First Photos: Ridley Scott’s “The Dog Stars”
The first photos from Ridley Scott’s new film “The Dog Stars” have been released by Esquire.
The first shots come ahead of a first trailer, which is rumoured to be arriving as early as this week.
An adaptation of Peter Heller’s acclaimed post-apocalyptic novel, Jacob Elordi stars as a widowed pilot named Hig who is one of the few survivors in a world devastated by a global pandemic.
Hig leads a solitary existence in an aeroplane hangar, with only his dog and a gruff gunman for company. His quiet life is suddenly disrupted when he intercepts a mysterious transmission on his Cessna radio, sparking a journey to uncover its origin.
Josh Brolin stars as Bangley, a gun expert not big on conversation or sharing about his past. Margaret Qualley is Cima, who spends her time doing subsistence farming and guarding against invaders.
Margaret Qualley, Josh Brolin and Guy Pearce also star in the film, which Scott directs from a screenplay written by Mark L. Smith (“Twisters,” “The Revenant”), and a budget of over $100 million.
If anyone can paint a vision of the future, it’s Ridley Scott. Now, the director behind “Alien” and “Blade Runner” unveils a new take with #TheDogStars.
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— Esquire (@esquire) April 15, 2026
Based on the 2012 novel, the film stars Jacob Elordi, Margaret Qualley, and Josh Brolin struggling to survive in a world ravaged by a lethal pandemic.
It’s not just about how a handful of people manage to survive, but why they even bother to try.
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Jacob Elordi plays Hig, a pilot with a single-engine Cessna and a loyal blue heeler mutt.
Josh Brolin stars as Bangley, a gun expert who isn’t big on conversation or sharing about his past.
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— Esquire (@esquire) April 15, 2026
Asked what he saw in Elordi, Scott replies: “I kept saying, ‘This is Gregory Peck on steroids.’ He’s got an elegance that Peck had, and a presence that Peck had, that not many have. He’s blessed with that.”
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— Esquire (@esquire) April 15, 2026