Brendan Fraser, 53, Cries As He Gets Standing Ovation For Role Playing 600 LB Man: Watch

Brendan Fraser, 53, looked precise appreciative for the enactment of his latest relation in The Whale astatine the Venice Film Festival this past weekend. The actor, who plays a 600-pound antheral named Charlie successful the upcoming flick, got affectional aft an aboriginal screening of the movie received a 6-minute lasting ovation from the audience. He sat successful his spot arsenic the applause erupted earlier being encouraged to basal up among the different actors successful the film.

Brendan Fraser is backmost — and helium sobbed during the #Venezia79 six-minute lasting ovation for #TheWhale. pic.twitter.com/y4l10ZFWQa

— Ramin Setoodeh (@RaminSetoodeh) September 4, 2022

Before the screening, Brendan was cheered connected during his accomplishment connected the reddish carpet of the festival arsenic helium donned a achromatic suit and tie. He posed for photographers with a grin and fans took to societal media to explicit their joyousness implicit seeing his appearance. “Brendan Fraser is backmost and amended than ever!” galore fans likewise wrote connected Twitter and Instagram.

Brendan Fraser astatine the Venice Film Festival, (Anthony Harvey/Shutterstock)

Brendan’s caller relation successful The Whale, which is directed by Darren Aronofsky, is already receiving Oscars buzz. Some reviews accidental his show arsenic the morbidly obese antheral trying to reconnect with his estranged daughter, who is played by Stranger Things prima Sadie Sink, is worthy capable to snag an Academy Award, which isn’t excessively astonishing considering the endowment Brendan has brought to the large surface passim his career. The movie is based connected the 2012 play written by Samuel D. Hunter and from the reception astatine the Venice Film Festival, it’s definite to beryllium a deed erstwhile it hits theaters successful Dec.

Before Brendan wowed in The Whale, helium talked astir making the film, successful a 2021 interrogation with Unilad. “It’s gonna beryllium similar thing you haven’t seen before,” he, told the outlet. “The wardrobe and costume was extensive, seamless, cumbersome. This is surely acold removed from thing I’ve ever done but not to beryllium coy … I bash cognize it’s going to marque a lasting impression.”

The Whale is Brendan’s archetypal movie since 2013’s Breakout. Despite taking a interruption from the large screen, helium seems to not person mislaid a beat. Before his latest release, helium was champion known for being a main prima of The Mummy film series.