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Late-night show host and comedy actor, James Corden has revealed that he was originally set to take the lead role in the highly acclaimed movie &ldquo;The Whale&rdquo; before Brendan Fraser, with fashion icon and movie director Tom Ford in the director chair.
&ldquo;The Whale&rdquo; is an award-season key player this year, and it&rsquo;s adapted from 2012&rsquo;s play of the same name by Samuel D. Hunter, and it tells the story of a solitary obese English teacher who attempts to reconnect with his 17-year-old daughter.
In a new column for <a href="https://deadline.com/2022/12/oscars-cash-value-no-globes-parties-dolly-de-leon-james-corden-the-whale-1235208412/">Deadline</a>, critic Pete Hammond revealed that he knew from the 44-year-old comedian that he was originally set to play Charlie, the starring role, saying: &ldquo;I was going to play that part, and Tom Ford was going to direct.&rdquo;, The column also stated that George Clooney was also &ldquo;involved&rdquo; in the project for a time, but &ldquo;only wanted to make the film if an actual 600-pound unknown could be found to play the lead role&rdquo;.
&ldquo;The Whale&rdquo; had its world premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival, and it&rsquo;s been generating Oscar buzz since then, especially for Brendan Fraser who received nominations for Best Actor at the 80th Golden Globe Awards and the 28th Critics' Choice Awards.

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