Ridley Scott Reveals His Next Project After “Dog Stars”

The filmmaker’s primary focus is a fresh adaptation of Treasure Island starring Hugh Jackman, though the project currently lacks a studio partner and secured financing. Scott envisions a significantly darker, more grounded take on the classic tale. Should this endeavor fail to move into production, the director plans to pivot to Covenant With Death—a poignant war drama based on John Harris’s novel, which chronicles the devastating toll taken on the Sheffield City Battalion during the 1916 Battle of the Somme. Following that, Sir Ridley has mapped out Freewalkers, a Western centered on the Cheyenne people, capturing the unforgiving life on the Great Plains and the lethal chill of a winter that proves more deadly than any gunslinger in the Old West.

The director’s latest sci-fi feature, Dog Stars, is slated for a worldwide theatrical release on August 28.

Source: World of Reel.