{"id":863122,"date":"2026-08-21T11:08:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T11:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/863122\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T11:08:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T11:08:10","slug":"jacob-elordi-ducks-james-bond-question-at-the-dog-stars-world-premiere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/863122\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacob Elordi Ducks James Bond Question at The Dog Stars World Premiere"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tJacob Elordi<\/a> was the star guest in London on Thursday night as he touched down for the world premiere of Ridley Scott<\/a>\u2018s latest feature \u201cThe Dog Stars<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe actor\u2019s arrival in Leicester Square was immediately soundtracked by the noise of screams from fans, including from a group of girls leaning out of nearby window, who dramatically upped both their volume and pitch when the actor turned to wave at them. The actor also sparked swoons when he walked and posed on the carpet with Rak Jasper, one of three acting dogs who appear in the movie. <\/p>\n

\n\tAlongside Elordi, \u201cThe Dog Stars’\u201d other cast \u2014\u00a0including Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley and Guy Pearce \u2014\u00a0were in attendance at the Odeon Luxe cinema, together with the legendary director himself (who premiered his last movie, \u201cGladiator 2,\u201d in the same spot less than two years ago).<\/p>\n

\n\tSpeaking to Variety, Elordi described Scott as \u201cthe king of movies,\u201d saying that working with him was \u201csuch a treat \u2014\u00a0a dream come true.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tHe added: \u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019ll ever have an experience like that. Yeah. He\u2019s one of a kind and he\u2019s a pioneer of of modern cinema.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tWith the casting for James Bond now very much underway and Elordi continuing to have a strong presence among the favorites for the coveted role, Variety also managed to sneak in a question about whether he\u2019d been involved in the auditions. It was a query he, clearly with some experience now under his belt, expertly ducked. \u201cI\u2019m here on holiday,\u201d he said with a smile. <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tPhoto by Jeff Spicer\/Getty Images for The Walt Disney Company Limited<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty Images for The Walt Disney<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Dog Stars,\u201d from Disney\u2019s 20th Century Studios, is a post-apocalyptic sci-fi, directed by Scott from a screenplay by Mark L. Smith and based on Peter Heller\u2019s 2012 novel of the same name. The film is set in the aftermath of a devastating flu pandemic that has almost eradicated humanity, and follows a former civilian pilot and hardened ex Marine as they confront outside threats and hold onto the possibility of a better life.<\/p>\n

\n\tIronically, Scott had originally eyed his \u201cGladiator 2\u201d leading man Paul Mescal for the main role, but he had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts with the Beatles\u2019 biopics, and Elordi stepped in.<\/p>\n

\n\tSpeaking to Empire Magazine before the premiere, Brolin said that he almost quit \u201cThe Dog Stars\u201d after just one day due to Scott\u2019s intense filmmaking process. \u201cIt bugged me out, and I got really scared,\u201d he said, adding that he called his agent to say \u201cI want out. Something\u2019s really wrong and I\u2019ve got to get the f\u2014 out of here.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tHowever, he said things settled eventually down enough for him to continue, describing Scott\u2019s approach as \u201cstratospherically creative and stratospherically dangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Dog Stars\u201d will release in theaters on Aug. 28.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jacob Elordi was the star guest in London on Thursday night as he touched down for the world…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":863123,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[64,63,134,2694,344,26070,432356],"class_list":["post-863122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-jacob-elordi","tag-movies","tag-ridley-scott","tag-the-dog-stars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/863122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=863122"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/863122\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/863123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=863122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=863122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=863122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}