Ron Howard has taken a big risk in taking the criminal thriller Eden.
The Oscar -winning director was far from his comfort zone. Howard is known for his biographical dramas as Apollo 13 (1995), Frost / Nixon (2008), And A Beautiful Mind (2001).
But Eden was inspired by a real story and the director thought of doing so 15 years ago during a vacation in the Galápagos Islands.
“This film was a great creative risk,” he said Page six to a projection of the cinematographic society. “It was outside my comfort zone.”
He noted that most of his films are “festive”, while this Eden is an “edifying tale”.
“It’s a real crime thriller and I’m so proud of it,” he said.
The film features Jude Law, Sydney Sweeney, Ana de Armas and Daniel Bruhl in main roles. The story follows the group which are European expatriates who settle in Floreana, which are part of the Galápagos Islands in Ecuador.
Soon, a race for power begins and they become the greatest danger for each other.
Recalling how he obtained inspiration for the film, Howard said: “We went to the Galápagos Museum, and an entire room was dedicated to this real criminal thriller, and the story was so fascinating.”
“I started reading everything I could; that’s all we talked about at dinner. I was so intrigued by that. I literally started sticking a film plan on my blackberry,” he shared.
Ron Howard Eden is now in cinemas.
