Beau Is Afraid

Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Disappointment Blvd. is now titled Beau Is Afraid. ... The first poster for Hereditary director Ari Aster's deeply mysterious next movie ...

So, will Beau Is Afraid be more of a psychological thriller than an out-and-out horror movie? [Ari Aster](https://movieweb.com/person/ari-aster/), Beau Is Afraid is expected to be a movie of the horror variety, with some reports claiming that it will begin as a character study of Phoenix’s character before exploding into supernatural terror. Beau Is Afraid has been described in the past as "an intimate, decades-spanning portrait of one of the most successful entrepreneurs of all time." Set in an alternate present day, Phoenix’s character is forced to confront his past, making an alarming discovery along the way, before suddenly horrors of the supernatural are upon him. Released courtesy of [A24](https://twitter.com/A24), the poster puts the spotlight on what appears to be a CGI-conjured image of a young [Joaquin Phoenix](https://movieweb.com/person/joaquin-phoenix/). [Disappointment Blvd.](https://movieweb.com/movie/disappointment-blvd/) to Beau Is Afraid.

Writer-director Ari Aster gave a first look at upcoming A24 film "Beau Is Afraid" starring Joaquin Phoenix.

Aster helmed a 2011 short film also titled “Beau,” although it is unclear if “Beau Is Afraid” is related to the short. Academy Award winner Phoenix is also leading Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon,” playing the titular French ruler. This is Aster’s third feature behind “Midsommar” and “Hereditary,” with all three landing at A24. I came in pretty close to the end of the shoot and so they had been working a while,” Henderson previously IndieWire has confirmed “Beau Is Afraid” as the new title for “Disappointment Blvd.” While the plot remains under wraps, the film was described as an “intimate, decades-spanning portrait of one of the most successful entrepreneurs of all time.”

A24 debuted a first look today at the next projected by Ari Aster (Hereditary, Midsommar), Beau is Dead. Formerly titled Disappointment Blvd., the film is.

“Calling back to Friday the 13th, the filmmakers took what was great about the era and give it a refreshing lift with the infusion of Eastern European folklore”. Inspired by local legends, Pensive, which premiered in Baltic Competition in Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, follows a group of privileged high school classmates. There’s no confirmed connection between his short and Beau is Afraid at this time, however. It’s also worth noting that Aster previously helmed a horror-comedy short titled “Beau” in 2011. [nightmare comedy](https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3619101/ari-aster-teases-next-movie-will-long-nightmare-comedy/).” [Movies](https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/)

The latest movie from up-and-coming director of dementedly wonderful films Midsommar and Hereditary has been given a new poster, and title.

They could get upset and make up in the span of seconds, it seemed. I came in pretty close to the end of the shoot and so they had been working a while. [saying](https://www.indiewire.com/2021/10/joaquin-phoenix-ari-aster-fought-made-up-disappointment-blvd-1234674121/) at the time: "Joaquin and Ari were so simpatico, and they worked together for the whole film. A24 today shared the first look at the movie via Aster had previously said that the next project he was working on was going to be a four-hour long 'nightmare comedy' when this feature was officially announced back in February 2021. Ari Aster's latest work, Beau is Afraid, stars Joaquin Phoenix in the title role.