It’s been an Eternity since we’ve had a romantic comedy like this.
Eternity, a fantasy rom-com from A24, will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September before opening in theaters in November (limited on Nov. 14, wide on Nov. 26).
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Hailing from director David Freyne, with a script by Freyne and Pat Cunnane, Eternity stars Miles Teller, Elizabeth Olsen, and Callum Turner in a scenario that seems a bit like The Lobster meets Defending Your Life. The trailer is out now:
Here’s everything you need to know about this love triangle with a twist.
What’s the story?
Eternity is set in a retrofuturist purgatory that resembles New York’s TWA Hotel, where recently deceased souls wait to depart for where they’ll spend the rest of time. It follows three people who are faced with the most consequential decision of their (after)lives.
Here’s the official description: “In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan (Olsen) is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with (Teller) and her first love (Turner), who died young and has waited decades for her to arrive.”
Who else is in it?
In addition to Teller (Top Gun: Maverick), Olsen (WandaVision), and Turner (Masters of the Air), Eternity features John Early (Search Party) and Academy Award winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers) as “afterlife coordinators.” Olga Merediz (In the Heights) also stars.
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Who’s behind it?
Eternity is not Irish filmmaker Freyne’s directorial debut, but it is his biggest film to date; he previously helmed 2017 horror film The Cured and 2020 comedy Dating Amber.
It’s Cunnane’s first produced feature script. It landed on the Black List of best unproduced scripts in 2022. He previously wrote for the series Designated Survivor, and before that worked as a staffer in Barack Obama’s White House. After this, he has Olympic skier drama Winter Games, also with Teller, plus Hailee Steinfeld.
The film’s producers are Tim White and Trevor White (Academy Award nominees for King Richard).
What are its award chances?
Eternity does not have any awards buzz at this time — it’s not ranked on Gold Derby’s combined odds for 2026 Academy Awards nominations. But we’ll see what happens after it premieres at TIFF.
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