Beau Is Afraid

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In February 2021, A24 announced the film, then titled Disappointment Blvd., [a] with Joaquin Phoenix on board to star in the leading role. [13] The film's ensemble cast was announced in June and July. [14] [15]

Audio commentary would work well or a director’s introduction to the film, but that might not be his bag, leaving the audience to work things out for themselves. There’s a lot more set pieces and special effects in Beau Is Afraid, so this would work well as a special feature too. Even if you plugged Hereditary and Midsommar into the most advanced form of AI or handed Final Draft to every member of the Ari Aster subreddit, it’s unfathomable that anything or anyone other than Aster could dream up Beau Is Afraid. 179 minutes long, unwieldy from the get-go, and evidently a provocateur cashing in a blank cheque while such a thing still exists for arthouse cinema, Aster’s third feature is not for everyone. However, there are some big films coming out in May, including Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 and Fast X, which will take a lot of the attention. This could mean that the production might push for a slightly earlier release for home media to give it more time during the summer holiday months. The first had an 18 certificate in the UK, so rated R in the US, and the latter was given a 15 certification in the UK, but still rated R in the States. If you’ve seen either of these then you should know to expect things to veer into pretty horrific moment from time to time. The film had been in development by Ari Aster for some time, with a 2011 short film entitled Beau, that would later serve as the basis for a sequence in the feature film, and a 2014 draft of the script that circulated on the internet. [9] Aster has described the film in many ways, including initially as a "nightmare comedy," [10] "a Jewish Lord of the Rings, but [Beau's] just going to his mom's house," and as "if you pumped a 10-year-old full of Zoloft, and [had] him get your groceries." [11] Filming [ edit ]

Manohla Dargis of the New York Times wrote that the film was "a supersized, fitfully amusing, self-important tale of fear and loathing," and chastised the run-time by saying, "It's a journey; midway, it becomes a slog." [38] Accolades [ edit ] Accolades received by Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Award

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. Archived from the original on January 10, 2023 . Retrieved January 10, 2023. Shanfeld, Ethan; Moreau, Jordan; Murphy, J. Kim; Shafer, Ellise; Khatchatourian, Maane; Earl, William; Saperstein, Pat (January 6, 2022). "The Most-Anticipated Movies Coming in 2022: Disappointment Blvd.". Variety. Archived from the original on January 9, 2022 . Retrieved January 9, 2022.

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Weekend Domestic Chart for April 14, 2023". The Numbers. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023 . Retrieved April 16, 2023. Gleiberman, Owen (April 11, 2023). " Renfield Review: Nicolas Cage Is a Stylishly Overwrought Dracula, But This Ultraviolent Vampire Action Movie is Mostly a Flip Grab Bag". Variety. Archived from the original on April 13, 2023 . Retrieved April 12, 2023. He then has a series of mind-bending adventures in his bid to get home to his mum with a number of scenes hinting at the dark town of the horror comedy. Jaquin Phoenix does a lot of running in the role, mostly to try to escape the world around him, which appears to be one of the themes. RELATED: Taylor, Drew; Gonzalez, Umberto (October 11, 2023). "A24 Expands Strategy From Arthouse Gems to More Commercial Films". TheWrap . Retrieved October 11, 2023.

The film was released digitally on June 13. A Blu-ray and DVD release followed on July 11. [30] Reception [ edit ] Box office [ edit ]The role of Beau will be played by two actors. Joaquin Phoenix (Joker) plays the character at three different stages of his adult life and Armen Nahapetian (Daybreak) plays the teenage version of Beau. D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 30, 2023). " 'Super Mario Bros' Swallowing Up 'Margaret', 'George Foreman' & More – Box Office". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 22, 2023 . Retrieved April 30, 2023.

You get a pretty stark taste of this in the trailer below, which gets is pretty grim at times, despite its lighter notes. Horror elements mix with dark comedy and surreal circumstances. Aster’s last two films containing gory image references in the age rating notes, so it’s going to be a surprise if the Joaquin Phoenix film doesn’t follow suit. Runtime Lost in the wilderness, Beau comes upon a group of traveling theater actors named "The Orphans of the Forest". He is invited to their rehearsal and becomes entranced by the play, imagining himself as the protagonist, who spends his entire life looking for his family after they are separated by a flood. A man approaches Beau and informs him that he knew his father, who he says is still alive. The troupe is ambushed by Jeeves, who slaughters several actors. Beau flees deeper into the woods.The rest of the home media release will probably be July in North America, which would work well for the holidays. It’s a really long film, so you’re going to need a good amount of free time to digest it properly. DVD, Blu-ray and digital details Also in the cast are Patti LuPone and Zoe Lister-Jones as Mona Wassermann, Beau’s mother, at two different stages of her life. Raup, Jordan (December 13, 2022). "First Poster for Ari Aster's Beau Is Afraid Starring Joaquin Phoenix". The Film Stage. Archived from the original on January 23, 2023 . Retrieved January 23, 2023. If Beau Is Afraid does come out in April 2023 it should then get a DVD, Blu-ray and digital release date in the UK around August later in the year. This will be just in time to land for a little of the summer holiday movie market if it does well at the box office. Age rating and parents guide