With The Drama, The Odyssey, and Dune: Part Three, Robert Pattinson is having quite a hectic year. In a good way. He’s also set to start shooting the long-delayed The Batman Part II, meaning that he has probably participated in movies worth around $1 billion collectively this year. This is a major change of pace for Pattinson, who spent several years after his initial success working with arthouse filmmakers on international projects. It was only around five years ago that he actively made an attempt to return to the mainstream, and shortly afterward, bagged the role of Batman in director Matt Reeves‘ reboot film.
Pattinson famously broke out with a supporting role in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in 2005, after which he landed the highly coveted role of Edward Cullen in the first Twilight movie. It spawned four sequels, all of which did extremely well at the box office but received mediocre reviews. Pattinson seemingly made it his mission to distance himself from the Twilight Saga following its conclusion in 2012, and decided to work with great filmmakers from around the world. In the next decade, he collaborated with the likes of Claire Denis, James Gray, Werner Herzog, David Cronenberg, Ari Aster, the Safdie Brothers, and more. Among his earliest films during this indie streak was a post-apocalyptic drama in the vein of the Mad Max series.
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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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Watch Robert Pattinson’s Post-Apocalyptic Drama on Netflix
The movie in question is currently streaming on Netflix, but it won’t be around for much longer. We’re talking, of course, about The Rover. Directed by David Michôd, who had only recently broken out with the crime drama Animal Kingdom, the movie also featured Guy Pearce and Scoot McNairy. It marked one of A24’s earliest domestic releases, grossing around $3 million at the box office. The Rover received mixed-to-positive reviews, and is now sitting at a 67% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. The site’s consensus reads, “Fueled by engaging performances from Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson, the tension-filled The Rover overcomes its narrative faults through sheer watchability.” Quentin Tarantino was a huge fan of the movie, calling it “a mesmerizing, visionary achievement,” and, “the best post-apocalyptic movie since the original Mad Max.” According to What’s On Netflix, The Rover will leave the platform on July 1. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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