Ari Aster Thanks A24 for Being ‘Stupid Enough’ to Let Him Make ‘Beau Is Afraid’
variety.comMarc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Director Ari Aster says it took about six months for Joaquin Phoenix to sign on to star in his new movie, “Beau Is Afraid.” “You get on your hands and knees and beg,” Aster jokes about his first meeting with the Oscar winner. “He’s the best.
He’s the greatest. He’s the prince. And those eyes. He could be so naked, so exposed, and he’s funny. He’s a funny guy.” Aster (“Hereditary” and “Midsommar”) and his cast celebrated the Los Angeles premiere of the A24 film Monday night at the DGA in West Hollywood. “It’s when I first saw ‘I’m Still Here’ that I knew I needed to work with this guy,” Aster said. “One, it’s such a funny film, and two, that performance is really a brilliant comic performance.
But it’s also because as a gesture that movie is suicidal. What he was doing with his own name there is so crazy and funny and sick.
It’s like a sick thing to do. Since then, I’ve known I’ve wanted to work with him.” As always, Phoenix skipped interviews and only posed for pictures at the premiere.
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