Chris Pratt in The Tomorrow WarImage via Prime Video
In its apparent dedication to preserving and prioritizing the theatrical experience, Sony has made arguably two of the most bizarre sales of the last few years. Things were bad industry-wide in 2020, when the studio sold the distribution rights to its World War II action movie Greyhound to Apple TV for a reported $70 million. Greyhound has now emerged as one of the biggest hits on Apple’s roster, with a hotly anticipated sequel in the works. Offloading Greyhound can be rationalized, given the state of the business back then. More recently, however, Sony Pictures Animation allowed Netflix to release KPop Demon Hunters, giving the streamer its most-watched original movie ever.
This trend began around a decade ago, when streaming platforms with large pockets shopped around for titles that studios weren’t entirely confident in. This is one of the reasons why Paramount agreed to release The Cloverfield Paradox as a Netflix original. Paramount also offloaded Coming 2 America to Prime Video, while giving Netflix the rights to make a long-awaited fourth installment in the Beverly Hills Cop franchise. The same studio relinquished distribution rights to what became the most expensive streaming release at the time: The Tomorrow War, starring Chris Pratt. The sci-fi title reportedly cost $200 million to produce, and was released on Prime Video in 2021. It has since been overtaken as the most expensive streaming release by the Russo Brothers‘ The Electric State, which, coincidentally, also happens to feature Pratt.
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.
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.
Here’s Where You Can Watch ‘The Tomorrow War’ for Free
The Tomorrow War marked the live-action feature debut of director Chris McKay, who’d previously made the critically acclaimed animated hit The LEGO Batman Movie. Also featuring Yvonne Strahovski, J.K. Simmons, Betty Gilpin, and Sam Richardson, The Tomorrow War received a 51% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, where the critics’ consensus reads, “Chris Pratt ably anchors this sci-fi adventure, even if The Tomorrow War may not linger in the memory much longer than today.” The alien invasion movie holds a higher 75% audience score on the platform, which explains its continued popularity on streaming. The movie has been made available on several streamers over the years, including HBO Max and Peacock. This month, however, it’s streaming for free on Tubi. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
