{"id":343747,"date":"2025-07-31T01:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T08:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=391665"},"modified":"2025-07-31T01:40:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T08:40:04","slug":"after-losing-almost-50-million-with-his-last-movie-the-father-of-this-director-had-some-advice-for-him-maybe-you-shouldnt-write-the-next-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/after-losing-almost-50-million-with-his-last-movie-the-father-of-this-director-had-some-advice-for-him-maybe-you-shouldnt-write-the-next-one\/","title":{"rendered":"After losing almost 50 million with his last movie, the father of this director had some advice for him: &quot;maybe you shouldn&#039;t write the next one&quot;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Director Ari Aster has been at the center of media attention following the commercial failure of his film Beau Is Afraid, which, with a budget of 50 million dollars, only managed to gross 12 million. <strong>This major setback has become one of the most significant missteps in A24&#8217;s history, the production company that has heavily invested in his cinematic vision<\/strong>. Despite the setbacks, Aster has continued his work and recently launched his new proposal, Eddington, which cost 25 million and has only grossed 9.1 million.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A father who saw the spectacular failure coming<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The criticism of his works has also been a recurring theme, especially coming from his own father, a New York jazz musician. He has not hesitated to express his skepticism about his son&#8217;s projects.<strong> In a recent appearance on the podcast \u201cWTF with Marc Maron,\u201d Aster revealed that <\/strong>his father once told him: \u201cmaybe you shouldn&#8217;t write the next one\u201d<strong> after the failure of Beau is Afraid, advice that the filmmaker decided to dismiss<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Beau tiene miedo - Trailer espa\u00f1ol\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/svm9wnYUxJ8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite these criticisms and the box office results, Aster has mentioned receiving support from some fans, which has provided him with some comfort in light of the mixed critical response. <strong>\u201cI was very saddened that it was so disparaged&#8230; There were many people who reached out to me to say that they loved it,\u201d Aster commented<\/strong>, reflecting his struggle against the disappointment of the commercial results.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ari Aster does not stop in the face of failures and already has several projects in his portfolio as a producer, including the adaptation of Death Stranding, seeking to reach a new audience. <strong>We will have to see if, in his quest for reinvention, he finds the connection that has eluded him in his work as a director<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Filmin\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-m\/p\/4d52f7b8-f5a9-4cf3-9ab5-a6911bcf82e1\/2867700336\/filmin-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Filmin<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/filmin.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/filmin.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Director Ari Aster has been at the center of media attention after the commercial failure of his film Beau is Afraid, which, with a budget of 50 million dollars, only managed to gross 12 million. This major setback has become one of the most significant missteps in A24&#8217;s history, the production company that has heavily invested in his cinematic vision. Despite the setbacks, Aster has continued his work and recently released his new project, Eddington, which cost 25 million and has only grossed 9.1 million. 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