Oscar winner actor Brendan Fraser shared the real reason behind filmmaker Darren Aronofsky casting him as Charlie in the 2022 psychological drama film `The Whale`, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

During an informal conversation at the Red Sea Film Festival, he shared, "He was looking for an actor who hadn`t been seen in a while. He told me. And that was me. He wanted to reintroduce that actor through a performance that would be transformative and have an element of this is the last person you might expect to do this role."