Dove soap brand slammed Academy Award-winning movie "The Whale" for having an actor in a fat suit play the starring role of a morbidly obese man.

It’s impossible — and, frankly, surpassingly uncharitable — not to root for Brendan Fraser, one of Hollywood’s most likable actors, whose comeback has been one of the most heartening movie ...

Brendan Fraser Responds To Critics Accusing ‘The Whale’ Of Being Fat-Phobic: ‘At Least People Are Talking About This’ The Oscar nominee explained that he felt that the movie helped spark a ...

Brendan Fraser's "The Whale" is being targeted in a viral trigger warning for "fat and skinny people." The Darren Aronofsky film premiered to critical acclaim and standing ovations at the Toronto ...

‘The Whale’ Is Overwhelming in Its Cruelty—a Predictable Portrayal of Fatness Darren Aronofsky and Brendan Fraser (in a fat suit) paint fatness as a prescription for misery in their new drama.

Brendan Fraser is really fat. 'The Whale' is so much more than fat Brendan Fraser but also exactly that.

Brendan Fraser's Oscar win for The Whale is marred by the movie's fatphobic legacy, including the use of a fat suit and prosthetics.

Brendan Fraser is an awards season favorite for his role in Darren Aronofsky's "The Whale" but some people claim it's problematic for fat and skinny people.

If any movie released this season can be counted upon to reduce your pizza consumption, it’s “The Whale,” in which the title figure is an unfortunate 600-pound writing instructor brought to ...

Uh-oh. Even an on-form Brendan Fraser can’t redeem this stagey melodrama, which gorges on cliches and the state-of-the-art ‘fat suit’ Fraser wears throughout. His performance as Charlie, a ...

Intent certainly matters, and The Whale is a movie that tries to handle sensitive topics properly. Many believe the movie does just that, and that Fraser may be taking home an Oscar because of it.

Photo: Courtesy of A24 The Whale director Darren Aronofsky said the search for an obese actor to star in the movie became a "crazy chase" before Brendan Fraser was ultimately cast.