Jacob Elordi Takes Flight in Ridley Scott's Post-Apocalyptic Thriller 'The Dog Stars'

Ridley Scott is bringing another massive cinematic spectacle to the big screen with his adaptation of Peter Heller's 2012 apocalyptic novel *The Dog Stars*. Leading the bleak thriller is Hollywood's favorite man-of-the-moment, Jacob Elordi, taking on the role of a lone pilot navigating a world devastated by a deadly global outbreak. Elordi plays Hig, a young aviator scraping by alongside his loyal canine companion, Jasper, and a hardened military survivalist portrayed by Marvel veteran Josh Brolin. Operating out of a deserted airstrip, their delicate routine gets shattered when Hig picks up an unexpected radio signal from the outside world. Driven by hope, he flies out into the dangerous unknown to track down potential survivors. ## Who is in The Dog Stars cast? Beyond Elordi and Brolin, Scott stacked the project with heavy-hitting talent. The ensemble cast includes Margaret Qualley, Guy Pearce, Benedict Wong, and Academy Award winner Allison Janney. With a stacked roster like that, the high-stakes survival drama promises plenty of emotional firepower alongside its desolate wasteland visuals. ## Who composed The Dog Stars music? Crafting the atmospheric soundscape for the end-times epic is composer Harry Gregson-Williams. The maestro is a legendary longtime collaborator of Scott, having previously scored massive projects like *The Martian*, *House of Gucci*, *Kingdom of Heaven*, and *The Last Duel*. His original score provides the haunting pulse for Hig's solitary journey across the sky. The film's arrival comes right after Scott made headlines for poking fun at Quentin Tarantino's recent praise for *Black Hawk Down*. When told Tarantino considered the 2001 war epic the top movie of the 21st century, Scott joked that he wondered what drugs his fellow filmmaker was taking so he could grab some for himself. Now, Scott is looking forward, serving up a high-octane survival story that brings Elordi's star power to the forefront.