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''Beau Is Afraid'' is scheduled to be released in the United States on April 21, 2023. |
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==Premise== |
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''Beau Is Afraid'' is described as a "decades-spanning surrealist horror film set in an alternate present", in which [[Joaquin Phoenix|Phoenix]] plays an "extremely anxious but pleasant-looking man who has a fraught relationship with his overbearing mother and never knew his father. When his mother dies, he makes a journey home that involves some wild supernatural threats".<ref name="2022Release">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/lists/most-anticipated-films-2022/disappointment-blvd-april-22/|title=The Most-Anticipated Movies Coming in 2022: ''Disappointment Blvd.''|date=January 6, 2022|first1=Ethan|last1=Shanfeld|first2=Jordan|last2=Moreau|first3=J. Kim|last3=Murphy|first4=Ellise|last4=Shafer|first5=Maane|last5=Khatchatourian|first6=William|last6=Earl|first7=Pat|last7=Saperstein|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=January 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109224508/https://variety.com/lists/most-anticipated-films-2022/disappointment-blvd-april-22/|archive-date=January 9, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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Revision as of 02:19, 11 January 2023
| Beau Is Afraid | |
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| Directed by | Ari Aster |
| Written by | Ari Aster |
| Produced by |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Pawel Pogorzelski |
| Edited by | Lucian Johnston |
| Music by | Bobby Krlic |
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| Distributed by | A24 |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Beau Is Afraid is an upcoming American surrealist comedy horror film written, directed, and produced by Ari Aster. The film stars Joaquin Phoenix as an incredibly neurotic man who must make a bizarre journey home to visit his mother. The film also features a supporting ensemble cast that includes Nathan Lane, Patti LuPone, Amy Ryan, Kylie Rogers, Parker Posey, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Hayley Squires, Michael Gandolfini, Zoe Lister-Jones, and Richard Kind. It was co-produced and distributed by A24 as the company's third collaboration with Aster, after Hereditary (2018) and Midsommar (2019).
Beau Is Afraid is scheduled to be released in the United States on April 21, 2023.
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Cast
- Joaquin Phoenix as Beau[1]
- Armen Nahapetian as young Beau[1]
- Patti LuPone[1]
- Zoe Lister-Jones as a young version of Beau's mother[1]
- Nathan Lane[1]
- Amy Ryan[1]
- Kylie Rogers[1]
- Parker Posey[1]
- Stephen McKinley Henderson[1]
- Denis Ménochet[1]
- Hayley Squires[1]
- Michael Gandolfini[2]
- Richard Kind[3]
Production
In June 2020, Ari Aster said his next film would be a four-hour long "nightmare comedy".[4] In February 2021, A24 announced the film, then titled Disappointment Blvd., as its third partnership with Aster, following Hereditary (2018) and Midsommar (2019), with Joaquin Phoenix on board to star.[5] The film's ensemble cast was announced in June and July.[6][7] Co-star Stephen McKinley Henderson described Aster and Phoenix as "so simpatico ... their way of working together was like they were really old friends. They could get upset and make up in the span of seconds, it seemed. But the work was always the better for it."[8] Principal photography was scheduled to begin on June 28, 2021, and conclude in October.[9][10] The film was shot in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, an off-island suburb of Montreal in Quebec, with cinematographer Pawel Pogorzelski and production designer Fiona Crombie.[11][10]
Release
Beau Is Afraid is set to be released theatrically in the United States by A24 in April 21, 2023,[1] following a delay from its original 2022 schedule.[12] The film's title was announced in December 2022, changed from the working title of Disappointment Blvd.[13]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Grobar, Matt (January 10, 2023). "'Beau Is Afraid' Trailer, Release Date: Joaquin Phoenix Journeys Through Surreal Mixed-Media Landscape In Ari Aster's Third Feature For A24". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ Panaligan, E. J. (January 10, 2023). "'Beau Is Afraid' Trailer: Joaquin Phoenix Loses His Mind in Nightmare Epic From 'Midsommar' Director Ari Aster". Variety. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ Tenreyro, Tatiana (October 6, 2021). "Richard Kind on blowing his Married...With Children audition, and why he loves working with John Mulaney". The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ Linan, Liliana (June 1, 2020). "A.S. Program Board Presents: Ask Ari Aster". Daily Nexus. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (February 18, 2021). "A24 To Produce And Finance Ari Aster's Next Pic Disappointment Blvd. Starring Joaquin Phoenix". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (June 21, 2021). "Disappointment Blvd.: Ari Aster Sets All-Star Ensemble To Join Joaquin Phoenix In A24 Film; Nathan Lane, Patti LuPone, Amy Ryan And Kylie Rogers Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (July 21, 2021). "Parker Posey, Stephen McKinley Henderson & Zoe Lister-Jones Among Those Rounding Out Cast Of A24 And Ari Aster's Disappointment Blvd.". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ Davids, Brian (October 22, 2021). "Dune Star Stephen McKinley Henderson on Playing a Human Computer and That Parasol". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ Fisher, Jacob (November 20, 2020). "Joaquin Phoenix In Talks To Star In Ari Aster's Beau Is Afraid (Exclusive)". DiscussingFilm. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ a b Marc, Christopher (June 20, 2021). "Ari Aster's Disappointment Blvd Starring Joaquin Phoenix Adds The Favourite & Cruella Production Designer Fiona Crombie". The Ronin. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ Bourque, Olivier (July 21, 2021). "Vers une année record pour les tournages étrangers au Québec" [Towards a record year for foreign filming in Quebec]. Le Journal de Montréal (in French). Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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