tldrdailynews.com logo

Ridley Scott Draws on The Shining and The Odd Couple for The Dog Stars

1 min read
Source: IndieWire
Ridley Scott Draws on The Shining and The Odd Couple for The Dog Stars
Photo: IndieWire
TL;DR Summary

In an IndieWire interview, Ridley Scott explains how Kubrick’s The Shining inspired the eerie Grand Junction airport sequence in The Dog Stars, pairing unsettling beauty with post-apocalyptic horror, while treating Hig and Bangley’s dynamic as a playful, bickering “Odd Couple” duo; the film, starring Jacob Elordi and Josh Brolin, opens August 28, 2026.

Topics:entertainment#entertainment#kubrick#ridley-scott#the-dog-stars#the-odd-couple#the-shining
Share this article
  1. Ridley Scott on How ‘The Shining’ and ‘The Odd Couple’ Influenced ‘The Dog Stars’  IndieWire
  2. 'The Dog Stars' Review: Jacob Elordi in Ridley Scott's Dystopian Drama  The Hollywood Reporter
  3. ‘The Dog Stars’ Review: Finding Friends in Ridley Scott’s Post-Apocalypse  WSJ
  4. Jacob Elordi on why The Dog Stars had him asking 'What am I missing' in life?  BBC
  5. ‘The Dog Stars’ barks up the wrong tree  The Boston Globe

Reading Insights

Total Reads

1

Unique Readers

10

Time Saved

17 min

vs 18 min read

Condensed

98%

3,493 → 53 words

Want the full story? Read the original article

Read on IndieWire