Pedro Pascal, Ari Aster speaks against fear, political division during the premiere of Cannes of 'Eddington' | Mint

The Cannes Film Festival, usually known for its brilliance and film celebration, has adopted a more serious tone at the Eddington press conference, the latest film by Ari Aster. With a star-studded cast, including Pedro Pascal, Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone and Austin Butler, the film dives deep into America’s broken socio-political landscape-a theme that was flooded into the conversation with the media. Pedro Pascal about the risks of making a politically charged film Pedro Pascal, never one to keep away from political honesty, delivered a firm message when asked about the risks of making a politically charged film in the current US climate. Pedro said: “Fear is the way they win. So keep telling the stories, keep expressing yourself and keep fighting to be who you are. Fuck the people trying to scare you, you know? And fight back. It’s the perfect way to do it to tell stories. And don’t let them win.” When asked specifically about President Donald Trump’s immigration policy, Pascal was reflective and personal. He added: ‘It is clear that it is very narrow for an actor participating in a film to speak kind of such issues. It is completely intimidating the question for me to really address, I am not informed enough. I want people to be safe and protected, and I want a lot to live on the right of history. I am an immigrant. My parents are refugees from Chile. We flew a dictator. If it was enough to grow in the US. Wasn’t for that, I don’t know what would have happened to us. The director of Eddington, Ari Aster, about why he reflects the film director Ari Aster, reflects Pascal’s concern and provides insight into his motivation behind Eddington, which he described as a film born of deep discomfort. Ari explained: ‘I wrote the film in a state of fear and anxiety around the world. I wanted to show what it feels like to live in a world where no one can agree on what really is. For the past 20 years, we have fallen into this era of hyper-individualism. The social power that was in the liberal mass democracies-an agreed vision of the world-which is now. A movie about how America feels to me. About Eddington Eddington is a 2025 US contemporary Western film written and directed by Ari Aster. The film contains an ensemble roll distribution, including Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Luke Grimes, Deirdre O’Connell, Micheal Ward, Austin Butler and Emma Stone. The story is in the fictional city of Eddington, New Mexico, and explores the political and social upheaval caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.