The Whale is an upcoming American psychological drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky and written by Samuel D. Hunter, based on his play of the same name. The film stars Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, and Hong Chau.

A 600-pound middle-aged man named Charlie tries to reconnect with his 17-year-old daughter. The two grew apart after Charlie abandoned his family for his gay lover, who later died. Charlie then went on to binge eat out of pain and guilt.

On January 11, 2021, it was announced that A24 has global rights of The Whale, a film that will be directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Brendan Fraser. In February 2021, Hong Chau, Sadie Sink and Samantha Morton joined the cast. On March 4, 2021 Ty Simpkins joined the cast. Sathya Sridharan also joined the cast.

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