Brendan Fraser appeared to be having a pleasant chat after having lunch in New York City on Tuesday.
The 54-year-old Oscar winner flashed a jubilant smile as he stopped to chat with film producer Julia Lebedev, whom he met after dinner.
He was carrying a bag from the popular Italian restaurant Via Carota, where he had eaten earlier on his trip.
Brendan, who plays a small but crucial role in Martin Scorsese’s acclaimed western crime epic Killers Of The Flower Moon, was a day after his co-star Robert De Niro angrily claimed that he was in a speech that He wanted to hold it as a tribute to the film, had harsh reviews in sections, was not there. Former President Donald Trump’s film had been cut at the Gotham Independent Film Awards without his knowledge.
The actor, who recently made an amazing comeback in Hollywood, was dressed casually for his stroll around town: a dark blue denim button-up shirt and lighter jeans.
Brendan Fraser was spotted chatting with film producer Julia Lebedev after having lunch in New York City on Tuesday
Fraser had dinner at the popular Italian eatery Via Carota, although it is not clear whether the colleagues had lunch together
Fraser paired his look with a medium-thick black jacket, which he partially zipped up, and carried a brown to-go bag from Via Carota.
He could be seen chatting on the street with Lebedev, who recently produced the acclaimed films “A Thousand And One” and “Bad Education” starring Hugh Jackman.
It is not clear whether Lebedev had lunch with him or whether they met by chance afterward.
The two have a professional connection as she is producing his upcoming film “Rental Family.”
It was announced earlier this month that the Whale star would star in the film, playing a down-on-his-luck actor living in Tokyo.
He joins a family rental company, part of a real-life trend in which Japanese people can hire actors to play fake family or friends in real life, and he’s perfect as the acting company’s poster boy.
Although he appeared in Killers Of The Flower Moon after winning the Best Actor Oscar for The Whale, Fraser filmed the role before filming began on The Whale, making Rental Family his first major role since his Oscar did.
It will also be a return to comedy for Fraser, who showcased his comedic chops in his heyday in the 1990s and 2000s before focusing primarily on dramatic roles thereafter.
She wore a dark blue denim shirt and matching jeans with a thick black jacket over it
Fraser’s last role was a small but pivotal role as the lawyer for Robert De Niro’s villainous cattle baron in Martin Scorsese’s acclaimed Killers Of The Flower Moon
He would have had another comeback role after playing the villain in DC’s Batgirl film, but Warner Bros. scrapped the nearly finished film, reportedly due to cost reasons.
Despite initial reports that early test screenings were poorly received, leading to complaints that the film looked cheap compared to similar DC superhero films, Warner Bros. denied that quality played a role in the decision not to release Batgirl.
Instead, it was reportedly an attempt to reduce the studio’s tax burden.
Prior to his recent buzzy roles and his axed Batgirl role, Fraser also received critical acclaim for a small role as a villain in Steven Soderbergh’s contemporary neo-noir film No Sudden Move, which starred Don Cheadle and Benicio Del Toro received strong reviews.