When a new movie comes out from Sir Ridley Scott, I pay attention. Now, I think a lot of cinephiles can agree he’s had a good mix of hits and misses, but it’s still hard to say no to the man who made favorites like Alien, Blade Runner and The Martian. His latest is a film called The Dog Stars, which is one of the latest book-to-screen adaptations to hit the 2026 movie schedule.
I hadn’t read the book and wasn’t entirely sure what to expect aside from what I saw from the trailer, but I gave it a shot, and there’s a twist in it that had me going “Wait, what?” SPOILERS are ahead!
