Cannes 2025: Emma Stone, Pedro Pascal with Eddington team shine bright

The team of the film Eddington graced the red carpet on Day 4 of the Cannes Film Festival for the screening of their film The cast and director were welcomed with thunderous cheers from photographers and fansEmma Stone looked as gracious as ever in a white elegant gown with a dramatic neckline Pedro Pascal who played the leading man in the film was seen looking dapper in a black tuxedoJoaquin Phoenix looked smart in a tux and stylish haircut He was seen posing alongside director Ari Aster on the red carpet Before walking into the theatre for the screening the team of Eddington posed on the stairs for the photographers and waved to everyone presentFly steals the showJust as the team of Eddington gathered together to pose for the cameras a fly tried to join the team Emma was seen attempting to shoo the fly away which resulted in a hilarious momentAngelina Jolie attends Eddington screeningHollywood star Angelina Jolie gracefully walked the red carpet for the screening of Eddington The star first greeted her fans clicked pictures and signed autographs before stepping onto the red carpetAbout the film EddingtonAccording to the official website of Cannes Ari Aster is presenting his film for the first time in Competition Eddington delivers a psychological western with accents of paranoia rooted in an America on the verge of imploding Three years after Beau is Afraid the filmmaker reunites with Joaquin Phoenix and directs Emma Stone Pedro Pascal and Austin Butler for the first time in an intense film blending community tensions the pandemic climate and the rabbit hole of conspiracy theoriesPraised in 2018 for Hereditary Ari Aster quickly revealed himself to be one of the new masters of psychological horror Teetering between family drama and black comedy his visceral and specific stylemdashoften compared to Polanskirsquos or Kubrickrsquosmdashexplores both intimate trauma as well as collective dysfunction Eddington continues in this vein by tackling an America in a state of crisis intersecting public health worries and social fracturesThe action takes place in May 2020 in a small town in New Mexico with the COVID19 pandemic exacerbating tensions Joe Cross Joaquin Phoenix the local sheriff comes headtohead with Ted Garcia Pedro Pascal the charismatic mayor whose decisions will lead the community into chaos With a backdrop of fake news and collective anxiety Aster sketches a society on edgeFilmed in Albuquerque in the directorrsquos home State Eddington unfolds with tight elliptical direction replete with silences and narrative gaps with the director playing carefully with light and sound ldquoIt suits me to be seen as a horror movie directorrdquo he admits in 2023 ldquobut I know this label will be more difficult to apply to my future projectsrdquo With Eddington he delivers a transitional film more philosophical than actiondriven where fear changes its face and becomes politicalatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params