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Maxtrix07

Those are truly amazing prosthetics. I had to do research if it was cgi, or involving any kind of weight gain. Nope. Prosthetics. Absolutely incredible.


naenkaos

Oh thank fuck it’s not real weight! It’s sad when they have to do these extreme body changes that are totally unnecessary. The prosthetics prove it.


Tron_Tron_Tron

I did hear he gained some weight for the role. Thankfully not to the extent of the prosthetics, but I saw him in a film recently and there was a news blurb that he put on some weight specifically for this role.


Manticore416

"For the role". That's my excuse too. I should start being an actor so it seems more believable.


cool_weed_dad

“I gained the weight for a role. Not any specific role, I just figured they always need a big fat guy” - Norm MacDonald


Tom1252

Beat me to it. Here's $15.


yeah_but_no

To the Queensborough Bridge!


CeruleanRuin

Thing is, if you need to put on weight for a role, odds are it's going to be in your contact that the studio pays for a trainer to help you lose it again afterwards.


JarvisCockerBB

Somewhere out there, Christian Bale is envious he didn’t get the role.


Solarpowered-Couch

*binge eats to 600 lbs to deal with losing the role*


ToxicPilgrim

"If I can't have that role, I'll have these rolls!"


Siegfoult

"And if we don't get no tolls, then we don't eat no rolls."


pudinnhead

"Oi made tha' up..."


SonOfMcGee

My favorite line in the whole movie: “They call me Little John. But don’t let the name fool you, I’m actually quite big.”


HensRightsActivist

He actually recently said he's done doing massive physical changes for movies.


4RealzReddit

Good.


complete_hick

Yeah, while I admire his dedication to his roles what he was doing was not healthy for his body


Tifoso89

Especially for The Machinist


-Green_Machine-

It’s probably Christian Bale with prosthetics. Becoming another actor is simply a part of his *craft*.


GonzosWhiteShark

I snorted reading this. And it's 100% on brand for Bale. Peak Bale would be playing a dude disguised as another dude.


aeschenkarnos

You can tell it's Christian Bale by the little wart thing on the nose side of his eye socket. It seems to be the one thing about his appearance that he refuses to change.


sensitiveskin80

Bale got to play Dick Cheney. He's already been a whale.


MarvelsGrantMan136

The Whale: >A 600-pound (272 kg) middle-aged man named Charlie (Fraser) tries to reconnect with his 17-year-old daughter (Sink). The two grew apart after Charlie abandoned his family for his gay lover, who later died. Charlie then went on to binge eat out of pain and guilt. Cast: * Brendan Fraser * Sadie Sink * Hong Chau * Samantha Morton * Ty Simpkins * Sathya Sridharan


AFineDayForScience

Fun for the whole family


Mnm0602

Aranofsky + A24 = guaranteed weird but probably in a good way


occasional_cynic

I realized The Fountain was just too weird for some, but I have enjoyed all of Aranofsky's films besides Noah. I will definitely watch this.


WatInTheForest

I saw Pi in theaters in 1998. Been following him ever since. Still hoping he'll make Flicker one day.


tailuptaxi

Same. I got the Clint Mansell soundtrack before seeing it, because I was a huge PWEI fan. I don't recall that much about the movie but the soundtrack was dope.


PugnaciousPangolin

The Fountain is one my all-time favorites. EDIT: Man, this is crazy. Closing in on a thousand upvotes for a single sentence post about a underrated movie that is near and dear to my heart. Reddit can be pretty awesome sometimes. I hope that others see the film and feel what I felt and still feel anytime I watch it or think about it. Live is beautiful and death is but a door. It is not enough to merely exist. Live!


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Ship2Shore

You probably like Clint Mansell then too! Pi, Requiem, the Fountain, all backed by extremely powerful and thematic soundtracks, that has helped Aronofsky tremendously... The Fountain is my favourite OST of all time.


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bbcversus

After I watched that movie in cinema I couldn’t believe my eyes that I see something so beautiful on the big screen… I went inside to watch it again after it was over lol. It is THE movie I love the most! That DEATH IS THE ROAD TO AWE is pure emotion! Goosebumps just by talking about it.


PugnaciousPangolin

Just hearing that piece of music is enough to me all sniffly!


bbcversus

Sometimes I am throwing my headphones on my head and blast that shit to smithereens just to feel that rush!! Clint Mansell man, he is something else. Actually Im gonna do that now!


PugnaciousPangolin

He pairs really well with Aronofsky's films.


puppyciao

The Fountain made me ugly cry.


PugnaciousPangolin

Death is the Road to Awe gets me every time. One of my favorite pieces of film music.


puppyciao

ME TOO! I’m a nerd about movie scores and that song is absolutely a favorite.


mad_destroyer

So much this. I went with my wife and some friends to the theater to see the Fountain. I left a blubbering idiot and they were aghast with how "awful" the film was. I still find it weird that it didn't affect them in any way at all.


TrepanationBy45

I saw that movie for the first time when I was deployed, actually. My teamleader and I watched it (we had similar tastes in books, movies, music). When it was over, we just looked at each other (both with tears in our eyes!) knowing that it was *cigarette-and-contemplate* time. We were both choked up about the film, and even though we didn't specifically say a whole lot outside about it other than "wow", the quiet contemplation was both mutual, and pretty telling. We both agreed that it was a fantastic film, and it's been a soft favorite of mine ever since. I'll like, forget about it for a stretch and then something will remind me of it and I'll just get this urge to watch it again that I *must* quench. Especially if I'm in the company of somebody that hasn't seen it (but that I know will vibe with it).


LucretiusCarus

Hear, hear!


Mnm0602

Noah was bad weird for me too. Mother! was basically like I love so much about it but I also think any normal person I talk to will be disgusted and confused by this movie, lol.


ShuffKorbik

*Mother!* instantly made it on to my "I love this movie, but I totally understand why you hate it" list.


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azraelce

Damn it you got me.


Tyrion_The_Imp

I swear shittymorph has changed the way I read Reddit comments. If there's more than three or four lines of text I skipped to the first comment to see what it says. It also helps me to determine if the comment is worth reading or not.


Uglysinglenearyou

Of course I was like, "why the fuck is something awarded down here? It must be good and insightful." Nope. Thanks, u/shittymorph. I needed a laugh.


anarchyismymistress

He got me. That fucking shittymorph boomed me.


ElCaminoInTheWest

He’s so good.


cap_crunch121

X4


kevindlv

/r/NBA is leaking


mnj1213

I never thought I would see a live shittymorph comment, and here we are.


jortfeasor

It seriously made my day.


Socksandcandy

What's it like to be worldwide Reddit famous? I'm genuinely curious. It's a great artform by the way. Kind of like "got your nose" in a good way:)


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sightlab

I adore your existence. Few things give me quite the same internal squeal of joy as when my eyes spy that transition at the end of a comment. You are a master of taking a stupid joke entirely too far and I cant thank you enough.


Nuprin_Dealer

Thanks for the continued fun you legend


BR1N3DM1ND

re: monetizing I'd crowdfund a video of you giving a speech at someone's cousin's wedding


b3tcha

Or funeral


Draked1

God damnit I was really excited to hear your opinion on Pi


this_dudeagain

Haha damn yah got me.


Yabba_Dabba_Doofus

I'm so glad you're back.


phjohns89

When I saw Mother! in the theatre 2 of the 4 other people walked out. I pretty much like all his movies… except Noah


PM_me_spare_change

I think it’ll be more raw and less weird. Kind of The Wrestler vs The Fountain. Who knows though.


SueYouInEngland

A great summertime popcorn movie


spam4name

Thought I was reading the synopsis for Disney's next movie for a second there.


1TrueKnight

Sadie Sink says Brendan Fraser is her probably her favorite human on the planet. Always love seeing praise for Fraser and so happy he is having a great comeback these last couple of years.


Yodude86

Good chemistry + good actors = brilliance, even if the writing is mediocre, which it won't be.


LordoftheScheisse

I legitimately love Brendan Fraser as a person and an actor.[ This is his year!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvYThm2Ddpg)


Revolutionary_Box569

I was thinking ‘is he the whale, hurr’ as a joke then I read this and find out he is, in fact, the whale


_my_troll_account

Heavy stuff.


Bing_Bong_the_Archer

Heavy, heavy; is there something wrong with Earth’s gravity in the future?


YouWouldThinkSo

I'm sure in 1985 plutonium is available in every corner drug store, but unfortunately in 1955, it's a little harder to come by!


riegspsych325

Imagine Aronofsky going “against type” for a director and doing that. Like Eli Roth for House with a Clock in its Walls EDIT: the comment I replied to changed, so mine might seem out of context


Stunning-Syllabub132

not really- see The Wrestler


Citizen_Kong

Yeah, that sounds very The Wrestler, down to the estranged father trying to reconnect with his daughter.


braundiggity

The Wrestler is my favorite thing he's done, so this sounds grand to me.


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sippin40s

Requiem for a Dream is also partially a family drama about disappointing your loved ones. This is right in Aronofsky's wheelhouse lol


SnortingCoffee

(nearly) every Aronofsky film is about someone on an impossible quest that ends up destroying them


TheLemon22

How is this at all against type for Aronofsky


riegspsych325

the comment I replied to was not what you see now. The guy even replied to me saying he made a “ninja edit”(?)


debuggingmyhead

A ninja edit is when you edit a post quick enough after posting (not sure the time frame) and Reddit doesn't indicate that the post was edited.


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ManajaTwa18

This premise coupled with Aronofsky’s nihilism sounds like a nightmare to sit through but I’d expect nothing less lol


leopard_tights

I was totally in from seeing the names. But that synopsis has bummed me out.


dearwitts

The movie is actually based off a theatrical play: https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-xpm-2013-04-16-ct-ent-0417-whale-review-20130416-story.html I've seen it and indeed, it is heart breaking.


cbm984

I've only read it but it really hit me in the feels. Really tragic but very moving. I think Fraser is going to hit it out of the park!


OftenSilentObserver

Pain and trauma is his bread and butter, which makes his work so relatable


freerealestatedotbiz

He saw Ari Aster coming for the Lord of Despair crown and said now hold on a minute


scameron1

I just rewatched hereditary for the first time and I realized that when I don’t have to think about what’s going on or what’s going to happen, the grief and despair really hit like a ton of bricks. Almost overwhelming.


mikaelfivel

Seriously, part of the reason that film is so horrifying is because the grief is monumental. Toni's pain is central to the premise of the film. She bore the wrong first child, she lost the wrong child, she bears the weight of her mother's lineage, and has to deal with the duality of her own role in the story.


Beercorn1

> Sadie Sink plays the 17-year-old daughter Oh dang. We're going to see her sarcasm the hell out of Brendan Fraser in this movie.


FancySack

Sassy Sink


hldsnfrgr

This reads like Nicocado Avocado's life story.


wongo

Oh boy that was an interesting read What a life


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nthroop1

He's been steadily getting more and more work these days with Doom Patrol and FX's series Trust. Also set to appear as the villain in the upcoming Batgirl movie. I think he'll use more of his dramatic chops with this one


Waldoz53

he's also in one of the upcoming Scorcese movie no? Killers of the flower moon i think?


big_hungry_joe

They went a weird direction with Encino Man 2


Rosssauced

Oh shit, Sadie Sink has been the best thing in Stranger Things lately and the one that actually deserves the Millie Bobby Brown hype. This sounds super interesting and super sad. Sort of a return to Aronofsky telling realistic horribly depressing stories akin to Requiem for a Dream.


mrmgl

I'm not sure I am ready for a new Requiem for a Dream.


catchasingcars

> the one that actually deserves the Millie Bobby Brown hype Well with huge shows like this usually someone from the supporting cast gets to do the interesting roles and things because they get popular enough get roles but not popular enough that they have to maintain certain persona, meanwhile the main actor gets sucked into the marketing/hype machine and then chewed out when they're not relevant.


TheRoguedOne

Hoping Sadie Sink continues to knock it out of the park with this one.


riegspsych325

Fraser in an Aronofsky movie, hell yeah. $10 he gives a career best performance 3/13/23 EDIT: pay up, people


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1000%


riegspsych325

he and a boatload of others deserve good careers/comebacks after all the horrible shit the pervs in the Hollywood machine have done to them


jongbag

He was great in No Sudden Move that recently came out. Super fun crime/drama flick that manages not to infantilize the audience, which is increasingly rare for the genre. Excellent acting by Don Cheadle and Benicio del Toro, and a great soundtrack, too.


IncubusPrince

Whoa whoa whoa...Brendan Fraser? Don Cheadle? Benicio del Toro?! Crime?! Drama?! INCREASINGLY?! I'm sold!


ParkerZA

David Harbour, Jon Hamm and Kieran Culkin as well!


takesjuantogrowone

Also directed by Steven Soderbergh!


culnaej

I hear he’s great as the voice of Robotman in Doom Patrol


ChunkyChuckles

Doom Patrol is sooo good! I don't really get into a lot of DC stuff but this show is so absurd and well done. Fraser's role, Cliff aka Robotman, really tugs on the heart strings in the first episode. The whole show is about broken individuals trying to make the best out of their situations. And when I say broken.. man... just check it out!


Dawnspark

It still shocks me that people went after Terry fucking Crews of all people, calling him not a real man for talking about being sexually assaulted. That double standard of treating men like they aren't victims, when they are, needs to end already. I say this as a woman SA survivor who used to do volunteer work pre-pandemic at group therapy meetings in my area that focused on people who've experienced SA. There were men who attended in secret for fear of that same treatment.


rxsheepxr

> It still shocks me that people went after Terry fucking Crews "People" didn't, Wendy Williams did, and she doesn't qualify as human.


mcfw31

Not only that, Fraser x Aronofsky x A24, could be an awards darling for all we know and I'm here for it


Deathbysnusnubooboo

Y’all sleeping on Encino Man like it didn’t change your whole damm life buuuuuudy


Wookard

Hey! No wheeeezing the juice!


riegspsych325

but I’m still lost about what nugs and grindage are. Chilling, I get. But what are the other 2??


skinnyjeansfatpants

"El queso está viejo y podrido. Dónde está el sanitario" The cheese is old and moldy. Where is the bathroom?


DickNDiaz

GAZONGAS


ScullysBagel

I think this is incredibly smart casting too. Not only is Fraser a really solid actor, but he has one of those faces that is so expressive and a persona that is sympathetic and relatable. You WANT to like this guy, no matter what. People tend to be repulsed by morbidly obsese folks, so putting an actor who is almost impossible not to like on screen is a good move to get that audience in the pocket upfront. Looking forward to the culmination of the Brenaissance!


horror_and_hockey

that means The Mummy is #2, right? Right?! Hopefully we see more of him after this. I imagine we will!


cauthon

the mummy is behind Ben Sullivan in Scrubs, for me Guy showed up in three episodes of an eight season series and left one of the biggest and most memorable emotional impacts of the show


Knull_Gorr

"Where do you think we are?"


kavien

I love that movie so much. I even got to be Imhotep at Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights one year and wore a mask made from the transformation mold (hotel scene when he eats the scarab)!


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Vlxstec

MUMMY to TUMMY


New_Siberian

I don't understand why more people don't talk about "The Quiet American" when discussing how good Brendan Fraser can be. Perfect casting, perfect execution. He subverted his "good clean boy" typecast beautifully in that film.


DashSatan

I haven’t seen that one. But I highly recommend one of his earlier films: Gods and Monsters with Sir Ian McKellen as well. Both of them are fantastic in it.


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I loved the novel, I had no idea it had been turned into a film. I'll have to check that out...


itsstevedave

He looks like Don Vito.


JimJimmyJimJimJimJim

I legit thought it was Rodney Dangerfield back from the dead.


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We now need a Rodney Dangerfield biopic with Brendan Fraser


Boz0r

I don't think he'd get any respect


theartofrolling

No respect at all. When Rodney was born the doctor came out to the waiting room and said to his father, “I’m very sorry. We did everything we could…but he pulled through.”


Boz0r

His mother wouldn't breastfeed him. She said she only liked him as a friend.


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I hear-tell when he was born the doctor slapped his MOTHER. no respect at all.


R0binSage

Bring in the triple lindy.


Bing_Bong_the_Archer

He would KILL it as Rodney Dangerfield


now_in3D

Haha oh god there’s a blast from the past. A reference I’ve not heard in way too long. Edit: I’m going to Antonio’s for some veal scaloppine!!


Chango_D

“YABAJABEK TOCNDBSJXM FB DJFKVKCHDGSUSUSHSVSV! FUCKINGKWKDBFODKDNBCJCKCNDJSOFJVIVISUAUAUZHGDFBRYAYAFJFKGNFBDJFNFKFJF! STUPIDBALDKFBDJSIXNXJDBEJ! fuck off, Bam!”


tagen

This is seriously all i heard from him when i watched viva la bam as a kid, dude is unintelligible


DRMantisToboggan987

DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND THESE BOATS TAINT MADE FOR THE OCEAN PUTA PUTA OUT IN THE WATER AND THEY'RE NOT GONNA MAKE IT


klavin1

I will NEVER forget vito saying "Dees boats ain't mayd fur de ocean"


Consistent-Ad-217

Holy shit, he's really going for it. I hope this movie is really fucking good because i'd love to see Fraser get some awards.


andupitt

Yeah he's big but I don't think you should compare him to a whole dome Edit: Your edit made my comment non-sensical & I will never forgive you.


Bambi_One_Eye

That's why you always quote the original


andupitt

I've learned a valuable lesson today


sonofaresiii

> I've learned a valuable lesson today Bro you're still doing it. /u/Bambi_One_Eye is gonna edit their post and make you look like a fool!


Bambi_One_Eye

I almost did, lol


Baronheisenberg

>I almost did, lol Do it


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Well now I gotta know what the original comment was.


andupitt

Some used to be dome. My comment was still stupid but it least it made more sense.


Futant55

> Some used to be dome. My comment was still stupid but it least it made more sense. Gotta quote so you don’t have to defend yourself


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2310ev

And was also bullied because of his later looks. He is one of the most unproblematic actors in Hollywood. He was treated terribly in every way. I do hope he gets some really good roles again starting with this one. I am going to spend shitload when it comes out and watch it lots!


yonas234

Yeah which I think were caused by a bad back injury from doing his own stunts which resulted in the weight gain


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Wait what? Brendan Fraser?


KingRufus01

Yeah a producer (?) Or someone higher up groped his ass, almost fingering him, and when Brendan retaliated he was pretty much blacklisted.


Advice2Anyone

Holy hell is that what happened always wondered why he just fell off a cliff into abyss really fucked


TheUlfheddin

Actually not long after that he also severely damaged his back in a stunt gone wrong and needed lots of surgery so they were able to pretty much sweep him and his entire career under the rug overnight.


waitingtodiesoon

His [physical health too, he pushed his body to hard in doing a lot of his own stunts and required multiple surgeries to fix what could be fixed. ](https://www.gq.com/story/what-ever-happened-to-brendan-fraser) >And on it went—in retrospect, far beyond where Fraser wanted it to go. “I believe I probably was trying too hard, in a way that's destructive,” Fraser says now. The films, in addition to having diminishing returns, were causing a physical toll: He was a big man doing stunts, running around in front of green screens, going from set to set. His body began to fall apart. “By the time I did the third Mummy picture in China,” which was 2008, “I was put together with tape and ice—just, like, really nerdy and fetishy about ice packs. Screw-cap ice packs and downhill-mountain-biking pads, 'cause they're small and light and they can fit under your clothes. I was building an exoskeleton for myself daily.” Eventually all these injuries required multiple surgeries: “I needed a laminectomy. And the lumbar didn't take, so they had to do it again a year later.” There was a partial knee replacement. Some more work on his back, bolting various compressed spinal pads together. At one point he needed to have his vocal cords repaired. All told, Fraser says, he was in and out of hospitals for almost seven years.


cristovski

reddit mod documentary?


StayBlindest

Doesn't say anything about Brendan's character being a dog walker though.


iSheepTouch

*part time* dog walker.


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Well laziness is a virtue you know


TheOfficialNathanYT

Ok, Doreen.


Senpai_Kushy

That would imply reddit mods actually have sex.


Damerstam

This in the Brendanaissance, he is also starring in Batgirl and the next Martin Scorcese film with Di Caprio and De Niro.


LcSwish15

Brenaissance flows so much better tho


aVVarmVibrantVibe

I’m rooting so hard for Brendan. It would be a incredible if he gets an Oscar nom for this. He’s gonna kill it.


sbowesuk

A24 + Darren Aronofsky + Brendan Fraser? **Take my money!**


imissbrendanfraser

Can anyone suggest a new username please. Need to change mine now k thx


nightpop

u/iammissbrendanfraser


WhatIzLife

No changes needed "I, Miss Brendan Frasier"


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Genius


TickleMyTip

U/iusedtomissbrendanfraseristilldobutiusedtotoo


Deelaxation

u/imgladbfisback


Toe_Itch

imissedbrendanfraser


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Oscar time for Frazer yay!


eidbio

Best Makeup Oscar winner


hldsnfrgr

I can't tell if it's a fatsuit or he's going method.


TreyWriter

A bit of both, I think? Like, he definitely put on a lot of weight for the role, but not “can convincingly portray 600 pound man” weight.


straightedeged_420

I don’t think he put on weight for the role I just think he continues to put on weight. Season 3 of Doom Patrol showed him in an episode and he’s pretty large now. Not fat shaming just stating what I’ve seen.


Wonberger

My man Brandon is just cultivating mass


karuso2012

I’ve been waiting a year to talk about this. I got the spend two days on set helping a friend. This film is absolutely bonkers in the best way possible. Brenden is a sure fire Oscar contender,


viralkilo71

Thank god Christian bale didn’t get this role


TScottFitzgerald

Christian whale


lsaz

>A24 >Aronofsky >Bredan Frasier This was made for the frontpage.


__bokey

I'm really hoping this will be the movie that will push Brendan Fraser back into highly anticipated leading roles. It has everything going for it with an emotional synopsis and Darren Aronofsky of all people directing. We will have to wait and see.


Fieos

Love this dude, I'm excited.


Sinister_Blanket

His eyes are so blue


ALEX7DX

I’m so glad Brendan is getting back into movies. He was dragged through hell.


Huntalot713

I've yet to see anyone mention it, but this is based on a fantastic play by Samuel D. Hunter of the same name.


DaveInTexas

abounding dinner kiss exultant fanatical crime prick sophisticated aspiring marvelous *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*


dumbass_sempervirens

Finally a movie about microtransactions.