Eddington trailer - 22 August

Eddington trailer – in UK cinemas August 22

Eddington trailer

In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff and mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbour is pitted against neighbour in Eddington, New Mexico.

Director – Ari Aster

Writer – Ari Aster

Stars – Joaquin Phoenix – Diedre O’Connell – Emma Stone

comedy drama western

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Christopher Abbott was originally cast but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts with Wolf Man (2025). He’s replaced by Austin Butler.

First feature film directed by Ari Aster not to have cinematography by Pawel Pogorzelski, with Darius Khondji stepping in instead.

The film cast includes two Oscar winners: Emma Stone & Joaquin Phoenix ; and one Oscar nominee: Austin Butler.

Guardian: The movie looks good, courtesy of Darius Khondji’s cinematography, but has nothing new or dramatically vital to say. Moreover manages the extraordinary achievement of making Emma Stone, Pedro Pascal and Joaquin Phoenix look like boring actors. This is by virtue of its moderate script and by the unvarying stolid pace over its hefty running time which might have suited a 12-episode streamer.

Eddington is a fictional small town in New Mexico in the US, bordering Native American territory; we join the story as the Covid lockdown begins (though Trump is oddly unmentioned in all the news programmes and viral TikToks everyone’s watching) and Mayor Ted Garcia (Pedro Pascal) and Sheriff Joe Cross (Joaquin Phoenix) are at loggerheads – interestingly taking opposite sides to their counterparts in Spielberg’s Jaws on the personal liberty issue.