Apparently it's rumored that Paul Mescal will be playing Paul McCartney in the four-picture anthology. Though based on the quotes cited from a recent Ridley Scott interview, he "may have to let him go," which doesn't sound like a definitive conflict just yet.

“The Dog Stars” centers on a pilot named Hig (Elordi) who befriends an ex-Marine gunman while battling a band of scavengers called Reapers. The story is set in a post-apocalyptic world where an unnamed pandemic has decimated American society.

Paul Mescal looks to be out of Ridley Scott's post-apocalyptic thriller. But Jacob Elordi might be taking his place.

Jacob Elordi is reported to be replacing Paul Mescal in The Dog Stars, a dystopian thriller directed by Ridley Scott.

This meeting of the minds didn't happen, but for good reason.

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.

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.

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.

Jacob Elordi is in talks to replace Paul Mescal as the lead in Ridley Scott's apocalyptic thriller 'The Dog Stars'.

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.