First Look Featurette for Ari Aster’s ‘Eddington’ with Joaquin Phoenix
by Alex Billington
June 18, 2025
Source: YouTube
“Every character is living in a different reality. And they all distrust each other completely.” A24 debuted a making of featurette promo for Ari Aster’s Eddington, set to crash into theaters this July. This recently premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival to mixed reviews – some love it, some hate it, most were right in the middle. Written & directed by Aster, with Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Luke Grimes, Deirdre O’Connell, Micheal Ward, Amélie Hoeferle, Clifton Collins Jr., William Belleau, plus Austin Butler & Emma Stone. The only short synopsis: In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff and mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in the small town of Eddington, NM. This is sort of a pandemic movie but it’s also more about how the Covid-19 pandemic broke the minds of many Americans, showing the downfall of many people in this one tiny town. Led by the Sheriff who goes crazy while in a feud with the local Mayor. This video spends time with the cast discussing how much they love working with Ari Aster and how sharp this script is – acting as a modern western commenting on small town politics in New Mexico. An unsettling new thriller about how truly F’d up America really is. Saddle up.
Here’s the new “First Look” featurette for Ari Aster’s modern western Eddington, from A24’s YouTube:
You can rewatch the teaser trailer for Ari Aster’s Eddington right here and the main official trailer here.
In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff (Joaquin Phoenix) and mayor (Pedro Pascal) sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico. Eddington is the latest movie written and directed by award-winning American filmmaker Ari Aster, director of the films Hereditary, Midsommar, and Beau is Afraid previously, plus many other short films before. Produced by Lars Knudsen and Ari Aster. Made by 828 Productions, Square Peg, and A24. This recently premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival playing in the Main Competition – earning mixed reviews (currently at 65% on RT) and no awards during the fest. A24 will debut Ari Aster’s Eddington movie in US theaters nationwide on July 18th, 2025 this summer movie season. Get ready for a wild one. Who’s intrigued? Want to watch?