Scott said last month that Mescal would likely drop out of the 20th Century Studios film due to his busy schedule with Sony's Beatles project.

It looks like Ridley Scott 's post-apocalyptic thriller The Dog Stars won't be a Gladiator II reunion, after all. Due to scheduling issues, Paul Mescal is departing the film, and Jacob Elordi is being courted to replace him. Variety reports that Elordi is in early negotiations to star in the film.

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Jacob Elordi is reported to be replacing Paul Mescal in The Dog Stars. According to Variety, the Saltburn and Euphoria actor is set to star in the dystopian thriller directed by Ridley Scott for 20th Century Studios.

Jacob Elordi is reportedly in early negotiations to replace Paul Mescal as the lead of Ridley Scott ’s new thriller, The Dog Stars. The forthcoming movie will be based on Peter Heller’s 2016 post-apocalyptic novel of the same name about a deadly virus that ravages the world, wiping out nearly the entirety of humanity.

The slated "Gladiator II" reunion between Mescal and Scott was thwarted after Sam Mendes cast Mescal as a Beatle.

Jacob Elordi could be replacing Paul Mescal in Ridley Scott's thriller 'The Dog Stars.' 'The Euphoria' actor is in early negotiations to replace Mescal, who had been previously set to star in the 20th Century Studios movie.

Hollywood actor Jacob Elordi is in talks to star in Ridley Scott’s upcoming movie The Dog Stars for 20th Century. The film is a post-apocalyptic thriller. The actor is said to replace Paul Mescal, who ran into scheduling issues.