2026 has been a busy year for Rebecca Ferguson, who starred in one of the first sci-fi movies with Mercy. Despite Ferguson’s star-power paired with Chris Pratt’s action prowess, Mercy was one of the first sci-fi bombs of the year, but the film did go on to find success as one of the most-watched films of 2026 on Prime Video. Ferguson then returned to form with the third season of her hit Apple TV sci-fi show, Silo, which recently wrapped up a few weeks ago but is still holding strong with a top spot on streaming charts. Apple TV has already confirmed that Season 4 will premiere next summer. Ferguson is even returning to her role as Lady Jessica in Dune: Part Three, but she will only have one scene in the trilogy-capping sci-fi epic.
Rebecca Ferguson has starred in dozens of iconic movies over the years, but when you’ve been acting as long as she has, it’s only acceptable that some projects aren’t going to be received as well as others. It’s been almost 10 years since Ferguson teamed up with Ryan Reynolds and Jake Gyllenhaal for Life, which is one of her films that was met with a less than ideal reception from critics. The movie did avoid being branded a flop by grossing $100 million at the box office against a $58 million budget, but it needed to earn even more to be considered a success. Nine years removed from Life’s theatrical debut, the film is streaming in America on Hulu, where it recently surged into the top 10 and spent several days there as a surprising streaming hit.
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
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
What Is ‘Life’ About?
Life was written by Deadpoolscribes Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick and directed by Daniel Espinosa, who also recently directed Morbius a few years ago. The perfect way to pitch Life to someone who’s never heard of the film is that it’s like Alien and 28 Days Later were blended together and molded to form a space sci-fi epic. The official synopsis for the film, which earned scores of 67% from critics and 55% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, reads as follows:
“Astronauts (Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, Ryan Reynolds) aboard the International Space Station are on the cutting edge of one of the most important discoveries in human history: the first evidence of extraterrestrial life on Mars. As members of the crew conduct their research, the rapidly evolving life-form proves far more intelligent and terrifying than anyone could have imagined.”
Check out Life on Hulu and stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of Rebecca Ferguson’s future projects.
