Brendan Fraser on The Whale’s emotional challenges, whether there’s another ‘mother’ in his future and why he’s ‘more famous and unpaid’ than ever

With nominations and awards at a furious clip for his remarkable performance as £600 teacher Charlie in Darren Aronofsky’s film adaptation of writer Sam Hunter’s play. the whale, There is reason to believe that this film, which will almost certainly earn Brendan Fraser his first Oscar nomination, will be a “comeback” of sorts for the star. It’s not like he tells me in this week’s installment of my deadline video series, The actor’s side. He never really got around to really “coming back,” and we’re talking a 30-year career in front of the camera in which he’s played just about every type of role The whale be a clear highlight.

Fraser says he has never been more “famous and unpaid” now and talks about his career including commercial hits such as the mom, even though there is another chapter in the works, George from the jungleand much more back to Encino man. He talks about his love for comedy as well as dramatic performances in films like school ribbons, gods and monsters, crash, and Steven Soderbergh’s excellent recent film No sudden movement. He also gives us a look in the upcoming Max Barbakow movie brothers, as well as Martin Scorsese’s 2023 epic Killers Of the Flower Moon, both with him.

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