He would be Beau, the title character. Played with impressive bewilderment by Joaquin Phoenix, Beau is afraid of pretty much ... garing? — no one in movies does it better than Phoenix.

A24 dropped the first poster – and title change – for Ari Aster’s “Beau Is Afraid,” previously named “Disappointment Blvd.” (the film was originally rumored to be called “Beau Is ...

Less scary but no less gripping ... Sponsor Message Beau Wassermann, played by Joaquin Phoenix, is a middle-aged sad sack who, true to the title, is afraid of a lot of things.

For a while now, it’s been reported that Aster’s third film was going to be titled Disappointment Blvd – except, its first poster has a different title. Get ready for Beau Is Afraid.

The first poster for Joaquin Phoenix’s upcoming ‘nightmare comedy’ has been unveiled – along with its new title. Joaquin, 48, will star as the title character in Beau Is Afraid next year ...

If you've just watched Ari Aster's new horror-comedy "Beau Is Afraid ... without support from his mother, lives in a recently opened MW Industries "rehabilitation neighborhood" depicted on a ...

The poster shows what seems to be the child version of Phoenix’s character, dressed in silk pajamas. IndieWire has confirmed “Beau Is Afraid” as the new title for “Disappointment Blvd.” ...

If you really want to wrap your head around Beau, though, there are two main things to keep in mind. One is the promise of the title: that this is a movie about a guy named Beau, and he is afraid.