My answer… yes.
I was very delighted to see hes a gentleman who starts conversations right in the middle, Fraser says.
It was very exciting because it was an opportunity to play a character who is in search of redemption.
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Then March 2020 rolled around, and we all know what happened, Fraser remembers.
We went home to put on our comfortable pants.
Fraser assumed that the project was over.
Brendan Fraser with Rachel Weisz inThe Mummy.Universal/Everett Collection
Then months later, plans began to make the film possible with extensive safety protocols.
But there was a problem with getting him fitted for a suit virtually.
The result, however, is seamless, down to the micro size of Charlies pores.
I knew then that if I wanted to be up for this test, I had to own it.
That list now includes Charlie.
Ive always sought to find a physical body objective in whatever Im doing.
Charlie has a secret superpower, Fraser says.
Obesity is an affliction and a disease for people who deserve our empathy and our help and our respect.
Because how they present to the world means that they cant get adequate healthcare.
Theyre passed over and diminished in societal tweaks and ridiculed in media.
you could really harm someones physical health by the way you speak to them.
It will save her life.
Fraser also acknowledges that he couldnt have played the role of Charlie earlier in his career.
I didnt have the life experience or the heartache.
But the memory of Charlie is still a part of Fraser.
Even if I did accidentally, I dont ever want to do that again going forward.
I approached this film as if I will never be called upon to do it again, Fraser says.
