Sydney Sweeney and Ana de Armas Face Their Acting FEARS in Ron Howard’s Eden

Oscar-winning filmmaker Ron Howard first approached the idea of adapting the story of Eden a decade ago, but sharing its world premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival in a post-pandemic world just makes sense as one of the director’s darkest films to date. It’s a psychological drama based on an unbelievable true story that allows audiences to escape into a Howard film full of “twists and turns“ that features a stellar cast. Eden, adapted to screen by Noah Pink, is a harrowing psychological spiral that settles its audience in the Galápagos Islands with Jude Law, Vanessa Kirby, Ana de Armas, Sydney Sweeney, and Daniel Brühl, who Howard says are “so different, kind of extreme, kind of wild, unpredictable,“ and all in search of new life in the 1920s. Unfortunately, when all these people convene on the island of Floreana, they discover “it’s not Mother Nature that they needed to fear, it was human nature.“ After their screening, Howard, de Armas, Sweeney, and Brühl stopped by the Collider interview studio at the Cinema Center at MARBL to sit down with Perri Nemiroff and discuss this twist-filled adventure and how it challenged its cast and director in new ways. In addition to darker material, Howard talks about new techniques he uses in the movie to build suspense, and the stars share how these roles offered opportunities to learn new skills and face fears while filming in Australia. De Armas and Sweeney also tease exciting updates for the John Wick spin-off, Ballerina, and Euphoria Season 3. #sydneysweeney #anadearmas #ronhoward #interview #eden For interviews, movie reviews, and more visit FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL