Gladiator 2 was released late last year, and Ridley Scott is already filming his next project. The film is an adaptation of Peter Heller’s 2012 post-apocalyptic novel, The Dog Stars, which centers on a man and his dog (and one other man) trying to survive in a world ravaged by a mysterious virus.
Here’s the movie’s official synopsis, per Deadline:
The Dog Stars follows Hig, a civilian pilot living a lonely life on an abandoned Colorado airbase with his dog and a tough ex-marine. The two men couldn’t be more mismatched but depend on each other to fend off roaming invaders. When a random transmission beams through the radio of his 1956 Cessna, the voice ignites a hope deep inside the pilot that a better life exists outside their tightly controlled perimeter. Risking everything, he flies past his point of no return and follows its static-broken trail.
We already know the two major human stars in the film: Jacob Elordi (Euphoria, Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming Frankenstein) plays Hig, and Josh Brolin (Weapons, Dune Parts 1 & 2, Outer Rim) is the ex-marine named Bangley. Other actors on board include Margaret Qualley (Poor Things, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood), who plays a character named Cima, a doctor whom Hig meets when his plane crashes, and Guy Pearce (Memento), who plays Qualley’s father.
Today, we also found out that Benedict Wong (3 Body Problem) is part of the cast, though his character details remain under wraps. We don’t know (yet!) who will play Hig’s beloved dog, Jasper.
The adaptation was penned by Mark L. Smith, who also wrote the script for The Revenant. The 20th Century Studios movie is currently filming in Italy, with no news yet on when it will make its way to a theater near you.