Director Ari Aster made his Cannes debut with the premiere of his latest film Eddington at the 78th edition of the festival on Friday, May 16. He was joined on the red carpet by the stellar star cast, including Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, Pedro Pascal and Austin Butler.
As per Deadline, Eddington got nearly seven-minute standing ovation at the Lumiere theater, that moved Phoenix to tears. The video of him getting emotional has been doing the rounds on social media.
For the unversed, Eddington is part of the Cannes Film Festival's main competition section, where it is competing with Wes Anderson, Lucia Ducournau and Lynne Ramsay's films.
Aster said, "I don’t know what you think. Thank you for being here. I feel very privileged to be here. It’s a dream come true. Thank you so much for having me. And, I don’t know — sorry? I don’t know.”
He added, “This was a great experience. I love all these people around me."
About Eddington
Set in a small town in New Mexico during the COVID pandemic, Eddington is a thriller/dark comedy where Joaquin Phoenix plays small-town Sheriff Joe Cross and Pascal plays Mayor Ted Garcia.
According to its official synopsis, the film follows “a standoff between a small-town sheriff (Phoenix) and mayor (Pascal)” that “sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico.”
It explores themes like conspiracy theories, pandemic anxiety, political division and social unrest.
Eddington is a follow-up to Aster's 2023’s Beau Is Afraid, which also starred Phoenix.
Eddington cast
Apart from Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, Pedro Pascal and Austin Butler, the film also stars Luke Grimes, Deirdre O’Connell, Micheal Ward and Clifton Collins Jr.
Eddington release date
Produced by A24, Eddington will hit theatres on July 18.
