Ridley Scott is going to turn 89 years old later this year but is still as sharp as ever.

After a plague wipes out most of humanity, Jacob Elordi’s mechanic and Josh Brolin’s ex-Marine debate their different visions of survival in the director’s newest sci-fi story.

"The point in the galaxy, yes," Scott tells PEOPLE. "Because Hig would talk to his dog, which was really his friend."