When Darren Aronofsky was adapting Samuel D. Hunter’s divisive play I figured there was a chance it would be a “bottle” movie.
It has been confirmed that Aronofsky’s film, which is competing for the Golden Lion at Venice, will be set entirely inside the main character’s small apartment.
Meanwhile, as mentioned, Aronofsky will yet again compete at Venice next weekend, this will mark the fifth of his last six movies to have its world premiere at the Venezia.
“The Whale” finished shooting in July of 2021. The last film Aronofsky directed was the polarizing “Mother!” back in 2017. His rumored return to small-scale filmmaking, with “The Whale,” would mean, hopefully, something along the lines of “Black Swan,” “Requiem For A Dream,” “The Wrestler,” and his 1998 debut film “Pi.”
“The Whale” stars Brendan Fraser as a 600-hundred-pound recluse hiding away from the world and slowly eating himself to death. Talk about an insane concept.