New Brendan Fraser movie focuses on having loved ones in your life even if they are a ‘Rental Family’

Brendan Fraser leads the cast of the new movie, “Rental Family.” He plays an actor living in Japan who is offered the opportunity to play some different kinds of roles…not on TV or in the movies…but in life.

He goes to work for a rental agency of sorts, hired out for various reasons by people who need him to play various roles.

Young actress Shannon Gorman earned her first acting credit.

“Her authenticity and the emotional bandwidth that this kid brought was astonishing,” said Fraser.

Fraser’s other co-stars are involved with the rental family. Takehiro Hira is the boss!

“And a good producer, too. Like, in finding talents here and there and send them to where they all fit,” Hira added.

“In a society that is buzzing with activity, it’s possible to be very lonesome and find yourself with solitude. And so, a place like Rental Family Agency does exist where there can be stand-ins, a sort of surrogacy of whichever real family relation you need to just show up for somebody and look them in the eyes and, as she says, let them know you exist. It’s so meaningful,” said Fraser.

“Rental Family” starts out on a lighter note, but it eventually goes pretty deep. Fraser credits director Hikari with making all the right moves.

“Every choice is made specifically, and they all pay off…They’re set up like a good volleyball spike, you know, boom, smack!” Fraser said. “She knows exactly what she’s doing. She knows how to deliver the emotional satisfaction that every audience is craving.”

“Rental Family” is in theaters now.

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