Emma Stone, Pedro Pascal, Joaquin Phoenix Walk the Red Carpet at Cannes ‘Eddington’ World Premiere | Photos
Ari Aster's new psychological, COVID-set Western also gained fans in attendees Natalie Portman and Angelina Jolie
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Ari Aster made his Cannes Film Festival debut Friday with the world premiere of his latest psychological nightmare — this time a Western set in COVID times — on Friday. “Eddington” reunites the “Hereditary,” “Midsommar” and “Beau Is Afraid” filmmaker with the latter film’s Joaquin Phoenix. Emma Stone, Pedro Pascal and Austin Butler also star.
Aster has become known as a master of the psychological horror genre following his breakout film “Hereditary,” an intense look at the consequences of inherited family trauma, in 2018. In “Eddington,” Phoenix plays local sheriff Joe Cross in a small town in New Mexico during the 2020 COVID pandemic. Cross comes to a head with Pedro Pascal’s Ted Garcia, the town’s mayor who leads the community into a world of chaos with his questionable decision-making. The film explores the power of fake news, the fragility of community and how conspiracy theories can lead to a rabbit hole that is hard to climb out of. TheWrap’s review of the feature Friday called it a “Risqué Fantasia on National Themes.”
Joining Aster, Phoenix, Pascal, Stone, Butler and the rest of the “Eddington” cast on the Cannes red carpet Friday were none other than Angelina Jolie, Natalie Portman, Harris Dickinson (whose “Triangle of Sadness” just won the festival’s Palme d’Or top prize in 2022), Julia Garner, Joel Edgerton and more.
“Eddington” is set to hit theaters on July 18. Keep scrolling for TheWrap’s full red carpet coverage and photos from this buzzy world premiere.
Cast and crew of “Eddington”
CANNES, FRANCE – Pedro Pascal, Micheal Ward and Joaquin Phoenix attend the “Eddington” red carpet at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone and Austin Butler (Photo by Dominique Charriau/WireImage)Ari Aster, Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/WireImage)Clifton Collins, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone and Austin Butler (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)Austin Butler, Emma Stone and Pedro Pascal (Photo by Miguel Medina/AFP via Getty Images)Cameron Mann, Matt Gomez Hidaka, Amelie Hoeferle, Micheal Ward, Emma Stone, Luke Grimes, Mayor of Cannes David Lisnard, Austin Butler, Ari Aster, Joaquin Phoenix, Lars Knudsen, Pedro Pascal and Clifton Collins (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)Lars Knudsen, Joaquin Phoenix and Ari Aster (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)Joaquin Phoenix (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/WireImage)Ari Aster and Pedro Pascal (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)Emma Stone and Pedro Pascal (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images)
Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/WireImage)Angelina Jolie (Photo by Bertrand Guay/AFP via Getty Images)Angelina Jolie (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/WireImage)
Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage)Natalie Portman (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)Natalie Portman (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage)
Alessandra Ambrosio
Alessandra Ambrosio (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)
Alexa Chung
Alexa Chung (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage)
Ariana Greenblatt
Ariana Greenblatt (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage)
Harris Dickinson
Harris Dickinson (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage)
Rose Gray & Harris Dickinson
Harris Dickinson and Rose Gray (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage)
Julia Garner
Julia Garner (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
Joel Edgerton
Joel Edgerton (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)Joel Edgerton (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
Lux Pascal
Lux Pascal (Photo by JB Lacroix/FilmMagic)Lux Pascal (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images)
Wan Qianhui
Wan Qianhui (Photo by Miguel Medina / AFP)
Cinta Laura Kiehl
Cinta Laura Kiehl (Photo by Valery Hache / AFP)
Tarina Patel
Tarina Patel (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/WireImage)
Zarina Yeva
Zarina Yeva (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/WireImage)
Rawdah Mohamed
Rawdah Mohamed (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/WireImage)Rawdah Mohamed (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/WireImage)
Marlijn Hoek
Marlijn Hoek (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
Flora Coquerel
Flora Coquerel (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)Flora Coquerel (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)
Cannes jury members Leïla Slimani and Alba Rohrwache
Leïla Slimani and Alba Rohrwacher (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)
Simran Balarjain
Simran Balarjain (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/WireImage)
Tiffany Tang
Tiffany Tang (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)
Engfa Waraha
Engfa Waraha (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/WireImage)
Lady Victoria Hervey
Lady Victoria Hervey (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage)
Doukissa Nomikou Theodoridi
Doukissa Nomikou Theodoridi (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/WireImage)
Marina Ruy Barbosa
Marina Ruy Barbosa(Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)
Yin Lichuan
Yin Lichuan (R) and a guest (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/WireImage)
Caroline Nest
Caroline Nest (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)