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