20th Century Studios has released 4 new behind-the-scenes photos of Ridley Scott at work on The Dog Stars, his adaptation of Peter Heller's post-apocalyptic novel starring Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin and Margaret Qualley. The studio posted the photos last night to promote the film's digital release, which has been available since October 27, ahead of its 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD release on Tuesday, December 1. Check out the official post down below:
The photos show Scott directing Elordi and Brolin up close, standing beside the yellow and red plane used in the film, sitting with Elordi on the airstrip set in front of the plane, and talking with crew inside a cluttered interior set.
Where To Get The Dog Stars At Home
The Dog Stars is available to buy on premium digital platforms including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV and Fandango at Home. On December 1, 20th Century Studios releases the film as a 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Code combo and on DVD. The physical release comes with 2 bonus features:
- The Making of The Dog Stars, a behind-the-scenes look at the production
- Deleted Scenes that did not make the final cut
The studio notes that bonus features may vary by product and retailer. The 4K disc includes English Dolby Atmos, while the Blu-ray carries English 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and the DVD has English 5.1 Dolby Digital. All 3 formats include Spanish and French language tracks and English descriptive audio. The 4K presentation also includes High Dynamic Range.
What The Dog Stars Is About
20th Century Studios' official synopsis reads: "In a brutal, post-apocalyptic world, Hig (Jacob Elordi), a young pilot, carves out an isolated homestead with a military survivalist (Josh Brolin). When a mysterious radio transmission reaches Hig, he sets out in search of the humanity he still believes exists."
Elordi plays Hig and Brolin plays Bangley, and Qualley plays Cima. The cast also includes Guy Pearce, Allison Janney and Benedict Wong, along with Hig's dog, Jasper. Mark L. Smith, who co-wrote The Revenant, wrote the screenplay, and Scott produced the film with Michael Pruss, Smith and Cliff Roberts.
Several cast members come to the film from recent genre work. Elordi played the Creature in Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein, Brolin played Gurney Halleck in Denis Villeneuve's Dune films, and Qualley starred opposite Demi Moore in the body horror film The Substance. Pearce previously worked with Scott on Prometheus, where he played Peter Weyland.
From Heller's Novel To The Big Screen
Heller's The Dog Stars was published in 2012 and became a bestseller, and it was his first novel. He has since written The Painter, Celine, The River and The Last Ranger, among others. The novel is set in Colorado, years after a flu pandemic has killed most of the population, and is narrated by Hig, who lives at a small rural airport with Bangley and Jasper and flies patrols in his 1956 Cessna. The film opened in theaters on August 28, and the first reviews were covered in The Dog Stars' Rotten Tomatoes Revealed As First Reviews Hit For Ridley Scott's Sci-Fi Thriller.
Scott's previous science fiction films include Alien, Blade Runner, Prometheus, The Martian and Alien: Covenant. The film's final trailer before its theatrical run was covered in The Dog Stars Final Trailer: Josh Brolin And Jacob Elordi Survive In Ridley Scott’s Post-Apocalyptic Thriller.
Here is the official trailer for The Dog Stars:
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