Mylod, Ralph Fiennes and Anya Taylor-Joy (“The Menu”); Gina Prince-Bythewood, Viola Davis, John Boyega, Lashana Lynch, Thuso Mbedu, Sheila Atim and Cathy Schulman (“The Woman King”); Rian Johnson, Daniel Craig, Janelle Monáe, Kate Hudson, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr. and Madelyn Cline (“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”); Darren Aronofsky, Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Hong Chau, Ty Simpkins and Sam Hunter (“The Whale”); Peter Farrelly, Zac Efron and Ruby Serkis (“The Greatest Beer Run Ever”); Tyler Perry, Solea Pfeiffer and Joshua Boone (“A Jazzman’s Blues”); and Lila Neugebauer, Jennifer Lawrence and Justine Polsky (“Causeway”). Talent and creators from the following projects will also participate in the studio: “Inspection,” “The Fabelmans,” “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story,” “Bros,” “On the Come Up,” “The Good Nurse,” “The Eternal Daughter,” “Sanctuary,” “Empire of Light,” “Devotion” and “Catherine Called Birdy.”

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Brendan Fraser to Receive Toronto Tribute Award for Performance – Film News in Brief

Brendan Fraser will receive the TIFF Tribute Award for Performance for his role in A24’s upcoming film “The Whale.”TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey announced the news. “Brendan Fraser gives a performance of staggering depth, power and nuance in ‘The Whale,’” Bailey said. “This former Torontonian has been an action star, a screen comic and a romantic lead.

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‘The Whale’s Brendan Fraser Set For 2022 TIFF Tribute Award For Performance

Brendan Fraser will be honored with a TIFF Tribute Award for Performance at the 2022 Toronto Film Festival’s eponymous gala fundraiser, which is set for an in-person return at Fairmont Royal York Hotel on Sunday, September 11. The award comes in recognition of Fraser’s work on Darren Aronofsky’s anticipated drama The Whale, which makes its North American premiere in Toronto after bowing in Venice.

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‘Insidious 5’: Peter Dager, Sinclair Daniel and Hiam Abbass Newest Additions To Cast For Next Installment

EXCLUSIVE: Screen Gems and Stage 6 Films are set to start production on Insidious 5, the latest installment in the hit horror series with Sinclair Daniel, Peter Dager, and Hiam Abbass joining returning cast members that include Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne and Ty Simpkins. Wilson will direct the film, marking his directorial debut.

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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.