The indie studio-turned-recognizable brand has an extensive list of releases for the coming months, including The Whale, Causeway, and Pearl
? If you’ve heard anything about the film, from director Darren Aronofsky, you probably have an opinion already. Brendan Fraser’s name keeps popping up in the Oscar conversation and we dare you not to be moved by his tears when he receivedat this year’s Venice International Film Festival.
But amid the excitement over the actor’s well-deserved comeback there are the thorny issues of the film’s subject matter, problematic representation, and accusations of fatphobia, not just within the film but in the press coverage too. Fraser donned a fat suit to portray Charlie, the film’s 600 pound gay protagonist, who longs to heal his relationship with his estranged daughter .
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