{
  "id": 4008644,
  "title": "‘The Dog Stars’: 6 Of The Biggest Changes Between Peter Heller’s Book And The Ridley Scott Film",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/the-dog-stars-6-of-the-biggest-changes-between-peter-hellers-book-and",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-28T18:26:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/the-dog-stars-book-vs-movie-changes-peter-heller-novel-1237062130/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for The Dog Stars now out in theaters. Ridley Scott’s newest film, The Dog Stars, is based on Peter Heller’s 2012 novel of the same name. Mark L. Smith’s screenplay made several noticeable changes to the story, some of which provide more action in the plot and propel the […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}