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In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff (Joaquin Phoenix) and mayor (Pedro Pascal) sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico. Eddington is the latest movie written and directed by award-winning American filmmaker Ari Aster, director of the films Hereditary, Midsommar, and Beau is Afraid previously, plus many other short films before. Produced by Lars Knudsen and Ari Aster. Made by 828 Productions, Square Peg, and A24. This is premiering at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival playing in the Main Competition. A24 will then debut Ari Aster's Eddington movie in US theaters nationwide on July 18th, 2025 this summer movie season. First impression? Who's curious?

Source: https://www.firstshowing.net/2025/first-teaser-trailer-for-ari-asters-eddington-his-pandemic-movie/

 

[AJUMP23]

Pedro Pascal again.....

 

[Trunx81]

Pedro Pascal again..... :|

Just wanted to post the same comment .. And Austin Butler too. Just throw some Tom Holland and Zendaya in and you´ve got everyone covered.

 

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Just wanted to post the same comment .. And Austin Butler too. Just throw some Tom Holland and Zendaya in and you´ve got everyone covered.

Yeah, they're everywhere lately. That tends to happen in Hollywood when you've got a little momentum in roles.

 

[Audiophile]

I absolutely loved Hereditary, seen it three times -- sharing it with others -- and enjoyed it more each go around.

Midsommar was a bit disappointing, it had its moments but ultimately was a just a bit mediocre, annoying and derivative.

I thought Beau Is Afraid started out well in the first hour: I have two family members with severe paranoid schizophrenia and so the overall theme of paranoia, nonsensical goings on and word salads scribbled everywhere really carried weight...then it fell into another lane where it got too arts fartsy and by the end Ari Aster had completely disappeared up his own arse.

As for this, given how I like Hereditary, that still carries enough weight for me to give more of his work a chance. But, -- and I'm not usually like this -- I don't think I can look at Pedro Pascal's face any more, it's just too much at this point. Maybe in a few years I'll give it a chance when he isn't seared into my memory from so much repeat exposure.

 

[Doom85]

 

[KyoZz]

There was rumor that the film will feature (don't click if you want to keep the surprise as it may spoil a big reveal) zombies, curious to see if it's indeed the case.

Anyway, I'm in of course.

 

[SidViscous]

Have they cloned Pedro? how does he even get into so much stuff logistically

 

[kpopSuperstar]

How many movies do Pedro Pascal do a year? Did movie stars in the past really star in so many movies?

 

[Fake]

Everything was Pedro Pascal.

 

[Puscifer]

I absolutely loved Hereditary, seen it three times -- sharing it with others -- and enjoyed it more each go around.

Midsommar was a bit disappointing, it had its moments but ultimately was a just a bit mediocre, annoying and derivative.

I thought Beau Is Afraid started out well in the first hour: I have two family members with severe paranoid schizophrenia and so the overall theme of paranoia, nonsensical goings on and word salads scribbled everywhere really carried weight...then it fell into another lane where it got too arts fartsy and by the end Ari Aster had completely disappeared up his own arse.

As for this, given how I like Hereditary, that still carries enough weight for me to give more of his work a chance. But, -- and I'm not usually like this -- I don't think I can look at Pedro Pascal's face any more, it's just too much at this point. Maybe in a few years I'll give it a chance when he isn't seared into my memory from so much repeat exposure.

I managed to see Midsommar and Beau is Afraid before hereditary. Their IMAX rerelease was the perfect opportunity and I somehow meaned to avoid every spoiler, every story detail, every shock and surprise till I finally saw it....2 weeks after my Moms funeral and I was pinned to my fucking seat the entire time watching the greatest exploration of grief I've ever seen on film

 

[Days like these...]

So hyped! I'm in even though Pascal didn't seem believable at all even from the tiny bit in the trailer.

 

[Ememee]

He's a good actor but come on

 

[IntentionalPun]

I just really don't want to watch a movie about the pandemic and people arguing over mask mandates and whatnot lolS

 

[SJRB]

I dunno man, lot of bad signs.

Ari's only legit great movie is Hereditary, Pedro Pascal-fatigue, the setting being the fucking pandemic, lots of references to conspiracy theories and social media.. I don't care about any of this.

Music in the trailer was good, and that poster is quite amazing.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

If you look at Pedro's career it actually spans back to the 90s and early 2000s, but he never made it big until the past 5 years when Mandalorian came out.

Most of his movies he's the lead actor dont make a lot of money aside from Gladiator 2 and a robot kids film. Some other movies made good money but he wasnt the star.

 

[Pimpollo818]

I absolutely loved Hereditary, seen it three times -- sharing it with others -- and enjoyed it more each go around.

Midsommar was a bit disappointing, it had its moments but ultimately was a just a bit mediocre, annoying and derivative.

I thought Beau Is Afraid started out well in the first hour: I have two family members with severe paranoid schizophrenia and so the overall theme of paranoia, nonsensical goings on and word salads scribbled everywhere really carried weight...then it fell into another lane where it got too arts fartsy and by the end Ari Aster had completely disappeared up his own arse.

As for this, given how I like Hereditary, that still carries enough weight for me to give more of his work a chance. But, -- and I'm not usually like this -- I don't think I can look at Pedro Pascal's face any more, it's just too much at this point. Maybe in a few years I'll give it a chance when he isn't seared into my memory from so much repeat exposure.

soulmates. do you have a letterboxd?

 

[kruis]

If you look at Pedro's career it actually spans back to the 90s and early 2000s, but he never made it big until the past 5 years when Mandalorian came out.

Most of his movies he's the lead actor dont make a lot of money aside from Gladiator 2 and a robot kids film. Some other movies made good money but he wasnt the star.

Pedro Pascal's breakout role was playing Oberyn Martell in the 4th season of Game of Thrones in 2014, that must have gotten him one of the main roles in Narcos.

But what elevated Pedro Pascal to the top was not his acting chops but his ethnicity: he's a white Latino which means that he's perfect for movies with a white cast because thanks to Pedro Hollywood's diversity requirements will still be met.

 

[ADiTAR]

Everything Everywhere all at Pascal.

 

[Nocty]

is this the guy that made that godawful movie with the cock monster in the attic? fucking seriously, no. That movie was utter shit.

 

[IntentionalPun]

I need to re-watch Hereditary or something as I found it kind of boring.

Midsommar I watched high on shrooms w/o knowing it's premise so that was funny lol

 

[Audiophile]

soulmates. do you have a letterboxd?

I do, -- I love making a good list -- though it's kinda poorly maintained: https://letterboxd.com/MitchS25/
My faves are probably kinda basic til you get into the higher numbers w/ some more interesting stuff.

I need to re-watch Hereditary or something as I found it kind of boring.

Midsommar I watched high on shrooms w/o knowing it's premise so that was funny lol

I first watched Hereditary with multiple family members, I appreciated a lot of it but didn't take it in. But on a second viewing by myself and then a third with another family member, in more of a "sit down and watch with no distractions" situation, I really, really enjoyed it. Probs one of my fave horrors this side of the millennium.

With Midsommar I watched it on new years eve and I was in the middle of a major histamine rebound from stopping some medication, so I was sat there violently scratching my head with a big stuff brush for most of the movie. Had to do a rewatch to really give it a chance; and while it had a lot of the stylings and the atmosphere I'd normally appreciate, I still just couldn't get on with it. It just wasn't giving me anything new.

 

[SpiceRacz]

There was rumor that the film will feature (don't click if you want to keep the surprise as it may spoil a big reveal) zombies, curious to see if it's indeed the case.

Anyway, I'm in of course.

Someone on Reddit allegedly worked on the set and confirmed as much. They also said the crew was treated poorly. Long nights in the cold without heaters (most of the filming took place at night).

Plus, there's this part in the trailer:

 

[Werewolf Jones]

More like Reddington.

Read the spoiler tag above. Shit I hate this dude but now I'm lowkey interested.

 

[newtypepilot]

nothing against pedro but I'm just tired of seeing him everywhere, so hard pass.