X-Men 97 creator Beau DeMayo talks importance of episode 5

Although this is the first time the creator of the X-Men series has spoken since his firing, he breaks his silence to explain his intentions with the shocking recent episode. [MAJOR SPOILERS FOR X-MEN ’97 EPISODE 5, “REMEMBER IT,” ARE IN THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE] While Marvel Studios is struggling in the live-action department, Marvel Animation … Read more

Marvel animation head sheds light on the sudden departure of X-Men ’97 showrunner Beau DeMayo

Marvel animation head Brad Winterbaum addresses showrunner Beau DeMayo’s sudden exit from the animated revival series X-Men ’97. On the eve of its Disney+ debut on March 20,  X-Men ’97 showrunner Beau DeMayo exited the project unceremoniously. Questions surrounding DeMayo’s departure started circulating immediately when the news reached social media and other outlets. Nowadays, the stewards of … Read more

Beau Is Afraid director Ari Aster on disappointing reaction to the film

Beau Is Afraid director Ari Aster was disappointed by the reaction to the film, but hopes audiences will come to appreciate it in future. After the successes of Hereditary and Midsommar, A24 was keen to pump up the budget for Ari Aster’s third movie. Unfortunately, Beau Is Afraid flopped at the box office with just … Read more

Beau Is Afraid terrified Olivia Rodrigo and Phoebe Bridgers

Singer/songwriters Olivia Rodrigo and Phoebe Bridgers both found writer/director Ari Aster’s Beau Is Afraid to be really scary When JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray wrote his review of Hereditary and Midsommar writer/director Ari Aster‘s latest film Beau Is Afraid (you can read the review HERE), he struggled to figure out which genre label best described it. … Read more

Beau Is Afraid actor Armen Nahapetian insists he’s not AI

Beau Is Afraid actor Armen Nahapetian has made the announcement that he is indeed not a work of artificial intelligence. Beau may be afraid, but actor Armen Nahapetian is more concerned that you think he is a work of artificial intelligence. Tea Beau Is Afraid co-star, who plays the teenage version of Joaquin Phoenix’s character, … Read more

Beau is Afraid director Aster is grateful for A24’s ‘stupidity’

The director of such dark films like Hereditary and Midsommar expressed his gratitude to the studio for giving him full reign for this movie. The indie studio A24 is a force to be reckoned with. Especially since this past year, they have been responsible for the films that swept the Academy Awards with Everything Everywhere … Read more

Beau Is Afraid movie review & film summary (2023)

The film’s writer/director is Ari Aster, who has always been a funny guy. His excellent, trauma-filled dramas “Hereditary” and “Midsommar” may be packed with the horror of relationships, but it’s the cruel joke underneath that provides their driving force–they are pitch-black comedies about the universal fear of losing free-will , of being screwed from the … Read more