Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley, Guy Pearce to Star in Ridley Scott’s ‘The Dog Stars’
variety.comRebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley and Guy Pearce have joined the cast of Ridley Scott’s next film, “The Dog Stars.” They’ll star alongside Jacob Elordi, who was hired in January after Paul Mescal exited the 20th Century film due to scheduling issues.
Production is expected to commence in Italy at the end of April. Based on Peter Heller’s 2012 novel, “The Dog Stars” was adapted for the screen by Mark L.
Smith (“Twisters”). Set in a post-apocalyptic society after a catastrophic flu virus wipes out nearly all of humanity, the story follows a pilot named Hig (Elordi) who befriends a cranky gunman (Brolin) as they try to outlast a roaming band of scavengers.
Qualley is playing a character named Cima, a young doctor and the daughter of a jaded rancher (Pearce), whom Hig meets on the journey.
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