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Jacob Elordi: Filming 'The Dog Stars' with Ridley Scott was 'something never seen'
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Jacob Elordi: Filming 'The Dog Stars' with Ridley Scott was 'something never seen'

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Actor Jacob Elordi described working with director Ridley Scott on 'The Dog Stars' as an "unprecedented" experience.
  • Elordi praised Scott's mastery and immersive directing style on the post-apocalyptic film.
  • Scott was inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic to explore human behavior, empathy, and humor in uncertain times.

Australian actor Jacob Elordi has described his experience working with veteran filmmaker Ridley Scott on the upcoming film 'The Dog Stars' as "something never seen before." Elordi, who stars as a pilot in the post-apocalyptic drama, lauded Scott's directorial prowess, calling him "one of the greatest directors" of all time.

It was something never seen before.

— Jacob ElordiDescribing his experience working with director Ridley Scott on 'The Dog Stars'.

"Every day was like diving headfirst into the filming process. Like it came alive every morning. I had never seen anything like it before," Elordi told international media, including EFE. He noted that Scott's mastery on set not only met but exceeded expectations.

He is up to expectations and even surpasses them. Every day was like diving headfirst into the filming process. Like it came alive every morning. I had never seen anything like it before.

— Jacob ElordiPraising Ridley Scott's directing style on the set of 'The Dog Stars'.

'The Dog Stars,' adapted from Peter Heller's 2012 novel, is set in a post-pandemic United States. Filmed in the Dolomites, the movie follows pilot Hig (Elordi) as he navigates the devastated landscape in his dilapidated plane, searching for other survivors. Scott revealed that the recent COVID-19 pandemic significantly influenced his decision to make the film, aiming to examine "human behavior, empathy, and humor" amidst global uncertainty.

We have our eyes blindfolded to climate change, but the chaos is even worse in certain parts of the world; I am not going to mention where they are, but absolute chaos reigns there, as if it were catastrophes.

— Ridley ScottCommenting on global chaos and uncertainty during the film's press conference.

The film also features Margaret Qualley, Josh Brolin, and Guy Pearce. Elordi joked that filming with the canine actor, Jasper, was as unpredictable as working with Brolin or Pearce, describing them all as spontaneous and wonderful. Scott characterized the pairing of Elordi's character and Brolin's reclusive military survivalist Bangley as "the odd couple."

We have our eyes blindfolded to climate change, but the chaos is even worse in certain parts of the world; I am not going to mention where they are, but absolute chaos reigns there, as if it were catastrophes.

— Ridley ScottCommenting on global chaos and uncertainty during the film's press conference.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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