Beau Is Afraid's Nathan Lane & Amy Ryan on Filming Ari Aster's Lord of the Rings
72Filmmaker Ari Aster (Midsommar) is a genre treasure in horror, and he’s returning to theaters with star, Joaquin Phoenix, in the mystifying Beau Is Afraid. During a press junket, Collider’s Steve Weintraub spoke with two of the movie’s many stars, Only Murders in the Building alums Nathan Lane and Amy Ryan, about their experience filming what Lane coined the “Jewish Everything Everywhere All at Once.”
Even as the days leading up to the premiere of Beau Is Afraid dwindle, the plot of this horror-comedy is still somewhat mysterious. In their interview, Lane describes Aster’s third feature as a “one-man surreal, nightmarish odyssey,” in which Phoenix plays Beau, an anxious man who has to face his own demons following the death of his mother (Zoe Lister-Jones). In the movie, Lane and Ryan play Roger and Grace, a couple who attempt to restrain him in their home, Misery-style, when Grace accidentally runs a harried Beau over with her car. Early reactions to a surprise screening bolster Lane’s sentiments, saying it’s “absurd” and will make audiences “nauseous,” and we couldn’t be more thrilled!
Beau Is Afraid is both written and directed by Aster whose original screenplays for Midsommar and Hereditary now top most horror fans’ lists. During their interview, which you can watch above or read below, Lane tells Weintraub that this script made him question the director’s sanity, while Ryan called it “harrowing” and “funny.” They also discuss why it was such a pleasure and thrill to work with Aster, share stories from filming with Phoenix, that “nightmarish” opening sequence, and getting to go off script.
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