Ari Aster’sEddingtonis scheduled to start production in March 2024 and while the filmmaker is not a stranger to helming A-list actors in their individual films, he has assembled an all-star cast for his upcoming project! Yes, we’re talking about fresh castings includingJoaquin Phoenix (Beau is Afraid),Emma Stone(Poor Things), Austin Butler(Elvis), Pedro Pascal(The Last of Us),and Luke Grimes(Yellowstone).Produced by A24, the film follows a small-town New Mexico sheriff who has higher aspirations in life. Aster is set to write, direct, and produce the film along withLars Knudsen(Midsommar)under their Square Peg banner.
While the exact details of the plot have been kept under wraps for now, it’s clear that the film will mark the sixth collaboration between Square Peg and A24, with the last four films beingHereditary,Midsommar,Dream Scenario,andBeau is Afraid.In addition toEddington,Death of a Unicornis the other upcoming collaborationbetween the two entities.
Eddingtonwill mark the second time Aster is going to be working withJoaquin Phoenix. TheJokeractor starred inBeau is Afraid, earning a Golden Globe nomination for his performance. The film was a dark comedy horror revolving around Phoenix’s character Beau, a troubled man who goes back home to see his mother.Eddingtonon the other hand is set to be a Western Noir comedy with Phoenix leading the ensemble cast.
The Star Cast of ‘Eddington’ Is Fresh off Some Pretty Successful Projects
In addition to Phoenix, Stone has also just won her secondAcademy Award for her lead performanceinYorgos Lanthimos’Poor Things, and her production endeavor with the Showtime seriesThe Curse.Butler is currently riding the box-office high withDune: Part TwoalongsideZendayaandTimothee Chalamet. Pascal has earned critical acclaim with his performance asJoel in HBO’sThe Last of Usand Grimes has already mastered the art of the Western genre with his performance inYellowstone.
While this isn’t the first time Aster will be helming a project with so much talent, it is the first time for him to work with a full-blown all-star cast! The director has previously worked withFlorence Pughin the Swedish cult horrorMidsommarwhich grossed over $82 Million, earning the record for A24’s highest-grossing film untilEverything Everywhere All at Oncecame along in 2022.
In addition to our mains, the cast ofEddingtonalso featuresDeirdre O’Connell(Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind),Jamaican actorMicheal Ward,andClifton Collins Jr(Jockey).Ward is reported to be the second lead of the film, playing Phoenix’s character’s deputy in a fictional copper mining town in contemporary New Mexico. What’s also interesting is that the story ofEddingtonis set during the COVID-19 pandemic, which is expected to leave a prominent impact on where the plot goes.
Nonetheless, the film is still in its early stages right now and there’s no release date or first images yet! Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
