Overview

• Eden adapts Abbott Kahler’s true-crime history of 1920s exiles on Floreana Island whose utopian venture spirals into betrayal, violence and mysterious vanishings.
• The full trailers released August 6–7 spotlight intense confrontations among settlers portrayed by Jude Law, Ana de Armas, Vanessa Kirby, Daniel Brühl and Sydney Sweeney.
• Director Ron Howard conducted research trips to the Galápagos and encouraged method-style performances, including Jude Law’s depiction of Dr. Friedrich Ritter’s steel dentures commitment.
• After premiering at TIFF 2024 and opening in Germany this spring with a 57% Rotten Tomatoes score, North American rights were secured by Vertical in April.
• Vertical has slated Eden for North American theaters on August 22, marking its formal U.S. rollout after the spring German opening.