An incredible transformation was achieved by the actor Brendan Fraser For his filmWhale«, where he plays Charlie, who suffers from severe obesity and begins to lose everything.
In an interview with Variety, Fraser addressed the demands of landing the role.
“If there’s no danger, why bother?” Fraser said Vanity Fair About taking on a role with serious visceral depth in his first leading role on film in nearly 10 years. “At this point in my life I want to learn from the people I work with. I’ve had a lot of ups and downs, so what I’m looking forward to is that by doing this for the second half of my time, I feel like I’m contributing to the craft and learning from it. It’s a great opportunity. I wanted to get lost in it.” My hope is that I will become unrecognizable.
Fraser revealed to the publication that she partnered with the Obesity Action Coalition to better understand representations of overweight people. Throughout the film he had to tap into a jaded mood to empathize with Charlie’s struggle to cope with great loss.
“It’s probably the first and last time I’ll ever do this again, so I gave it everything I got,” she said of taking on the part of Charlie with full intent. “I did it. That’s all I have”.
“It’s definitely a far cry from what I’ve done,” he said. “I know it will have a lasting impact.”
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