COVID-Set 'Eddington' Takes Us Back to a Nation at a Breaking Point

Who’s Afraid of Eddington?

Stars of Ari Aster’s latest film, ‘Eddington,’ have been cagey in their press about the movie, disinterested and unwilling to discuss its politics.

Ari Aster Says He Was Asked to Direct 'Morbius,' but He Turned It Down

“Hereditary” and “Eddington” director Ari Aster revealed in a new interview that he has been asked to direct one comic book movie in the past: 2022’s “Morbius.” During a podcast interview with Semafor published Friday, the famously independent filmmaker was asked if the rumor was true that he had been approached at one point to direct a Marvel superhero movie. “Yes, once,” the writer-director confirmed. After some hesitation over whether or not …

Ari Aster and Museum of the Moving Image Are Hosting an ‘Eddington’-Inspired Film Series

Exclusive: Aster co-programmed the series, titled "Eddington City Limits," which highlights the features that inspired his COVID-set Western.

In 'Eddington,' Ari Aster revisits the 'living hell' of COVID-19

During COVID-19 lockdown, filmmaker Ari Aster was "living in hell." Then he decided to make a movie about it. His new Western satire is "Eddington."

The World Has Gone Haywire in Ari Aster’s Eddington

The director’s latest is a none-too-subtle depiction of Covid hysteria, racial justice protests, isolation, and the rottenness of social media—and how they combine to rip apart the fabric of a small town.

'Eddington' Director Ari Aster Couldn’t Stand ‘Living in the Internet.’ So He Made a Movie About It

Ari Aster tells WIRED he wrote 'Eddington' during the height of the pandemic and BLM protests. The Western depicts the explosive consequences of his characters’ conspiracy-fueled social media diets.