It’s been a few fantastic months for Brendan Fraser. His most recent film, The Whale, is killing it at Award shows, with the actor just winning a Critics Choice Award for his interpretation in the Darren Aronofsky movie. During his speech, while receiving the recognition, Brendan thanked the fans for supporting him after so many years in the dark.

Through Twitter, a video surfaced of Fraser making a special appearance at a double feature of The Mummy at the Prince Charles Cinema, taking some time off to interact with the audience:

In the video, the actor “spoils” the movie for the people at the theater and invites them to check out The Whale, which is still a strong contender for the Academy Awards.

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Fraser also names his co-stars from The Mummy franchise, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, and Arnold Vosloo, thanking them for the saga’s success because it was an essential part of Fraser’s career and the story that put his name at the top of the box-office for many years.

What’s The Whale About?

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After receiving a six-minute standing ovation at Venice Film Festival, the expectations for The Whale increased dramatically. The movie is not only Darren Aronofsky’s 8th feature film, returning to the screen after the controversial Mother!, but it also starred two big names in the industry. The all-time action and comedy legend Brendan Fraser and Stranger Things star Sadie Sink, who became one of the fan favorites from the show.

The story introduces us to Charlie (Fraser), an English teacher who is obese and has decided to eat himself to death. His grief stems from the death of his gay lover, which drives him into chronic binge eating. Meanwhile, the protagonist struggles to reconnect with his 17-year-old daughter (Sink). The film depicts how the 600-pound man will have one last chance to redeem himself with his daughter.

The Whale represented a huge challenge for Fraser, even though he is used to putting his body into action while filming, as he confessed to Collider:

“Anything that I had to do where it required effort, physical effort. Action films and comedy sequences and stunts and all of that, that can be painted with a pretty broad brush, but it taught me to come from a place of just using the body. Charlie needed to do a deadlift like an Olympic athlete every time he stood up, and the gear that I was wearing, the apparatus and the makeup, while it was cumbersome, it was necessary to sell the gravity that he would have to live with.”