Brendan Fraser breaks down in tears during applause for his movie The Whale in Venice

Brendan Fraser was overwhelmed with emotion when it was his new movie Whale It received a standing ovation when it premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Sunday night.

a star mummy He is back in the latest movie directed by black SwanDarren Aronofsky, in which he plays a fat man who has trouble reconnecting with his daughter, played by Sadie Sink.

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The 53-year-old actor’s return to Hollywood was greeted with a six-minute standing ovation at the Sala Grande cinema on Sunday night, according to reports. variety.

He sheds tears as the audience reacts to his new movie as the credits roll. actor George the forest Darren Aronofsky kissed during the warm applause and took a bow.

According to critics, Brendan Fraser is now a contender for this year’s Best Actor Oscar thanks to his performance in the film. Earlier in the day, he described playing his character Charlie, who requires heavy prosthetics, as his “biggest challenge” and described him as “the most heroic guy.”

He explained to the media during the film’s press conference that filming the film Whale He had “gave him an appreciation for those whose bodies are like” Charlie’s.

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“I learned that you have to be an incredibly strong person, both physically and mentally, to live in this being,” he explained. I needed to learn how to move in a whole new way. I developed muscles I didn’t know I had. I even get dizzy at the end of the day when all the hardware has been removed, like when you get off a boat on the pier here in Venice.

Brendan Fraser will soon appear in Moonflower killers by Martin Scorsese and comedy the brothers. He would appear in bat girl Like the villainous Firefly, but the film’s release was cancelled.

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