During this year’s Sundance Film Festival to promote sci-fi comedy Landscape With Invisible Hand, young star Kylie Rogers sat down with Collider to talk about her other exciting projects. The Yellowstone star even shared some spoiler-free information about one of the most anticipated movie releases from 2023: Beau is Afraid, from visionary director Ari Aster (Midsommar).
During the interview, Rogers spoke with our own Steve Weintraub about the mood on the Beau is Afraid set and revealed how it made a difference to have Joaquin Phoenix (Joker) as the lead. By the trailer alone, you can tell that the upcoming movie will be a wild ride, and its surreal elements make it impossible to pin down to what genre the movie belongs to. According to Rogers, being cast in it was a surprise even for her:
"I still don't believe that I'm actually a part of such an amazing movie. I don't know, I can't really say much about it, but the process was amazing. Joaquin is so talented, he's obviously one of my biggest inspirations. I feel like that's a given. And [Ari Aster] is so creative, and I can't wait for everyone to see it. It's insane. […] I've never done a role like who I portrayed in 'Beau is Afraid,' so I was definitely a little nervous going into it, but then honestly, by the end of it, I was just totally out there, not self-conscious, just doing anything I could, and it was great.”
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