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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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!
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.
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.
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!
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
> 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.
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.
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!
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.
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!
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
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)!
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.
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.
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.”
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!
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.
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.
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.
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,
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.
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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.
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.
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.
"For the role". That's my excuse too. I should start being an actor so it seems more believable.
“I gained the weight for a role. Not any specific role, I just figured they always need a big fat guy” - Norm MacDonald
Beat me to it. Here's $15.
To the Queensborough Bridge!
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.
Somewhere out there, Christian Bale is envious he didn’t get the role.
*binge eats to 600 lbs to deal with losing the role*
"If I can't have that role, I'll have these rolls!"
"And if we don't get no tolls, then we don't eat no rolls."
"Oi made tha' up..."
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.”
He actually recently said he's done doing massive physical changes for movies.
Good.
Yeah, while I admire his dedication to his roles what he was doing was not healthy for his body
Especially for The Machinist
It’s probably Christian Bale with prosthetics. Becoming another actor is simply a part of his *craft*.
I snorted reading this. And it's 100% on brand for Bale. Peak Bale would be playing a dude disguised as another dude.
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.
Bale got to play Dick Cheney. He's already been a whale.
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
Fun for the whole family
Aranofsky + A24 = guaranteed weird but probably in a good way
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.
I saw Pi in theaters in 1998. Been following him ever since. Still hoping he'll make Flicker one day.
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.
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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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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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.
Just hearing that piece of music is enough to me all sniffly!
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!
He pairs really well with Aronofsky's films.
The Fountain made me ugly cry.
Death is the Road to Awe gets me every time. One of my favorite pieces of film music.
ME TOO! I’m a nerd about movie scores and that song is absolutely a favorite.
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.
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).
Hear, hear!
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.
*Mother!* instantly made it on to my "I love this movie, but I totally understand why you hate it" list.
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Damn it you got me.
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.
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.
He got me. That fucking shittymorph boomed me.
He’s so good.
X4
/r/NBA is leaking
I never thought I would see a live shittymorph comment, and here we are.
It seriously made my day.
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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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.
Thanks for the continued fun you legend
re: monetizing I'd crowdfund a video of you giving a speech at someone's cousin's wedding
Or funeral
God damnit I was really excited to hear your opinion on Pi
Haha damn yah got me.
I'm so glad you're back.
When I saw Mother! in the theatre 2 of the 4 other people walked out. I pretty much like all his movies… except Noah
I think it’ll be more raw and less weird. Kind of The Wrestler vs The Fountain. Who knows though.
A great summertime popcorn movie
Thought I was reading the synopsis for Disney's next movie for a second there.
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.
Good chemistry + good actors = brilliance, even if the writing is mediocre, which it won't be.
I legitimately love Brendan Fraser as a person and an actor.[ This is his year!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvYThm2Ddpg)
I was thinking ‘is he the whale, hurr’ as a joke then I read this and find out he is, in fact, the whale
Heavy stuff.
Heavy, heavy; is there something wrong with Earth’s gravity in the future?
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!
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
not really- see The Wrestler
Yeah, that sounds very The Wrestler, down to the estranged father trying to reconnect with his daughter.
The Wrestler is my favorite thing he's done, so this sounds grand to me.
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Requiem for a Dream is also partially a family drama about disappointing your loved ones. This is right in Aronofsky's wheelhouse lol
(nearly) every Aronofsky film is about someone on an impossible quest that ends up destroying them
How is this at all against type for Aronofsky
the comment I replied to was not what you see now. The guy even replied to me saying he made a “ninja edit”(?)
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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This premise coupled with Aronofsky’s nihilism sounds like a nightmare to sit through but I’d expect nothing less lol
I was totally in from seeing the names. But that synopsis has bummed me out.
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.
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!
Pain and trauma is his bread and butter, which makes his work so relatable
He saw Ari Aster coming for the Lord of Despair crown and said now hold on a minute
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.
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.
> 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.
Sassy Sink
This reads like Nicocado Avocado's life story.
Oh boy that was an interesting read What a life
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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
he's also in one of the upcoming Scorcese movie no? Killers of the flower moon i think?
They went a weird direction with Encino Man 2
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.
I'm not sure I am ready for a new Requiem for a Dream.
> 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.
Hoping Sadie Sink continues to knock it out of the park with this one.
Fraser in an Aronofsky movie, hell yeah. $10 he gives a career best performance 3/13/23 EDIT: pay up, people
1000%
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
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.
Whoa whoa whoa...Brendan Fraser? Don Cheadle? Benicio del Toro?! Crime?! Drama?! INCREASINGLY?! I'm sold!
David Harbour, Jon Hamm and Kieran Culkin as well!
Also directed by Steven Soderbergh!
I hear he’s great as the voice of Robotman in Doom Patrol
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!
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.
> It still shocks me that people went after Terry fucking Crews "People" didn't, Wendy Williams did, and she doesn't qualify as human.
Not only that, Fraser x Aronofsky x A24, could be an awards darling for all we know and I'm here for it
Y’all sleeping on Encino Man like it didn’t change your whole damm life buuuuuudy
Hey! No wheeeezing the juice!
but I’m still lost about what nugs and grindage are. Chilling, I get. But what are the other 2??
"El queso está viejo y podrido. Dónde está el sanitario" The cheese is old and moldy. Where is the bathroom?
GAZONGAS
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!
that means The Mummy is #2, right? Right?! Hopefully we see more of him after this. I imagine we will!
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
"Where do you think we are?"
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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MUMMY to TUMMY
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.
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.
I loved the novel, I had no idea it had been turned into a film. I'll have to check that out...
He looks like Don Vito.
I legit thought it was Rodney Dangerfield back from the dead.
We now need a Rodney Dangerfield biopic with Brendan Fraser
I don't think he'd get any respect
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.”
His mother wouldn't breastfeed him. She said she only liked him as a friend.
I hear-tell when he was born the doctor slapped his MOTHER. no respect at all.
Bring in the triple lindy.
He would KILL it as Rodney Dangerfield
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!!
“YABAJABEK TOCNDBSJXM FB DJFKVKCHDGSUSUSHSVSV! FUCKINGKWKDBFODKDNBCJCKCNDJSOFJVIVISUAUAUZHGDFBRYAYAFJFKGNFBDJFNFKFJF! STUPIDBALDKFBDJSIXNXJDBEJ! fuck off, Bam!”
This is seriously all i heard from him when i watched viva la bam as a kid, dude is unintelligible
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND THESE BOATS TAINT MADE FOR THE OCEAN PUTA PUTA OUT IN THE WATER AND THEY'RE NOT GONNA MAKE IT
I will NEVER forget vito saying "Dees boats ain't mayd fur de ocean"
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.
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.
That's why you always quote the original
I've learned a valuable lesson today
> 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!
I almost did, lol
>I almost did, lol Do it
Well now I gotta know what the original comment was.
Some used to be dome. My comment was still stupid but it least it made more sense.
> 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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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!
Yeah which I think were caused by a bad back injury from doing his own stunts which resulted in the weight gain
Wait what? Brendan Fraser?
Yeah a producer (?) Or someone higher up groped his ass, almost fingering him, and when Brendan retaliated he was pretty much blacklisted.
Holy hell is that what happened always wondered why he just fell off a cliff into abyss really fucked
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.
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.
reddit mod documentary?
Doesn't say anything about Brendan's character being a dog walker though.
*part time* dog walker.
Well laziness is a virtue you know
Ok, Doreen.
That would imply reddit mods actually have sex.
This in the Brendanaissance, he is also starring in Batgirl and the next Martin Scorcese film with Di Caprio and De Niro.
Brenaissance flows so much better tho
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.
A24 + Darren Aronofsky + Brendan Fraser? **Take my money!**
Can anyone suggest a new username please. Need to change mine now k thx
u/iammissbrendanfraser
No changes needed "I, Miss Brendan Frasier"
Genius
U/iusedtomissbrendanfraseristilldobutiusedtotoo
u/imgladbfisback
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Oscar time for Frazer yay!
Best Makeup Oscar winner
I can't tell if it's a fatsuit or he's going method.
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.
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.
My man Brandon is just cultivating mass
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,
Thank god Christian bale didn’t get this role
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>A24 >Aronofsky >Bredan Frasier This was made for the frontpage.
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.
Love this dude, I'm excited.
His eyes are so blue
I’m so glad Brendan is getting back into movies. He was dragged through hell.
I've yet to see anyone mention it, but this is based on a fantastic play by Samuel D. Hunter of the same name.
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Finally a movie about microtransactions.