That long-awaited sequel to Alien: Covenant? Still happening, Ridley Scott says, and with Michael Fassbender’s David at the center.

The Dog Stars sees the legendary filmmaker swap explosive scale for atmospheric, post-apocalyptic serenity.

Like all Scott movies, it’s a well-stacked cast, perhaps even juicier than usual with zeitgeisty lust-throbs Jacob Elordi and Margaret Qualley joined by the always rock-solid, Hollywood battle-hardene...