Brendan Fraser Joins Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon,’ Continuing The Fraser-Aissance
Good news, fellow Fraser fanatics—Brendan Fraserhas joined the casts ofMartin Scorsese’sKillers of the Flower MoonandMax Barbakow’sBrothers. It’s time to officially call it a Fraser-aissance.
Killers and Brothers
According to Deadline, Fraser will join the casts of bothKillers of the Flower MoonandBrothers, the latter of which is already in production in Atlanta.Killers of the Flower Mooncomes from Apple TV+ and Paramount Pictures and is a crime drama based on the bestselling book byDavid Grann. Set in 1920s Oklahoma, it takes a deep look at the serial murders of members of the oil-wealthy Osage Nation in a string of brutal crimes later known as the “Reign of Terror.” Fraser will appear alongsideRobert De Niro,Leonardo DiCaprio,Jesse Plemons, and more. The script was written byEric Rothand is also being produced by the legendary Scorsese, who remains indefatigable behind the camera.Brothersis a comedy starringPeter Dinklage,Josh Brolin, andGlenn Close. Its director, Barbakow, is best known for his recent time-loop romantic comedyPalm Springs. The plot of this one is being kept under wraps, but the script was written byMacon Blair(I Don’t Feel At Home in This WorldAnymore)andEtan Cohen(Tropic Thunder), so it’s basically guaranteed to be funny.
Brendan’s Staying Busy
Fraser wasmost recently seeninNo Sudden Move, a crime thriller from directorSteven Soderbergh. He steals every scene he’s in as Jones, a sinister man lining up criminal work forDon Cheadle’s small-time crook protagonist.
Next up,he’ll be starringinDarren Aronofsky’sThe Whale, a drama about a 600-pound man who wants one last chance at life.The film will be an adaptation of playwrightSamuel D. Hunter’s 2012 stage play of the same name, with Hunter on board to write the screenplay.
If you want to see Fraser doing something wonderful right this minute, you cancheck outDoom Patrolon HBO Max, where Fraser plays the robot-man-with-a-heart-of-gold, Cliff Steele.Doom Patrolis a sweet, funny, weird as hell take on the superhero genre that’s guaranteed to make you laugh and probably cry. Seriously,go watchDoom Patrol.That’s an order.
It’s great to see Fraser getting this kind of attention again after years out of the spotlight. The actor became famous for being the himbo of our dreams in movies likeGeorge of the JungleandEncino Manbefore going on to be the perfect action hero inThe Mummy. If this is going to be the strange character actor phase of his career, I am here for it! Long live the Fraser-aissance!
