Dwayne Johnson’s emotional thank you message to Brendan Fraser for “The Whale”

Just a few years ago, Brendan Fraser was one of the most wanted actors in Hollywood, but he went through personal problems, between abuse and away from the cameras, now he is back with “The Whale”. The attendees gave a 6-minute ovation to the “The Mummy” actor and Dwayne Johnson sent him an emotional message.

It’s true that other productions he’s worked on in recent years don’t make this his first film since retirement, but ‘The whale’ It will be Brendan Fraser’s return to Hollywood. The film is produced by A24, directed by Darren Aronofksy, and stars opposite Sadie Sink, best known for her role as Max in the Netflix series “Stranger Things”.

After the 6-minute ovation at the Venice International Film Festival, Dwayne Johnson thanked Brendan Fraser for his first role in Hollywood. Before “The Rock” was known for his action films, he was a professional wrestler for WWE and “The Mummy Returns” was the story that started his film career.

He supported me to enter his Mummy Returns franchise for my first role, which launched my career in Hollywood. “

On his Twitter account, Dwayne Johnson dedicated a message to Brendan Fraser, in which he writes, “Dude, that makes me so happy to see this beautiful standing ovation for Brendan. Encouragement for all your success brother and congratulations to my friend Darren Aronofsky on ‘The Whale’ ”, he concluded.

Brendan Fraser could be nominated for an Oscar for “The Whale”

‘The Whale’ was one of the most acclaimed films during the Festival, largely thanks to the performance of Fraser, who according to experts is one of the big candidates to win the Oscar for best performance this year. In the film, he plays Charlie, an obese teacher who tries to reconcile with his daughter after spending years apart.

Fraser himself recently stated that “The Whale” is the perfect film to return to Hollywood, so we will have to wait for its release, which will be in international theaters next December, although there is no specific date for the premiere in Mexico. and Latin America.

Unfortunately, Warner has canceled ‘Batgirl’, the other film with Brendan Fraser in which she would give life to the villain of the plot, although in the same way in her future she has ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’, the new film by Martin Scorsese in which will share the screen with Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio.