The Whale: Brendan Fraser in tears at Venice screening. Here's why

For the kids who grew up in the late 90s and early 2000s, Brendan Fraser was one of the biggest stars of Hollywood. The Mummy trilogy was arguably the most entertaining franchise of the time, making Brendan Fraser the ultimate star.

Now, the American-Canadian is returning to Hollywood with The Whale.

The movie premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Sunday night, where the actor got a standing ovation for no less than six minutes. And that marks Brendan Fraser's return to the big stage. The renowned actor's performance has received rave reviews. Writing for the BBC, Nicholas Barber stated that Brendan Fraser deserved an Oscar for his brilliant performance.


Witnessing the response during the premiere at the Venice Film Festival, Brendan, who plays a 600-pound gay man in the movie, was overwhelmed.




The actor was seeing sobbing through the applause during the six-minute standing ovation, which indicates that the movie will be one of the best this year. The Whale will hit the theatres on December 9.

Directed by Darren Aronofsky, The Whale features Brendan Fraser as a gay professor who takes to binge eating following the death of his gay lover, for whom he abandoned his family.

The movie shows that a 600-pound man is trying to reconcile with his daughter, bringing tears to the audience. Many critics across the spectrum have termed Brendan's performance as a masterpiece.

The premiere in Venice took place inside the Sala Grande Theatre. It was attended by many prominent celebrities, including Huma Abedin, Nick Kroll, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and Darren. Brendan was seeing hugging.

Darren as he got emotional due to the magnificent response he got from the audience. Brendan commented on his unique role and said he had to wear a cumbersome prosthetic suit. Per reports, The Mummy actor had to spend six on the makeup chair to prepare for the character.

Brendan Fraser was last seen in a lead role in the 2013 film Breakout, which was a direct-to-DVD. He will be next seen in Martin Scorsese's upcoming Apple western, Killers of the Flower Moon.