In the final trailer for The Whale, Brendan Fraser fights to be a father
Darren Aronofsky's latest, which has garnered serious Oscar buzz for Fraser, is playing in select theaters now
With The Whale’s full nationwide rollout just over a week away, a final trailer for Darren Aronofsky’s latest drama has been released. The film, which has garnered both criticism for the handling of its subject matter and praise for Brendan Fraser’s moving lead performance, is showing in select theaters now.
In the new teaser, the audience gets a fuller glimpse of Charlie’s limited life, and especially his struggle to reintegrate his estranged daughter Ellie (a surlier-than-ever Sadie Sink) into it. As they sit in Charlie’s living room when Ellie comes to visit, he reminds Ellie—who he hasn’t seen since she was eight years old—that she’s an amazing person, and an incredible daughter. “Are you actually trying to parent me right now?” she shoots back. He solemnly (and heartbreakingly) responds: “Who would want me to be a part of their life?”