Brendan Fraser is giving fans a behind-the-scenes peek at how he transformed into Charlie, the character he played in Darren Aronofsky's 2022 psychological drama "The Whale." The 54-year-old actor ...

In regards to Fraser wearing a fat suit, Aronofsky told the outlet that it was a necessity. “There’s no way you can cast someone to play this job, so we had to use makeup to get there,” he said.

The apparatus. Fraser said it took about four hours to get into the Charlie suit each day and about one hour to get out of it. The character is meant to weigh between 500 and 600 pounds.

As reported by Vanity Fair: “Fraser carried anywhere from 50 to 300 extra pounds during filming, per Aronofsky, depending on the scene’s contents; further, Charlie is severely limited in mobility.

As reported by Vanity Fair: “Fraser carried anywhere from 50 to 300 extra pounds during filming, per Aronofsky, depending on the scene’s contents; further, Charlie is severely limited in mobility.

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