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Brendan Fraser gets a hug from Sadie Sink at the premiere of The Whale during the 2022 Toronto Film Festival held at Royal Alexandra Theatre on Sunday (September 11) in Toronto, Canada.

The two actors were joined at the premiere of their new movie by co-star Ty Simpkins, as well as director Darren Aronofsky, screenwriter Samuel D. Hunter and producer Jeremy Dawson.

Speaking to press ahead of the premiere, Brendan opened up about his new perspective on his career goals and that The Whale helped put them in place.

“So often, I have just felt like a working actor who was glad to have a job: ‘What do you got? I’ll do it.’ And that’s a different guy than who I am right now,” he shared.

Brendan added, “In recent years, when I was a bit more reticent to step forward — have a life with kids and an oldest son with special needs another kid who’s going to be a senior now and another one who is (learning)to drive and he’s picking up guitar — I think it just gave me a sense of purpose that I don’t know that I would have appreciated as a younger man.”

FYI: Sadie wore a Stella McCartney dress and Fred Leighton jewels.

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Brendan Fraser suits up for the red carpet premiere of his new movie, The Whale, during the 2022 Venice Film Festival on Sunday (September 4) in Venice, Italy.

The 53-year-old actor walked the carpet while holding hands with girlfriend Jeanne Moore at the event.

Brendan also joined his co-stars Sadie Sink and Hong Chau, as well as director Darren Aronofsky and writer Samuel D. Hunter there, and at the photo call earlier in the day.

In a previous interview with THR, Brendan opened up about wearing a prosthetic suit to portray an obese character.

“I think it’s poetic that the trauma he carries is manifest in the physical weight of his body,” he shared. “I needed to learn to absolutely move in a new way. I developed muscles I did not know that I had. I even felt a sense of vertigo, when at the end of the day all the appliances were removed, just as you would feel stepping off the boat onto the dock here in Venice — that undulating feeling.”

Brendan added, “And I say this because he gave me an appreciation for those whose bodies are similar because I learned that you need to be an incredibly strong person physically and mentally to inhabit that physical being.”

FYI: Sadie wore Alexander McQueen at the photocall and premiere.

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Katie Holmes has officially gone public with her new relationship!

The 43-year-old actress and her boyfriend Bobby Wooten III made their very first red carpet appearance together at the Moth Ball’s 25th Anniversary Gala on Thursday (May 26) at Spring Studios in New York City.

The Moth’s mission is to promote the art and craft of storytelling and to honor and celebrate the diversity and commonality of human experience. The organization’s gala this year honored David Byrne.

Katie and Bobby were seen mingling with David, his creative partner Mala Gaonkar, and director Darren Aronofsky.

For those who don’t know, Bobby was a musician in David‘s Broadway show American Utopia.

It has been less than one month since Katie‘s relationship with Bobby was revealed to the public after they were spotted kissing in the park.

FYI: Katie is wearing a Jonathan Simkhai dress.

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Brendan Fraser will be starring in a new movie titled The Whale, which will be directed by Darren Aronofsky.

The movie is based on a play of the same name, written by playwright Samuel D. Hunter. he will also adapt the play for the film.

The Whale takes place on the outskirts of Mormon Country, Idaho and follows “a six-hundred-pound recluse hides away in his apartment and slowly eats himself to death. Desperate to reconnect with his long-estranged daughter, he reaches out to her, only to find a viciously sharp-tongued and wildly unhappy teen.”

Fans on Twitter are so excited about the project and the potential for Brendan to make an award-winning comeback. He’s now a trending topic!

Hunter told Deadline, “Adapting my play into a screenplay has been a real labor of love for me. This story is deeply personal and I’m very thankful it will have the chance to reach a wider audience. I’ve been a fan of Darren’s ever since I saw Requiem for a Dream when I was a college freshman writing my first plays, and I’m so grateful that he’s bringing his singular talent and vision to this film.”

See which star got a big surprise from Brendan during one of his most recent TV appearances.

Joaquin Phoenix won plenty of acclaim for his performance in Joker as the titular villain – but he was originally approached to play the opposite superhero role: Batman!

Director Darren Aronofsky made the revelation in a new interview with Empire.

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He spoke about his failed comic book movie, Batman: Year One, and revealed he wanted Joaquin to play the title character.

“The studio wanted Freddie Prinze Jr and I wanted Joaquin Phoenix. I remember thinking, ‘Uh oh, we’re making two different films here.’ That’s a true story. It was a different time. The Batman I wrote was definitely a way different type of take than they ended up making,” he said.

He said he was envisioning the movie to be like ’70s crime films like Death Wish and Taxi Driver.

“The Batman that was out before me was Batman & Robin, the famous one with the nipples on the Batsuit, so I was really trying to undermine that, and reinvent it. That’s where my head went.”

Joaquin recently opened up about the scary moment that led to him checking into rehab years ago.

Florence Welch strikes a pose as she arrives at opening night of American Utopia on Sunday (October 20) at the Hudson Theater in New York City.

The 33-year-old singer looked so chic in a silver, silk dress as she stepped out for opening night of the new Broadway show.

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Other stars at the event included Anna Wintour with daughter Bee Shaffer and her husband Francesco Carrozzini, Hedwig and the Angry Inch star John Cameron Mitchell, Kinky Boots star Lena Hall, mother! director Darren Aronofsky, and musician Elvis Costello.

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Jake Gyllenhaal looks so handsome while all suited up on the red carpet at the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s 50th Anniversary Gala on Monday (April 29) at Alice Tully Hall in New York City.

Also in attendance at the event were Tilda Swinton as well as Jake‘s Wildlife filmmakers Paul Dano and Zoe Kazan.

Some directors who were in attendance included Dee Rees with partner Sarah M. Broom, John Waters, Darren Aronofsky, and Michael Moore.

The Film Society of Lincoln Center just rebranded to become just “Film at Lincoln Center.”

FYI: Jake is wearing Burberry.