News Eddington Eddington Behind-the-Scenes First Look Gives Us the Setup Right from Ari Aster’s Mouth Jaoquin Phoenix, Pedro Pacsal, Emma Stone, and other stars also weighed in. By Vanessa Armstrong | Published on June 18, 2025 Screenshot: A24 Comment 0 Share New Share Screenshot: A24 We’ve gotten little information about Midsommar and Hereditary director Ari Aster’s s latest film, Eddington, other than a teaser that shows Joaquin Phoenix’s character, a sheriff, doomscrolling Instagram during the 2020 pandemic. Today, however, A24 released a “First Look” video, which has key members of the cast as well as Aster describing what Eddington is all about. The quotes from Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Luke Grimes, Austin Butler, and Emma Stone are illuminating. We find out, for example, that Phoenix and Pascal are adversaries, with the former playing the aforementioned sheriff and the latter playing the town of Eddington’s mayor. What was most interesting for me, however, was Aster describing how Eddington is a Western-inspired project that examines both the good and the ugly side of America. “Every character is living in a different reality,” the writer-director said. “And they all distrust each other, completely.” All too sadly relevant to these times. In addition to the actors above, Eddington stars Deirdre O’Connell and Micheal Ward. Aster both directed and wrote the script. Here’s the official logline, which doesn’t tell us much, to be honest: In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff and mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico. Eddington premieres in theaters on July 18, 2025. Check out the video below.[end-mark] The post <i>Eddington</i> Behind-the-Scenes First Look Gives Us the Setup Right from Ari Aster’s Mouth appeared first on Reactor.