Ahead of the world premiere at Cannes, A24 has debuted the official teaser trailer for Eddington, the contemporary Western dark comedy film written and directed by Ari Aster, and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Luke Grimes, Deirdre O’Connell, Micheal Ward, with Austin Butler, and Emma Stone.

Aster, known for Hereditary, Midsommar, and Beau Is Afraid, returns with a genre-blending film that promises to be both unsettling and darkly comedic. Set in a small New Mexico town during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the story unfolds as a standoff between Sheriff Joe Cross (Joaquin Phoenix) and Mayor Ted Garcia (Pedro Pascal) ignites tensions, pitting neighbor against neighbor in a volatile powder keg of political ambition and personal vendettas.

Also starring in the movie are Amélie Hoeferle, Clifton Collins Jr., and William Belleau.

Following the world premiere in the main competition of Cannes Film Festival, Eddington opens in theaters on July 18, 2025.

According to the official synopsis, 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.

Aster has described Eddington as “Western-noir dark ensemble comedy” saying ‘“Although it’s sort of a – I don’t know if you’d call it a revisionist western. It’s contemporary; one foot is in the western and one foot is even more heavily in the noir genre. So it’s like a film noir ensemble western dark comedy.”

Watch the official teaser trailer for Eddington