
There were, however, some who were supportive of Brendan Fraser and his decision to go through with this role.
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The discourse in the following hours and days largely consisted of people who had not heard of or read the source material, such as a tweet by (shown below, left), and those who had either seen or read the source material, like a tweet by (shown below, right), with both being against the movie for primarily the same reasons. A notable negative sentiment followed the reveal with many Twitter users upset at how Brendan Fraser was purportedly perpetuating anti-fat Hollywood stereotypes by accepting the character and wearing a fat suit for it, with others wondering where actual fat actors are in these times as one of them should have taken up the acting challenge. The online reaction after the photo reveals on July 26th, 2022, was swift and mixed. Online Reaction First-look Photos Reaction The tweet received over 8,000 likes and 1,000 retweets in roughly one week, inspiring many reactions in the thread and viral discussion shortly after. On July 26th, 2022, early first-look photos were revealed from the set by A24's official Twitter account, showing Brendan Fraser in his fat suit and short hair, while revealing that the film will be shown at the Venice Film Festival later in the year (shown below). The play was performed in 2013 at the South Coast Repertory with select excerpts from it uploaded to YouTube on March 18th, 2013, where it gained over 32,000 views in nine years (shown below).

Hunter, with the synopsis revolving around a 600-pound reclusive man that is given one last chance at redemption by trying to reconnect with his daughter. The film is based on a play of the same name created by Samuel D.
