Open Post: Hosted By Brendan Fraser Getting Emotional Over A Fan Telling Him Everyone Is Rooting For His Comeback

Twenty years ago Brendan Fraser was hot leading man shit. But after accusing the former president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Philip Berk, of sexual assault, he felt blacklisted by the industry. That, plus a rough divorce, the death of his mother, and a battle with depression caused his career to take a nosedive.

Things began improving a  few years ago when Brendan got cast on TV shows like The Affair and Trust. Now he’s getting back into movies; he just finished filming Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale, and he was recently cast in the upcoming Martin Scorsese flick Killers of the Flower Moon, alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert DeNiro. The Internet is thrilled, cuz, in case ya didn’t know, TikTok is totally obsessed with Brendan’s comeback (they’re calling it a “Brenaissance”). Apparently, these kids love The Mummy! In a recent meet-and-greet with one such devotee, Brendan admitted he was nervous to shoot his big Scorsese movie. But his fan, LittleLottieCosplay, assured Brendan that everyone was rooting for him. This got Brendan all sorts of emotional, and after getting kinda choked up, he replied, “Shucks, ma’am”, and dipped his cowboy hat in gratitude.

Here’s the clip (please note the fan is cosplaying as Brendan’s The Mummy character, Rick O’Connell). Brendan opens the video by explaining that he’s in Oklahoma to shoot Killers of the Flower Moon, and he’s so anxious he thinks he might be sick:

@littlelottiecosplay

“Shucks, ma’am!” Adding to the Brendan love from earlier today. #brendanfraser #themummy #mummytok #rickoconnell

♬ A-O-K – Tai Verdes

Obviously, TikTokkers are, like, totally swooning in the comments. If you’re interested in diving into some of TikTok’s Brendan Fraser content, might I suggest starting with SquishedDonuts?:

@squisheddonuts

Lunch date #thescout #brendanfraser #brenaissance

♬ Heat Of The Night – Aqua

I don’t know if I’m an Internet fangirl, but I will always have a soft spot for Brendan… partly because he’s a half-Canadian nice boy (we stand with our own up here [Bieber is the exception]), but mostly because The Mummy and Blast from the Past loomed large in my childhood home. I blame the TBS Superstation.

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