By After a critical and commercial smash hit with “Hereditary,” and strong plus solid box-office reviews for “Midsommar,” filmmaker Ari Aster found the third time wasn’t the charm this year with his lengthy and surreal drama “Beau is Afraid”.
That film landed mixed reviews and a disastrous $11 million in box-office from a $35 million budget – more than three times as expensive to make as his two prior films.
Aster’s now trying something different with his next film “Eddington” which is dubbed a ‘western-noir dark ensemble comedy’. Aster and actor Joaquin Phoenix were recently seen in New Mexico doing some location scouting for the film.
A plot synopsis has now gone up at World of Reel for the movie which is reportedly said to take place during the pandemic:
“‘Eddington’ is about a couple (Lindsay and Marc) driving through New Mexico, on their way to Los Angeles, who run out of gas just outside of small town Eddington, New Mexico. Lindsay and Marc decide to enter the town for help. They are, at first, greeted very warmly, but, as nightfall comes, the picturesque setting soon turns into a nightmare.”
Previously it was reported that Pedro Pascal got an offer to co-star in the film in which neither he nor Phoenix would play part of the couple as the film is said to “very much be an ensemble film”.
The original aim was to be filming late Summer/Fall this year but due to the actor’s strike, that’s now been likely pushed until 2024.
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