Ari Aster has gathered a star-studded cast of Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, Austin Butler and Pedro Pascal to star in his next feature ‘Eddington’ for A24.
Also joining the cast are Luke Grimes, Deirdre O’Connell, Micheal Ward and Clifton Collins Jr. The only plot details on the movie state it follows a small-town New Mexico sheriff with higher aspirations.
Aster has penned the screenplay, he will also be directing and producing alongside Lars Knudsen under their Square Peg banner. Two-time Academy Award nominee Darius Khondji (“Evita,” “Bardo”) is the director of photography.
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Phoenix was last seen in ‘Beau is Afraid,’ Aster’s 2023 dark comedy horror about a troubled man who journeys home to see his mother.
Unless you have been living under a rock, Stone this week picked up her 2nd Oscar win for her performance in Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘Poor Things.’
Butler can currently be seen in Dune: Part 2 and will next appear in ‘The Bikeriders opposite Tom Hardy. Pascal can be seen in Ethan Coen’s ‘Drive Away Dolls’ and is currently working on HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’ season 2.
