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Name: Looking to the Stars
Start: 2026-08-27T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-27T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Biograf Kotva

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The Dog Stars

100 min · full info →

took place · 27 Aug 2026

Biograf Kotva, České Budějovice 7

cinema culture

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The world as we know it has ended. When a young pilot named Hig intercepts a mysterious radio signal, he leaves the safety of his shelter and ventures into the unknown - following a voice that could mean hope or death.

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About the venue: Biograf Kotva

Biograf Kotva on Lidická třída is the last classic single-screen cinema in České Budějovice. The building was completed in 1928 to a design by architect Karel Chochola for the Sokol II gymnastics association, and has gone through several name changes since. Today it screens in digital 3D with Dolby Atmos sound and co-organises festivals such as Jeden svět, Tady Vary and the French Film Festival. The attached café with a garden terrace also hosts exhibitions and small concerts.

Lidická 2110, 370 01 České Budějovice 7 Get directions

About: Ridley Scott

The director behind Alien, Blade Runner and Gladiator, Sir Ridley Scott has spent five decades reshaping genre cinema. Now 87, he shows no sign of slowing down - his post-apocalyptic thriller The Dog Stars is due in cinemas in August 2026.

$4.5B+

worldwide box office revenue of films

$462M

Gladiator II (2024) worldwide box office revenue

Oscars for the film Gladiator (2000)

filming days of The Dog Stars (2025)

What's new

2025-08
Scott confirmed in an interview with The Guardian that his next project after The Dog Stars will be the war drama Battle of Britain, written by Joe Penhall.
2025-08
Post-production of the thriller The Dog Stars is complete - Scott shot the film in 34 days in April and May 2025 with cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt.
2025-12
The premiere of The Dog Stars was moved from March 27, 2026 to August 28, 2026 as part of adjustments to the Disney/20th Century Studios distribution calendar.

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Aliensci-fi horror from 1979 that defined the entire genre and launched the franchise

Blade Runnercult neo-noir from 1982, today considered one of the best sci-fi films of all time

Gladiátorhistorical epic from 2000, 5 Oscars including Best Picture; worldwide box office over 450 million dollars

Thelma & Louiseroad movie from 1991, nominated for 6 Oscars, iconic film of female emancipation

The Martiansci-fi drama from 2015 with Matt Damon; worldwide box office over 630 million dollars

About: Jacob Elordi

Jacob Nathaniel Elordi (born 26 June 1997) is an Australian actor. After moving to Los Angeles in 2017 to pursue an acting career, he gained prominence with his role as Noah Flynn, the bad boy love interest, in Netflix's The Kissing Booth film series (2018–2021). He also became known for his role as troubled high school football player Nate Jacobs in HBO's teen drama series Euphoria (2019–present). In 2023, he starred as Elvis Presley in the biographical film Priscilla and as a wealthy university student in Saltburn, which earned him a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.

About: Josh Brolin

With a career stretching across four decades, Josh Brolin has moved between blockbuster franchises - Avengers, Dune - and acclaimed arthouse fare from the Coen brothers and Rian Johnson, picking up an Oscar nomination along the way for Milk (2008). His 2025 run of three back-to-back hits showed he remains one of Hollywood's most in-demand actors.

$270M

worldwide box office revenue of the film Weapons (2025) with a budget of 38 million USD

20.2M

views of Wake Up Dead Man on Netflix in the first week

position of Wake Up Dead Man on Netflix after premiere

80+

film and television roles in career

What's new

2026-08
Brolin appeared in the sci-fi thriller The Dog Stars (directed by Ridley Scott) alongside Jacob Elordi; the film premiered on August 20, 2026.
2026-10
The film Whalefall (20th Century Studios), in which Brolin plays a deceased father whom his son searches for at the bottom of the ocean, is released on October 16, 2026.
2025-12
Brolin played Monsignor Jefferson Wickse in the thriller Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (directed by Rian Johnson), which streams on Netflix from December 12, 2025.

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No Country for Old Menrole of Llewelyn Moss (2007), breakthrough performance, film won Oscar for Best Picture

Milkrole of Dana White (2008), Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor

Avengers: Infinity War / EndgameThanos - iconic MCU antagonist, Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor (2019)

Dune / Dune: Part TwoGurney Halleck in Villeneuve's sci-fi epic (2021, 2024)

Weaponshorror film by Zach Cregger (2025), box office over 270 million USD, critical acclaim for performance

About: Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce is an Australian actor best known for his roles in Memento and L.A. Confidential. He works across a wide range of genres, from crime thrillers to drama and science fiction. He appears in a leading role in the post-apocalyptic film directed by Ridley Scott.

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