Brendan Fraser’s best series is on Disney+ and you have to see it now that he has won the Oscar

The emotional return of Brendan Fraser has reached its highest point with the 2023 Oscar for Best Leading Actor for his role in ‘The Whale’, but before that there was a series that warned us that his talent was about to leave its mark. new. This is ‘Trust’, an incredible series that is available on Disney+ and helps us understand how Brendan Fraser’s redemption began in Hollywood, which has now reached the Oscars.

One of the best series to discover on Disney+ and perfect for those who enjoy series based on shocking real scandals, ‘Trust’ tells the true story of the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III at the hands of the Italian mafia in the 70s. Perhaps more The plot of the series will sound familiar to you if you have seen ‘All the money in the world’, Ridley Scott’s 2018 film with Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Williams, but the series has much more successful aspects, especially regarding the role of Brendan Fraser.

The story shows how the billionaire John Paul Getty (played by Donald Sutherland) refuses to pay the ransom that the mafia demands to free his grandson (Harris Dickinson, seen in ‘The Triangle of Sadness’), who was kidnapped in 1973. Heart of the series with Hillary Swank, who gives life to the mother of the kidnapped, Fraser plays James Fletcher Chace, a former CIA agent and spy who now works as a private investigator for Getty.. With pure Texas charm (and accent), Chace travels to Italy to discover the truth about the kidnapping.

Fraser quickly becomes the character viewers can connect with, the narrator and commentator in this crazy tale of cruel riches and creepy mafias. After a pilot episode in which he stays on the sidelines while we understand Getty’s figure a little better, Brendan Fraser’s character gains strength and prominence in the second episode, and addresses those of us on the other side of the screen (sometimes he even breaks the fourth wall, à la ‘Fleabag’) to explain the ins and outs of his mission and the deep disdain he feels for this rotten world in which he has ended up working. From defending the country against him, so to speak, to taking care of the dirty laundry of an immoral billionaire who doesn’t care exactly what happens to his grandson.

James Fletcher Chace’s wit will win you over, the only ray of light in a truly dark and violent world and a man standing up against the privilege of those who order him around, and that’s thanks to Fraser’s work. Just compare it to Mark Wahlberg’s very different and worst performance in Ridley Scott’s film. In the series, Brendan Fraser invites us to immerse ourselves in this true story from his charming, witty and fascinating perspective.. Thus, it serves as a counterpoint to the serious and at times heartbreaking family drama within the dysfunctional Getty family.

Created by Simon Beaufoy and Danny Boyle, director of classics like ‘Trainspotting’ and Oscar winner for ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, ‘Trust’ is one of the best FX productions in recent years, and unfortunately it went unnoticed. Perhaps because of the coincidence in time with ‘All the money in the world’, perhaps because the public was looking towards other corners of the world of streaming in 2018. Even so, magazines like Esquire and international media placed it in their top 10 best series of the year. Now the time has come to claim it not only as a highly recommended series, but as the work that really began the renaissance of Brendan Fraser in the North American industry..

After a prolonged absence, long after great successes such as ‘The Mummy’ or ‘George of the Jungle’, Brendan Fraser made a modest reappearance with the role of security officer John Gunter in the series ‘The Affair’, sparking numerous conversations. about his physical change. Later we would know his story in depth, his multiple injuries on the filming sets that took their toll and also a sexual assault by one of the heads of the Hollywood Foreign Association that was never convicted. With ‘Trust’ came his great opportunity to demonstrate his talent again and it was the first great success that would follow his incredible journey in 2022., where we have seen him in ‘No Sudden Movements’ by Steven Soderbergh and the Oscar-winning ‘The Whale’ by Darren Aronofsky. Despite the cancellation of ‘Batgirl’ (Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah, 2022), Fraser has a role ahead of her that will cause a stir in Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’, among other projects. Road to the Oscars 2024?

At the moment, we do not want to look to the future but to the past: it is time for you to settle your pending account with ‘Trust’, now available on Disney + and starring Oscar winner Brendan Fraser. Sounds good, right?