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EXCLUSIVE: After taking his time in finding his next big role after winning this year’s Best Actor Oscar, Brendan Fraser looks to have zeroed in on that role as sources tell Deadline he is set to star in Searchlight’s Rental Family. Beef helmer Hikari will direct from a script she co-wrote with Stephen…

The head of the VC firm that invested several hundred million dollars in A24 a year ago says the indie producer-distributor’s "extraordinary" momentum could lead to a large international business and potential acquisitions. As is their wont, A24 executives are not talking publicly, but Stripes…

Now that the noise has subsided, were there any helpful takeaways from the Oscars? If you ask the leaders of A24, the distributor that swept six categories, their answer would be the same as it was six years ago when Moonlight was the surprise winner…

Brendan Fraser won at the Oscars on Sunday, where he took home the award for Best Actor for his role in The Whale. In the A24 film, Fraser makes a heart-wrenching turn as Charlie, a 600-pound English teacher who lives a secluded life in his humble apartment. Upon learning that his weight is causing major…

A24 dominated the 95th annual Oscars with nine wins, almost twice as many as the next distributor, Netflix (five). The massive haul for A24, including sweeping the top six categories, left little room for competitors, with only six other companies scoring victories tonight, and only two of them, Netflix…

"Sorry I'm a few minutes late, I'm just trying to situate my lap dog," apologizes Brendan Fraser from his upstate New York home. "Isn't it funny in this age of Zoom, we can't pretend we're not at home anymore," he laughs. Being home must be really nice for the actor after spending countless days on…

EXCLUSIVE: A24's The Whale, whose Oscar-nominated star Brendan Fraser scooped the prize for Male Actor in a Leading Role at the SAG Awards on Sunday night, is enjoying a strong run globally, having crossed $30M worldwide in the latest frame. Now at $32.3M global and with more overseas markets to release…

EXCLUSIVE: Brendan Fraser, one of the hottest actors right now and an Oscar Best Actor nominee for A24’s The Whale, has signed with CAA as he plots the next step in his career comeback. He was represented by the agency several times in the past, including in the early 2000s and early 2010s. Fraser…

SNL parodied Darren Aronofsky’s film The Whale on tonight’s episode, poking fun its star Brendan Fraser for wearing a fat suit. Watch the skit above. The sketch begins as the director of an upcoming film titled The Hippo tells his cast of four — including guest host Woody Harrelson, who played Keith…

Hong Chau’s time has come. She was just in London over the weekend celebrating her supporting actress nomination for The Whale at the BAFTA Film Awards. And in about two and a half weeks she will be sitting in a prime seat at the 95th Academy Awards where…

A column chronicling conversations and events on the awards circuit. I don’t know about you, but I spent my Valentine’s Day evening onstage at the Arlington Theatre for the Santa Barbara Film Festival’s American Riviera Award tribute to Brendan Fraser…

Brendan Fraser is best known for his physical performances in popular comedies like The Mummy and George of The Jungle, but in a recent interview, The Whale star broke down the effect his early career performances had on his body and mind. "I got a little banged up from years of doing my own stunts…