20th Century Studios has dropped a fresh trailer for Ridley Scott’s anticipated post-apocalyptic thriller, The Dog Stars. Fresh off his Oscar-nominated supporting performance in Frankenstein, Jacob Elordi takes on one of his first true lead roles in a feature, starring alongside Margaret Qualley, Josh Brolin, Guy Pearce, and Benedict Wong.
Based on the Peter Heller novel, adapted by The Revenant writer Mark L. Smith and Christopher Wilkinson, The Dog Stars is a story that Scott feels a close personal connection with, as we recently learned. At 88 years old, Scott hasn’t slowed down in the least with recent films Gladiator II, Napoleon, The Last Duel, and House of Gucci. No matter what you think of those projects, he’s still the director behind iconic sci-fi films Alien and Blade Runner, so when he tackles this genre you have to take notice.
Set in the aftermath of a global apocalypse, The Dog Stars features Elordi as Hig, a pilot who has a single-engine Cessna he calls The Beast, a loyal blue heeler mutt named Jasper … and not much else. The dog and the plane are Hig’s version of singing “Old McDonald”—small comforts to keep him going when all seems lost.
This looks pretty good to me, and possibly like one of Scott’s better recent efforts. The Dog Stars hits theaters on August 28th, capping off the summer blockbuster season.
