The upg A24 film follows a 600-pound gay man named Charlie who is tryg to rennect wh his teen dghter.
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- THE WHALE DIRECTOR FENDS STG BRENDAN FRASER AS OBE GAY MAN AMID CRICISM
- WALE SHOOTS DOWN GAY RUMORS!
THE WHALE DIRECTOR FENDS STG BRENDAN FRASER AS OBE GAY MAN AMID CRICISM
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Hunter’s 2012 off-Broadway play of the same name, The Whale follows Brendan Fraser as Charlie, a reclive 600-pound gay English teacher grievg the ath of his partner, while tryg to rencile wh his tranged dghter Ellie (Stranger Thgs’ Sadie Sk) before he di.
The pastakg efforts taken to emulate Charlie’s physil shape left some pl-size, gay actors qutng why Fraser—a heterosexual actor who weighs much ls than his character—secured the role.
WALE SHOOTS DOWN GAY RUMORS!
Daniel Franze, an actor bt known for his role as Damien Mean Girls (2004), told People he and other larger gay actors are generally overlooked for rol, even when they have the direct life experience.
While she hadn’t yet seen , she touched on the stageplay’s plot which the story opens wh Charlie worryg that he may have a heart attack after masturbatg to gay pornography. Hunter, who also wrote the screenplay for the lead character, played by Fraser (who is already gettg Osr buzz), is a 600-pound middle-aged man named Charlie who lost touch wh his fay after g out as gay and leavg them to be a relatnship wh a man. Even though this role uld've gone to an actor who was both fat and gay, went to Fraser, who isn't gay and had to e prosthetics for his performance.
I thk that 's tryg to e extreme fatns as a metaphor for gay pa, " Branum told Out's sister webse PRIDE durg an terview. "And as an actual fat gay person, I feel like my life don't need to be a metaphor for somebody else's pa. The film, which has garnered signifint praise even as ’s prompted notable ntroversy, stars Brendan Fraser as Charlie, a 600-pound gay man slowly eatg himself to ath.