Ari Aster takes audiences back to 2020 in the official trailer for Eddington.
“Of course, they keep looking at that lab in China. If you look at that lab in Wuhan,” the voiceover states at the beginning of the trailer. “When that was established, it was 1956, of course. That was the year Tom Hanks was born, the first celebrity with the virus.”
Set during the pandemic, the Eddington trailer is framed through the phone of Sheriff Joe Cross (Joaquin Phoenix), who scrolls his Instagram feed while lying in bed. In one video, Cross holds a press conference and says, “If you value your life, you should think twice because the people at Eddington like guns.” Cross is later seen assaulting a protester in a “town rocked by murders.” However, Cross pleads with the camera, calling the event an accident as he tries to explain the situation.
Other videos include an advertisement for Mayor Ted Garcia’s (Pedro Pascal) reelection, a fiery speech from Austin Butler’s character, and an apology from Louise Cross (Emma Stone), who denies her husband’s announcement.
Eddington also stars Luke Grimes, Deirdre O’Connell, Micheal Ward, Clifton Collins Jr., William Belleau, Cameron Mann, Matt Gomez Hidaka, and Amélie Hoeferle.
Aster is the writer, producer, and director of Eddington. It marks Aster’s fourth feature film, behind 2018’s Hereditary, 2019’s Midsommar, and 2023’s Beau Is Afraid. Lars Knudsen is also a producer.
Eddington will premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival next month. Aster’s Western will compete for the Palme d’Or.
A24 will release Eddington in theaters on July 18.
Some of the best shots in Grok Imagine’s AI-made Odyssey don’t contain actors. Ancient landscapes stretch into the distance. Close-ups of grimy hands suggest people who have touched something rougher than a keyboard. For a few seconds, the illusion holds.
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YouTube videos could soon look better without eating quite so much data, right? Thankfully, the platform plans to introduce a new video format called AV2 on its web player in early 2027, promising more efficient streaming and potentially fewer playback hiccups on slower internet connections. The big headline is a roughly 30% improvement in compression efficiency over AV1, YouTube's existing video format. That doesn't guarantee every video will use 30% less data, but it could make streaming a little easier on both internet connections and data allowances.
What is AV2, and why should viewers care?
YouTube is changing how its Home page works, giving viewers more control over what shows up there and making some of the app’s most-used sections easier to reach. Custom Feeds are now replacing the existing topic chips for eligible users, while YouTube is also testing a redesigned top bar on mobile that moves Subscriptions closer to the Home feed.
YouTube first started experimenting with Custom Feeds earlier this year, letting you type out what you wanted to watch and turning that request into its own stream of recommendations. Now, the feature is starting to look less like a side experiment and more like something YouTube actually wants people to use as part of their everyday Home page.