EXCLUSIVE: As they globally barnstorm their Paramount epic Gladiator II, director Ridley Scott and Paul Mescal will jump right back in the ring together.
Scott has set as his next directorial outing The Dog Stars at 20th Century, with Paul Mescal in advance negotiations to star.
Mark L. Smith adapted the Peter Heller novel. Smith and Cliff Roberts will produce The Dog Stars along with Scott Free. Scott has been weighing a handful of films for his next project including Paramount’s Bee Gees movie.
Sources said that they found a sweet spot for the busy actor to re-team with Scott, and that is why they’ve set this as their next collaboration, with the aim to shoot next spring after Mescal stars on Broadway in A Streetcar Named Desire.
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