Following its successful world premiere at the 2022 Venice Film Festival, A24 has released the official trailer for The Whale, Darren Aronofsky’s upcoming drama feature starring Brendan Fraser and Sadie Sink.
The Whale trailer promises a career-best performance from Fraser as he portrays a six-hundred-pound man who’s trying to reconnect with his daughter. The film is scheduled to arrive in theaters on December 9.
Joining Fraser are Sadie Sink (Stranger Things, Fear Street), Hong Chau (Inherent Vice, Watchmen), Samantha Morton (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, The Walking Dead), Ty Simpkins (Insidious), and Sathya Sridharan.
Based on Samuel D. Hunter’s 2012 play of the same name, The Whale is set on the outskirts of Mormon Country, Idaho, and follows the story of a six-hundred-pound recluse as he hides away in his apartment eating 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,” reads the synopsis for the film.
The film is directed by Darren Aronofsky from a screenplay adapted by Hunter.
