Yellowstone star Luke Grimes is completely unrecognisable from his beloved character Kayce Dutton in a highly praised new film arriving in cinemas this week.

After its US release last month, Ari Aster’s Eddington is finally making its way to British screens this Friday, 22nd August.

The black comedy thriller is set in a small New Mexico town during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, following the bitter rivalry between Sheriff Joe Cross (played by Joaquin Phoenix) and Mayor Ted Garcia (Pedro Pascal) as they clash in a heated mayoral race.

Their political warfare sparks chaos throughout the community, leaving police officers like Grimes’ character Guy Tooley to restore order.

Despite the Yellowstone actor’s background portraying law enforcement in Paramount Network’s hugely successful contemporary Western drama, Grimes adopts a far more humorous approach in this latest offering from the celebrated Midsommar filmmaker Ari Aster, reports the Mirror.

Esquire noted that Grimes’ portrayal represents the complete “opposite” of what audiences have grown accustomed to seeing from him, according to their conversation with the screen star.

“He’s a guy who clearly is just afraid and trying to point the finger anywhere,” the performer explained about his role.

“It didn’t read that way in the script, originally, but we worked on it, and he became more of a bumbling fool than a hateful person.

“That was our way into it – just a guy trying to figure it all out and failing miserably.”

Whilst the picture has sparked a mixed reaction thus far, numerous cinema enthusiasts and reviewers have hailed Eddington as amongst 2025’s finest offerings and absolutely deserving of attention when it eventually reaches British shores.

One five-star Google review declared: “This movie delivers on its promise to bring you back in time to the pandemic and make you feel those same feelings of isolation, hypocrisy and helplessness.

“This is one of the best of the year thus far and one I will remember fondly. Thank you to the cast, crew, and writers for delivering us with a quality film like this. I hope to see more like it.”

Beyond the cinema, Grimes is set to return as Kayce in the forthcoming Yellowstone derivative, Y: Marshals, scheduled to debut in late 2025 or early 2026 on CBS.

Hinting at the fresh spin-off, he revealed: “There are going to be some familiar faces, but we’re not shooting here in Montana.

“Everything else is going to feel like a different world.”

Will you be catching Eddington this weekend or are you holding out for the Yellowstone actor’s comeback to television?