Overview

• The official trailer released June 10 highlights the escalating power struggle in fictional Eddington, New Mexico, during the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak.
• The film will launch the Fantasia International Film Festival on July 16 and arrive in theaters nationwide on July 18.
• Joaquin Phoenix stars as Sheriff Joe Cross, who rejects mask mandates, opposite Pedro Pascal’s reelection-focused Mayor Ted Garcia.
• Eddington divided audiences at Cannes and holds a 65% Rotten Tomatoes score, marking the lowest rating of Aster’s career.
• Ari Aster departs from horror to dark satire with an ensemble cast that includes Emma Stone, Austin Butler and Luke Grimes portraying diverse pandemic perspectives.