Sadie Sink The Whale Interview: Why It’s the Project She’s Proudest Of

Sadie Sink and Hong Chau are both having a wildly impressive 2022. Sink delivered a show-stopping performance in Stranger Things 4, one I think should have earned her an Emmy nomination, and Chau is hot off the release of The Menu in which she delivers pitch-perfect work as Elsa, Chef Slowik’s (Ralph Fiennes) restaurant captain. Those credits alone would be enough to deem the year a success, but they’re both about to add a major Oscar contender to their 2022 filmographies, Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale. The movie stars Brendan Fraser as Charlie, an English teacher living with severe obesity. In between teaching virtual classes, Charlie’s visited by a handful of people including Sink’s Ellie and Chau as Liz. Ellie is Charlie’s 17-year-old daughter who’s proving to be quite the handful. Her mother (Samantha Morton) thinks she’s truly evil, but Charlie’s convinced that, deep down, Ellie really is a caring person. As for Liz, she’s Charlie’s friend and diligent caretaker who often vacillates between abe