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Joaquin Phoenix Is All Smiles for L.A. Premiere of His New Movie 'Beau Is Afraid'

Joaquin Phoenix and director Ari Aster have brought their new film Beau Is Afraid to L.A.

The guys were on the red carpet for the A24 film’s west coast premiere on Monday night (April 10) at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles.

Also in attendance were co-stars Zoe Lister-Jones, Parker Posey, Kylie Rogers, Julia Antonelli, Richard Kind, Michael Gandolfini, and Armen Nahapetian, who plays the younger version of Joaquin.

In Beau Is Afraid, a paranoid man goes on an epic odyssey in order to get back home. The A24 film will be released in New York and Los Angeles on April 14 and everywhere on April 21. Watch the new trailer!

Some of the special guests who attended the premiere included Kesha, Chloe Cherry, Rachel Sennott and Glee‘s Darren Criss and Harry Shum Jr. See their pics in the gallery.

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Joaquin Phoenix Joins 'Beau Is Afraid' Cast at NYC Screening - Watch the New Trailer!

Joaquin Phoenix kept a low profile at a screening for his highly anticipated new movie Beau Is Afraid.

The 48-year-old Oscar-winning actor joined writer and director Ari Aster along with most of his co-stars at the New York City screening on Thursday (April 6) at Metrograph in downtown Manhattan.

Also in attendance were Amy Ryan, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Kylie Rogers, Armen Nahapetian, and Julia Antonelli.

In Beau Is Afraid, a paranoid man goes on an epic odyssey in order to get back home. The A24 film will be released in New York and Los Angeles on April 14 and everywhere on April 21. Watch the new trailer below!

Also starring in the movie are Nathan Lane, Patti LuPone, and Parker Posey.

For those who don’t know, Ari is the director of horror films Hereditary and Midsommar.

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