The Whale Movie: Release Date, Trailer and Cast Details

Fans are predicting a clean sweep across the board at the next awards season for The Whale, starring one of the most unanimously loved actors.

Darren Aronofsky directs in his follow-up to Mother! and the film is an adaptation of a play of the same name by Samuel D. Hunter. and the film tells the tale of a recluse named Charlie. He’s an English teacher battling with a compulsive eating disorder, and is attempting to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter, Ellie. It’s an emotional ride.

You’ll still have to wait for a trailer for The Whale, however a first look photo has been released, and fans have been stunned by Brendan Fraser’s transformation as Charlie.

Fraser said last year: "The wardrobe and costume was extensive, seamless, cumbersome. This is certainly far removed from anything I've ever done but not to be coy… I do know it's going to make a lasting impression."

This role is Brendan Fraser’s first time back as a leading man since 2013's Breakout, which went straight-to-DVD. He’s also set to appear in ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ and starring as a villain in ‘Batgirl’ later this year, after his rise to fame as Rick O' Connell in the early 2000s The Mummy films. His daughter, Ellie, is played by Stranger Things breakout star Sadie Sink, who many fans feel was snubbed at recent award nominations. Maybe The Whale will change her fortunes. Samantha Morton is known to many from ‘The Minority Report’ and ‘The Messenger’.