Lily sitting in a chair in Thoroughbreds.Image via Focus Features
Having featured in two of the summer’s biggest hits, Spider-Man: Brand New Day and The Odyssey, actors Zendaya and Tom Holland have perhaps reached the peak of their respective careers. The two movies have broken numerous records and grossed a combined total of more than $4 billion worldwide. Spider-Man: Brand New Day is among the three biggest releases in global box-office history, and is poised to become the biggest domestic hit of all time. Meanwhile, The Odyssey was recently crowned the biggest Universal release of all time. There is, however, another actor who has had a tremendous year so far, and still has a trump card up her sleeve.
Anya Taylor-Joy reprised her role as Princess Peach in this year’s The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, which made more than $1 billion worldwide. In December, she will be seen in director Denis Villeneuve’s epic trilogy-capper Dune: Part Three, which is projected to break franchise records at the box office. Dune: Part Three will clash with Avengers: Doomsday on December 18, and both Warner Bros. and Disney have their fingers crossed for a repeat of the “Barbenheimer” phenomenon, where the competition fuels combined interest in the films. Dune: Part Three is tracking to deliver a $100-million-plus debut domestically and to outgross Dune: Part Two‘s $715 million global box-office benchmark.
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
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
🚀Star Wars
01
You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
04
How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
05
Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
06
Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
07
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.
08
What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Anya Taylor-Joy’s Hits Are Charting Simultaneously on Streaming
It would be another feather in Taylor-Joy’s cap this year at the box office, but she is proving to be an equally big draw at home. According to FlixPatrol, two of her Apple TV releases are concurrently among the streamer’s most-watched titles. The Gorge, a genre-bending hit from 2025, has now spent more than 550 days on the streamer’s domestic chart, while the limited series Lucky has crossed the 50-day mark itself. Both projects have been well-received by the audience, with Lucky holding the higher critical rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The Gorge, on the other hand, is among Apple TV’s biggest hits ever, alongside Greyhound and The Family Plan, led by bona fide movie stars Tom Hanks and Mark Wahlberg, respectively. Taylor-Joy has successfully found a place on the same table, setting herself up for more success in the future. She is now working on The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
Release Date
February 28, 2025
Runtime
127 Minutes
Director
Scott Derrickson
Writers
Zach Dean
Producers
Gregory Goodman, C. Robert Cargill, Dana Goldberg, David Ellison, Don Granger, Miles Teller, Sherryl Clark, Adam Kolbrenner
