Directed by Ari Aster, Beau Is Afraid is the third collaboration between the director and studio A24
In the first half of 2023, A24 will launch Beau Is Afraidthird film Ari Asterone of the most acclaimed directors of recent years, responsible for Hereditary (2018) and Midsommar – Evil Doesn’t Wait for the Night (2019).
The film in question stars joaquin phoenixresponsible for interpreting beau and some of his versions throughout life, such as the adult and elderly phase. See, below, everything we know about the production described as a twisted odyssey of epic proportions:
Premiere of Beau Is Afraid
Beau Is Afraid opens on April 21, 2023 in theaters across the United States. There is still no forecast for the long to arrive in Brazil.
Synopsis of Beau Is Afraid
According to the official synopsis, the film’s plot follows “a paranoid man who embarks on an epic odyssey to return home to his mother in this daring and ingeniously depraved new film from the director and writer Ari Aster.”
Trailer of Beau Is Afraid
in the trailer of Beau Is Afraid, released this Tuesday, the 10th, we can see the protagonist in a bizarre society, and his life begins to go downhill even more after being run over. So we get to see more of the three versions of him that will appear in the film: teen, adult, and elderly. Watch below:
Venture forth, brave boy. Joaquin Phoenix stars in BEAU IS AFRAID, a twisted odyssey of epic proportions from the mind of Ari Aster. Only In Theaters April 21. pic.twitter.com/9lNwhBsNJt
— A24 (@A24) January 10, 2023
Change of title from Beau Is Afraid
Originally, Beau Is Afraid would be called Disappointment Blvd., but the title ended up changing for unknown reasons. Before working with films, Ari Aster directed some short films, such as beau (2011), whose plot has some similarities with the 2023 film. See the synopsis of the short film below:
A neurotic middle-aged man’s trip (to visit his mother) is postponed indefinitely when his keys are mysteriously taken from his door. He is subsequently haunted by an increasingly sinister chain of disturbing events.
Cast of Beau Is Afraid
Besides joaquin phoenixthe cast of the film also includes Parker Posey, Amy Ryan (grace), Richard Kind, Kylie Rogers (Toni), Patti LuPone, Nathan Lane (roger), Michael Gandolfini, Armen Nahapetian (beau adolescent), among others.
budget of Beau Is Afraid
With a budget of US$ 55 million (via A24 Brazil), Beau Is Afraid is the most expensive film of the career of Ari Aster. Hereditary and Midsommar – Evil Does Not Waitat night cost, respectively, US$ 10 million and US$ 9 million.
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