Brendan Fraser just won an Oscar for his role as a 700-pound man in The Whale. A conversation with its director Darren Aronofsky about fat people, a fat tailor-made suit and boomers who don’t want to die.
We are sitting here on a hotel terrace in Venice, where your film had its world premiere. Brendan Fraser just passed in the background. A movie star who was almost forgotten is suddenly adored again. Everyone wants a photo with him…
Yes, very touching to see that. He’s back – and it’s wonderful. However, when I made the decision to work with him, it had nothing to do with how the world perceived him and that so many people would be happy if he returned. I was looking for the right leading actor in “The Whale” for ten years. And he was the only actor who had the courage to make this film. The rest was unexpected.