After nearly a decade, Ridley Scott is returning to the Alien franchise with a contemporary take.

When Ridley Scott signed on to direct "The Dog Stars," a movie that's romantic but not sentimental, dark but hopeful, and frightening but funny, he knew that calibrating the film's varied tones would ...

Mark L. Smith's screenplay made several noticeable changes to the story, some of which provide more action in the plot and propel the film forward.