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Brendan Fraser cries during 6-minute standing ovation for ‘The Whale’ in Venice
Brendan Fraser is having a moment at the Venice International Film Festival.The once ubiquitous movie star of The Mummy franchise and George of the Jungle had, in the last decade, backed away from the spotlight. But Fraser is charting what could be a major comeback starting with his transformative role in Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale, which had its world premiere Sunday night at the festival. ‘Lord of the Rings’ is back: Everything you need to know about ‘The Rings of Power’ TV show As the credits rolled in the Sala Grande theatre, the audience gave the film a long standing ovation while Fraser, on the balcony alongside his director and co-stars, wiped tears away.Fraser plays Charlie, a reclusive English teacher with a kind soul who weighs 600 pounds.