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 has its world premiere Sunday night at the festival.From our newsroom to your inbox at noon, the latest headlines, stories, opinion and photos from the Toronto Sun.
Beyond his physicality, Charlie is also a character with profound empathy and love for everyone around him, including his estranged daughter, Ellie, played by “Stranger Things” star Sadie Sink.Article content “I was afraid to write it,” he said. “I thought the only way I can do it is if I write it from a profoundly place of love and empathy. … I wanted to be a lighthouse in the middle of a dark, dark sea.”Article content