Eden Release Date Confirmed for Ron Howard’s Survival Thriller

Eden is a survival thriller helmed by Ron Howard and stars Oscar nominee Ana de Armas and Emmy nominee Sydney Sweeney. Vertical has formally announced the film’s premiere date. The announcement comes after Vertical purchased the rights to distribute the movie in North America.

Release Date 

This summer, on August 22, 2025, Eden is now set to hit theaters after making its international premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival. The story revolves around an unresolved mystery that occurred on a secluded island in the Galapagos.

Eden: Ron Howard Survival Thriller Star Sydney Sweeney and Ana de Armas

The drama from Imagine Entertainment and AGC Studios, which was scripted by Noah Pink (Tetris) based on a fact-based story he wrote with Howard, stars Sydney Sweeney (Immaculate), Jude Law (The Order), Ana de Armas (Ballerina), Vanessa Kirby (The Fantastic Four: First Steps), Daniel Brühl (All Quiet on the Western Front), Toby Wallace, and Felix Kammerer (All Quiet on the Western Front). They belong to three groups that fled post-World War II society in order to establish a new life and create a utopia in the Galapagos Islands. To endure the severe weather and one another turns become a struggle. There are heaps of bodies.

Cast

The cast also features Toby Wallace (Babyteeth), Richard Roxburgh (Van Helsing), Daniel Brühl (All Quiet on the Western Front), Vanessa Kirby (The Fantastic Four: First Steps), Jude Law (The Order), and others.

Storyline

“Set between the two World Wars, the film unravels the shocking true story of a group of disillusioned Europeans who abandon civilization, convinced that society is corrupting humanity’s true nature,” reads the official synopsis. “Seeking paradise, they settle on a remote, uninhabited island in the Galapagos—only to discover that the greatest threat isn’t the brutal climate or deadly wildlife, but each other. As tensions spiral and desperation takes hold, a twisted power struggle unfolds, leading to betrayal, violence, and the chilling, still-unsolved deaths of half the colony.”

Director and Producer

Howard, Brian Grazer, Karen Lunder, Ford, William M. Connor, and Patrick Newall are the producers of Eden. Miguel Palos, Adam Garrett, Craig McMahon, Pink, Mathias Herndl, Namit Malhotra, David Taghioff, Masha Magonova, and Matt Murphie are the executive producers.