Director Ari Aster, the brainchild behind the mind-bending horror movies Midsommar and Hereditary, has one other movie on the horizon with the fever dream hellscape that’s Beau Is Afraid. Right this moment, A24 revealed the primary trailer for the rumored three-and-a-half-hour movie, which is about for launch on April 21 and stars Oscar-winner Joaquin Phoenix.
Beau Is Afraid tells the story of Beau (Joaquin Phoenix), a reclusive middle-aged man with an abundance of emotional baggage who is about to embark on a cross-country journey to go to his mom. Sadly, issues don’t go as deliberate and Beau is struck by a automotive, and upon waking up, is met by the 2 individuals who hit him (Amy Ryan and Nathan Lane) and shortly learns of their sinister motives. What then ensues is a psychedelic odyssey that spans a number of many years and timelines the place Beau is confronted with the big job of escaping captivity, whereas dealing with his anxieties and painful previous head-on.
The movie’s official poster calls again the 2008 David Fincher-directed drama The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, because it exhibits Beau in numerous phases of life. As Phoenix is thought for being a way actor, it looks as if he is up for the duty of totally immersing himself in Beau and what’s positive to be his wild journey. Coming off starring in Mike Mill’s tender 2021 dramedy Cmon Cmon and profitable an Oscar for the 2019 hit thriller Joker, it seems just like the star is totally leaning into his “creepy-loner” section, and we’re completely right here for it.
Watch the trailer for Beau Is Afraid and take a look at the poster under.
