‘Eddington’ Trailer: Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal Feud Through George Floyd Protests and Machine-Gun Fire in Ari Aster’s COVID Western

COVID conspiracy theories abound in the first full trailer for Ari Aster‘s latest film, “Eddington.” Starring Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal, the Western goes back to the politically charged summer of 2020, following a mayoral race between a small-town sheriff (Phoenix) and the incumbent electee (Pascal). The new footage pulls viewers back five years, with sequences of six-foot-enforced social distancing, protests sparked by the murder of George Floyd and online conspiracy theorists. There’s also more heightened genre elements, including explosions, gun fights and a mysterious corporate private plane hovering over...