Interview With "Eden" Director Ron Howard

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

"Eden" is an American survival thriller film directed by Ron Howard and written by Noah Pink from a story by Pink and Howard. It stars Jude Law, Ana de Armas, Vanessa Kirby, Sydney Sweeney, Daniel Brühl, Felix Kammerer, Toby Wallace, and Richard Roxburgh. It is based on the true story of a few European settlers arriving at Floreana Island, in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it received mixed positive reviews for its dark story and performances. Howard was kind enough to speak with us about his work and experience making the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which will be released in theaters on August 22nd from Vertical Entertainment. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to The Next Best Picture podcast, and this is Dan Baer's interview with the director for Eden, Ron Howard.
0:08.3	Ladies and gentlemen.
0:12.0	You are the very definition of survival of the fittest.
0:17.1	To those of dare to dream!
0:26.6	This is Foyana. What were you expecting?
0:29.6	Paradise?
0:34.6	Gentlemen, this is where we'll build. Asianda Paradiso.
0:39.3	We did it.
0:40.3	The Pirates!
0:42.3	Come on!
0:44.3	Dr. Hulta.
0:46.3	What brings you to Floyana?
0:50.3	Why you did?
0:52.3	Your story inspired us to leave everything behind.
0:55.0	They started new.
0:56.0	Everyone is talking about the brilliant men who tamed nature.
1:02.0	And built a kingdom.
1:09.0	The newspapers did you know justice?
1:13.6	I don't like them.
1:18.6	We came here for isolation, now we've been crowded.
1:24.6	Life here is gruesome, frustrating.
1:30.1	Failure is inevitable.
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