The Whale is adapted from a play of the same name by Samuel D. Hunter. It made its debut off-Broadway in 2012 and won a clutch of prizes, including a Drama Desk Award for ‘Significant Contribution to Theatre’ and a GLAAD Media Award.According to Variety, The Whale focuses on a 600-pound middle-aged man named Charlie, living on the outskirts of Mormon Country in Idaho, and his attempts to reconnect with his 17-year-old daughter.The two became estranged after Charlie, an online writing instructor, abandoned his family for his gay lover, who later died.
The man’s death triggers Charlie to turn to compulsive eating to cope with his grief.Related: Wentworth Miller on why it’s better to use gay actors for gay rolesThe movie will be a.