Brendan Fraser Shares All The Behind The Scenes Drama From The Whale

For years, people have wondered if Brendan Fraser will make an epic return to Hollywood after creating so many legendary movies throughout his career. It appears the actor has been doing nothing short of biding his time to return, with the drama ‘The Whale’ offering up the most incredible comeback.

From a nod from the Oscars to seeing his name back in lights and everything in between, ‘The Whale’ has offered up a host of memorable moments already. However, Brendan Fraser has shared all the behind the scenes drama from ‘The Whale’ that might just paint the film in a different light.

It took four hours every day for Brendan Fraser to get ready

Anyone who has seen photos from the film might have noticed just how different Brendan Fraser looks in ‘The Whale,’ with many wondering if it’s really the actor behind Charlie in the production. It really was, but getting ready as the character was no easy task. Instead, Brendan admitted that it took four hours each day to get into the suit and another hour to take it off at the end of the day. While other movies have relied on someone’s size as the center of a joke, Charlie weighing around 500 or 600 pounds was a major plot point in ‘The Whale’ and needed to be protected at all costs. Brendan says the issues didn’t end there, as he had to be wheeled to set once he was in the suit, with four or five people in charge of keeping him cool and hydrated.

The suit for The Whale wasn’t created as it usually would be

Brendan Fraser never had anything to worry about when it came to landing the lead in ‘The Whale.’ However, no one saw the turn of events that came once the movie was underway. The global health crisis meant everything shut down, and they could no longer go about creating the Charlie suit as they usually would. Instead of being able to make molds of Brendan’s face, the actor confessed he had to stand on his driveway as someone used a tablet to take scans of his face. From there, the scans were sent to a prosthetic makeup designer across the country who got to make the Charlie suit without seeing Brendan face to face throughout.

The state of the world helped while filming The Whale

Joining ‘The Whale’ in January 2020 was an exciting time, but one that was about to come undone. Just a few months later, we were no longer able to meet in large groups, and most of us ended up isolated in our homes for months. Amazingly, it seems this might have helped ‘The Whale’ for a time, as the entire production is nothing more than five actors in one room. Brendan admitted the actors all paid an incredible amount of attention and care to one another as they found themselves locked in a sound stage in New York, something he believes translates to the big screen. Brendan says he doesn’t think they would have been able to create that feeling if it weren’t for what was happening elsewhere in the world.

Brendan Fraser hopes audiences will feel something watching The Whale

Returning to Hollywood in such an epic fashion has been a long time coming for Brendan Fraser, who still has millions of fans across the world. His thoughts on ‘The Whale’? The actor says that every movie makes “you feel something” and “it changes you.” Now, he hopes that the audience will have the same experience, feeling as though they have changed slightly before they walk out the door at the end of the movie. Brendan even added he wants it to “reorient some pieces in your heart, your soul” and how it could also “how you think about things in the future,” just like it did for him throughout ‘The Whale.’

Brendan Fraser’s return to Hollywood has seen people across the world unite. Still, sharing all the behind the scenes drama from ‘The Whale’ has shown just how far the actor had to push himself to bring yet another unforgettable character to life.