It’s been a tremendous year so far for stars Zendaya, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, and Jon Bernthal, who between them have appeared in blockbuster movies such as The Odyssey, The Drama, and Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and have several high-profile titles lined up. Similarly, there can be no doubt that the director of the year so far is Christopher Nolan, who has found a way to raise his profile even further with The Odyssey. The movie is set to become the fourth blockbuster of 2026 to pass the coveted $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office, joining The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Toy Story 5, and Michael.
The latter film was directed by Antoine Fuqua, emerging as the biggest hit of his sturdy career. If there’s one other filmmaker who deserves a place alongside Nolan in the spotlight this year, it’s him. Like Zendaya, Holland, Pattinson, and Bernthal, whose earlier movies are witnessing viewership spikes thanks to the success of their newest work, Fuqua is seeing his past work gain newfound attention as well. However, the movie that’s currently surging on the free Tubi chart domestically isn’t one of his best. In fact, it’s his lowest-rated project, including his television and streaming work, on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. In addition to the poor reviews that the movie in question received, it also suffered the indignity of being shafted to Paramount+ in 2021 — a year when several major studio movies were released directly on streaming.
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Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
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Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
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🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
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In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
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What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
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How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
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Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
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Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
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Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
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What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
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Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
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The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
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The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
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Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
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Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
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A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
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The Movie Was Critically Panned
We’re talking about the sci-fi thrillerInfinite, in which Mark Wahlberg‘s character discovers that he belongs to a secret society of individuals who have been protecting humanity for centuries. The movie was compared unfavorably to The Matrix and the Jason Bourne saga, and is now sitting at a 17% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The aggregator website’s consensus reads, “An initially intriguing sci-fi thriller that quickly veers into incoherence, Infinite is as inane as it is inconsequential.” The movie also featured Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dylan O’Brien, and Rupert Friend, among others. It’s Wahlberg’s only Paramount+ release; the star has headlined three Netflix movies, and two each for Prime Video and Apple TV in recent years. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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