“We must not forget that we were filming in the middle of covid. We really gave everything we had. It’s like we’re playing for the last time.” When he speaks, Brendan Fraser has this strange voice, both magnetic and broken, due to a lesion of the vocal cords. And especially this sweetness, indescribable. During an interview in New York, he opened up with generosity and simplicity regarding his role in The Whalewhich earned him an Oscar nomination in the best actor category alongside Austin Butler (Elvis), Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin), Paul Mescal (After sun) et Bill Nighy (Living).