Brendan Fraser

Brendan Fraser's big comeback tour continues apace, reuniting with his 2000s co-star at a special London Film Festival screening of The Whale.

The two were photographed together in London's Ham Yard Hotel, a devilish reunion twenty-two years in the making. She did, however, slip into Beelzebub's cloven hooves opposite Fraser in 2000's Bedazzled, a modernisation of the 1967 Faustian comedy in which Fraser's computer geek takes seven wishes in exchange for his mortal soul. [the Brenaissance](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/brendan-fraser-the-whale-review) has truly warmed the cockles.

Brendan Fraser received a standing ovation at Venice Film Festival, and his appearance in London this week got the same response.

In our five-star review of The Whale, Maria Lattila writes: “As good as Aronofsky’s filmmaking is, this is Brendan Fraser’s film. The same thing occurred in London on Tuesday evening. The Whale debuted at London Film Festival yesterday.

The Mummy star Brendan Fraser stepped back from his acting career following years in the spotlight - and now The Whale star is back.

But Brendan didn't up his calories for the role. Instead, he wore prosthetics in order to achieve the look, according to IndieWire. [ Sign up to our HELLO! "Screw-cap ice packs and downhill-mountain-biking pads, 'cause they're small and light and they can fit under your clothes. [Why Brendan Fraser’s standing ovation at The Whale premiere was so emotional](https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/20220907150365/brendan-fraser-why-standing-ovation-the-whale-premiere-emotional/) [Brendan Fraser](https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/20220907150365/brendan-fraser-why-standing-ovation-the-whale-premiere-emotional/) was a familiar face on our screens for decades, beloved for his roles in The Mummy, George of the Jungle and Bedazzled, the actor was booked and busy before disappearing from Hollywood blockbusters altogether.

On Tuesday night, the Mummy star received rapturous applause as his new film was screened at the London Film Festival, with Brendan becoming visibly emotional.

[The Whale review: A painfully affecting watch thanks to Brendan Fraser](https://metro.co.uk/2022/10/12/the-whale-review-a-painfully-affecting-watch-thanks-to-brendan-fraser-17549603/?ico=more_text_links) [Stranger Things](https://metro.co.uk/tag/stranger-things/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P11_LNK1) actress Sadie Sink as Elle, Brendan has already scooped the Toronto International Film Festival TIFF Tribute Award for his performance in the film [Brendan Fraser](https://metro.co.uk/tag/brendan-fraser/) became emotional as he received a massive standing ovation for his [new film The Whale](https://metro.co.uk/2022/10/12/the-whale-review-a-painfully-affecting-watch-thanks-to-brendan-fraser-17549603/). Footage from the emotional moment was shared on social media, with Twitter users becoming as emotional as Brendan as they shared their joy at his return to the screen. [ welcomed back to the industry with open arms](https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/23/brendan-fraser-wins-big-pre-oscars-award-for-performance-in-the-whale-17228606/) by fans, with The Whale massively anticipated – particularly after [ its incredible reception ](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/05/brendan-fraser-in-tears-as-he-receives-standing-ovation-for-the-whale-17298472/)at the Venice Film Festival. On Tuesday night, the Mummy star received rapturous applause as his new film was screened at the London Film Festival, with Brendan becoming visibly emotional.

How about they make an actual horror Mummy movie instead of an action movie? The Universal Mummy movies from the 30's and 40's are great and the first Hammer ...

Everything was grassroots and done for the love of the film and the genre. [Variety](https://variety.com/2022/film/news/brendan-fraser-mummy-sequel-tom-cruise-reboot-1235399752/) asked the actor this week. With nostalgia for the trilogy on the rise, The Mummy 4 could be huge for Universal. The film wasn’t studio-backed and we had no money for marketing. The extended theatrical run is happening after the film earned an astounding $400,000 in its special event slot last Thursday night. Fraser led the films to massive box office success, a level of success that the Tom Cruise-led reboot just wasn’t quite able to achieve more recently.

Brendan Fraser is the star of the new Darren Aronofsky movie 'The Whale' with Sadie Sink, Ty Simpkins, Samantha Morton, Hong Chau and Sathya Sridharan...

Critical of the Cruise-led action movie, the actor clarifies that ‘fun’ “was what was lacking in that incarnation. “It is hard to make that movie,” Fraser stated, adding: “The ingredient that we had going for our Mummy, which I didn’t see in that film, was fun”. Last starring in the series in 2008s The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, where he starred alongside Maria Bello, Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh, Fraser wouldn’t exactly slip back into the action-adventure series that made him famous, with the star likely not as agile as his youthful self.

Brendan Fraser, star of The Mummy 1999, has some thoughts about The Mummy 2017 starring Tom Cruise.

[The Whale](http://avclub.com/film/reviews/the-whale-2022) star hasn’t ruled out returning to the big screen as Rick O’Connell for a fourth installment. [Oscar favorite](https://www.avclub.com/darren-aronofsky-addresses-the-whale-obesity-backlash-1849648376?_ga=2.107133643.857534011.1665409516-1488648406.1652714420) with a [Martin Scorsese film](https://www.avclub.com/brendan-fraser-joins-martin-scorseses-killers-of-the-fl-1847417692?_ga=2.86220497.857534011.1665409516-1488648406.1652714420) in the works. [profile](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwilv8XZrdv6AhUhGFkFHYVNAWYQFnoECA0QAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.avclub.com%2Fbrendan-fraser-says-he-was-groped-by-ex-hfpa-president-1823237740&usg=AOvVaw0hAvSSPNxM1Er03M8YrO-D), he listed several surgeries he’d had (a laminectomy, a partial knee replacement, surgery on compressed spinal pads, and vocal cord repairs) that could be traced back to his action stardom. [Tom Cruise reboot](http://avclub.com/film/reviews/the-mummy-2017) in 2017, Fraser tells [Variety](https://variety.com/2022/film/features/brendan-fraser-the-whale-career-1235399057/), “It is hard to make that movie. That was what was lacking in that incarnation. But in the late ’90s/early 2000s, he was best known for playing a string of beloved himbos and dashing action heroes with a sense of humor like Rick O’Connell in [The Mummy](http://avclub.com/film/reviews/the-mummy-1999).

Brendan Fraser says he is open to making another "Mummy" movie and he shares his thoughts on why the 2017 Tom Cruise reboot flopped.

“I tried to do it three times.” “He was game for anything we threw at him,” Sommers says. And he hasn’t returned to the land of the undead since 2008’s “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor,” but Fraser says he’s open to revisiting the franchise that made him a megastar.

Brendan Fraser discusses the cancellation of "Batgirl" while Darren Aronofsky opens up about his failed pitch to make "Batman: Year One"

“It was really important for me to shoot in Japan,” Aronofsky says. “It had promise, but it was just a first draft,” he says. Aronofksy agreed that “Batgirl’s” cancellation was “a disappointment for all the fans. “It was after ‘Batman & Robin,’ the Joel Schumacher one,” Aronofsky remembers. It also felt that “Batgirl” wasn’t commercial enough to retrofit as a theatrical release and it was easier to take a tax write-off and shelve it permanently. “It’s tragic,” Fraser told Variety as part of a cover story on “The Whale.” “It doesn’t engender trust among filmmakers and the studio.

Speaking to Variety, director Darren Aronofsky explained why he didn't cast an actor who was already that size. "There was a chapter in the making of this film ...

Beat now has [a one-to-one secure messaging service](https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/support-services/helplines/one-to-one). [Mean Girls actor Daniel Franzese questioned why an obese queer man wasn't cast](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a41402541/daniel-franzese-brendan-fraser-the-whale/). "From a health perspective, it’s prohibitive," he added, referring to the film's intense production. Its phone helpline for those aged 18 and over is 0808 801 0677, and there's also a dedicated Youthline for those under 18 – 0808 801 0711 "There was a chapter in the making of this film where we tried to research actors with obesity," he said. And we live in cynical and reactionary times," he said.

“As Brendan Fraser embarks on a tour for his current Darren Aronofsky film The Whale, the Mummy star has talked about his feelings toward Warner Brothers ...

“To date, there are at least five miniseries and movies that narrate Jeffrey Dahmer’s life and disturbing crimes (on top of the countless documentaries), with the latest one being Netflix’s Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. [Read more at The Mary Sue](https://www.themarysue.com/do-we-really-need-yet-another-serial-killer-biopic/) “Whether it’s a kids movie, an action flick, or a comedy, successful films usually spawn sequels. Fraser led the films to massive box office success, a level of success that the Tom Cruise-led reboot just wasn’t quite able to achieve more recently.” [Read more at Bloody Disgusting](https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3736119/the-mummy-4-brendan-fraser-is-open-to-returning/) The actor was to be featured as the DC film’s villain Firefly in the superhero spin-off directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah (Ms.

Brendan Fraser thinks people struggling with mental health issues should be given more support. The 53-year-old actor plays an extremely obese man trying to ...

It was too much of a straight-ahead horror movie. The Mummy should be a thrill ride, but not terrifying and scary.” It's true: the Mummy films helmed by Fraser ...

[Variety](https://variety.com/2022/film/news/brendan-fraser-mummy-sequel-tom-cruise-reboot-1235399752/), Fraser said he’d be down for a fourth Mummy movie if the vibe was right. Speaking to Brendan Fraser may be in a prestige, Oscar-y moment, but he’s not afraid to get back in the sand.

Brendan Fraser Is "Open" to Doing Fourth 'The Mummy' Film: The original franchise star also explained why Tom Cruise's 2017 reboot flopped in the box ...

“I tried to do it three times.” That was what was lacking in that incarnation. [Variety](https://variety.com/2022/film/news/brendan-fraser-mummy-sequel-tom-cruise-reboot-1235399752/) about the possibility of returning to the franchise, and what will need to be done in order for him to sign on. “The ingredient that we had going for our Mummy, which I didn’t see in that film, was fun. [reboot in 2017](https://hypebeast.com/2017/4/the-mummy-tom-cruise-trailer-2) that instead starred [Tom Cruise](https://hypebeast.com/tags/tom-cruise). “I don’t know how it would work,” Fraser said.

The 53-year-old actor, who played the role of Rick O'Connell in the original film The Mummy and its two sequels, said that Cruise's reboot of the film “was too ...

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The actor, who starred as Rick O'Connell in the hugely successful original and two sequels, believes the reboot was missing one key ingredient.

I tried to do it three times.” He added: “I know how difficult it is to pull it off. And Brendan didn’t rule out returning to the franchise when asked by the publication, saying: “I don’t know how it would work. “But I’d be open to it if someone came up with the right conceit.” “It was too much of a straight-ahead horror movie. “The ingredient that we had going for our Mummy, which I didn’t see in that film, was fun,” he said of Tom’s 2017 reboot,

53-year-old Brendan Fraser, currently enjoying a huge movie comeback with The Whale, also said he'd be down to do another Mummy sequel.

“It is hard to make that movie,” Fraser said of the Mummy reboot. With The Whale he's proven a depth of emotion hitherto unnoticed across his filmography in any large way, and we'd love to see him take on another meaty character study. [Tom Cruise starring The Mummy in 2017](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/the-mummy-tom-cruise), which emphasised horror in lieu of laughs. One of few duds in Cruise's otherwise glistening filmography, it was a disaster out of the gates, trashed by critics and making a mediocre $410 million on its estimated $200 million production budget. But that hasn't put Fraser off the series for good: asked in That'd be The Mummy, the family-friendly adventure franchise that shot the actor into the Hollywood A-list, with its globetrotting exotic locales and Indiana Jones-esque wit (well, at the best of times).