Brendan Fraserdives deep in the newest trailer forThe Whale.
“I need to know that I have done one thing right with my life!” Charlie yells through tears near the end of the trailer, as he appears to be connected to supplemental oxygen support.
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Brendan Fraser inThe Whale(2022).A24/YouTube
On Sunday,Entertainment Weeklyreported thatThe Whalehad the best limited opening of any movie in 2022 after it debuted in Los Angeles and New York City over the weekend.
Itsold out screenings at all six movie theaters it played inover the weekend and grossed $360,000 total, according to the outlet.
The Whaleaveraged $60,000 in ticket sales for each screen it played on in that time period, which makes for Aronofsky’s best box-office opening since his 2010 filmBlack Swan, for which starNatalie Portmanwon anAcademy Awardfor Best Actress, according to EW, which cited production company A24 and Comscore.
Fraser received additional critical acclaim for his performance in the new movie Monday as he wasnominated for best actor in a dramaat the upcoming 2023Golden Globes, after having taken home an actor award at theToronto International Film Festival’s TIFF Tribute Awards in September.
Sadie Sink inThe Whale(2022).A24/YouTube
While Fraser appears to be an early favorite this awards season, some have expressed concern over his casting as an obese man and whether the film’s title is intended as an insult.
He also told EW in October that heunderstands some of the reaction toThe Whale, as “the history of portraying people suffering with obesity in cinema is not good — they are fundamentally objects of derision or jokes, or they’re completely one-dimensional.”
Hunter said he wants the film to be “an invitation” for viewers “to walk in this door and be with this guy,” explaining, “If you do take that invitation and go inside, I think you’ll find that this is thediametric opposite of the way obesity has traditionally been portrayedand dealt with in cinema.”
The Whale, playing in select theaters now, opens nationwide Dec. 21.
source: people.com
