A24 has unveiled the first trailer for Eternity, a retro‑futurist romantic comedy in which Elizabeth Olsen’s newly deceased Joan must choose where—and with whom—she will spend the afterlife. The two‑minute preview landed 29 July as the studio confirmed a world premiere at the 50th Toronto International Film Festival followed by a November theatrical rollout in the United States.
Olsen is joined by Miles Teller as longtime husband Larry and Callum Turner as first love Luke, both vying for her eternal company during a mandated seven‑day orientation for souls in transit. Da’Vine Joy Randolph, John Early and Olga Merediz round out the ensemble, guiding Joan through celestial nightclubs and forest hideaways that market themselves like rival vacation resorts.
The feature marks the English‑language debut of Irish filmmaker David Freyne, who stepped in as director in early 2024 and shares screenplay credit with Pat Cunnane, whose script first appeared on the 2022 Black List of most‑liked unproduced screenplays.
Producers Tim and Trevor White re‑teamed with A24 after The Inspection, positioning the $25 million project as the distributor’s awards‑season romance entry. Runtime is listed at 112 minutes, with Ruairí O’Brien handling cinematography and David Fleming composing a score that blends 1940s big‑band motifs with synth textures to highlight the film’s time‑bending premise.
Festival programmers describe Eternity as “wistful yet playful,” noting that Freyne’s decision to reset characters to the age they were at death allows Teller and Turner to play men from different eras without prosthetics or CGI de‑aging.
The story’s rules give each soul one irrevocable choice, a device Freyne has said lets the film ask whether love is defined by shared history or unfulfilled potential. Online reaction to the trailer has been largely enthusiastic, with Reddit threads praising its pastel production design and comparing the premise to Albert Brooks’ Defending Your Life and series such as Amazon’s Forever.
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Principal photography took place in Vancouver from May to July 2024, allowing the cast to film both vibrant “arrival center” sets and rain‑soaked flashbacks before an expedited nine‑month post‑production schedule. Distribution insiders suggest A24 will platform the film in major cities after TIFF to build word‑of‑mouth before expanding nationwide on the week of Thanksgiving, echoing the studio’s release pattern for past romantic crowd‑pleasers.
