2026 has already been the year of Ryan Gosling so far after starring in one of the biggest sci-fi movies of all time in Project Hail Mary. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Andy Weir, and while it will likely be Gosling’s only project in 2026, he will return to the sci-fi genre in 2027 for another film that will likely be even bigger than Project Hail Mary. Gosling has been tapped to star in the next big-screen Star Wars movie, Starfighter, which is being directed by Shawn Levy (director of Deadpool & Wolverine). Levy recently confirmed that Gosling was also involved in the creative process from the early stages of development, which should only show up on screen as more cohesiveness. Gosling is certainly no stranger to the sci-fi genre, though, even before he starred in Project Hail Mary.
Back in 2017, Gosling teamed up with producer Ridley Scott for Blade Runner 2049, which was a legacy sequel to his 1982 film starring Harrison Ford. While Scott did not return to direct the 2017 film, he did produce and helped pick the perfect successor in Denis Villeneuve, who has gone on to direct two of the greatest sci-fi movies of all-time in Dune and Dune: Part Two. To this day, Blade Runner 2049 is viewed as one of the most puzzling box office flops of all time — the film grossed $277 million globally, but carrying a $150 million budget, it needed much closer to $400 million to break even. Now more than 10 years removed from Blade Runner’s initial theatrical run, the film still does not have a firm streaming home, but it’s still one of the top 10 most popular purchases on VOD platforms such as Prime Video and Apple TV.
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.
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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.
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 ‘Blade Runner 2049’ About?
An official synopsis for Blade Runner 2049, which also stars Dave Bautista and Ana de Armas, reads as follows:
“Los Angeles, 2049. LAPD Officer K (played by Ryan Gosling), a replicant Blade Runner, unearths a shocking secret buried for thirty years: proof that replicants can reproduce. A discovery that could shatter the fragile order between humans and machines. His only lead: legendary Blade Runner Rick Deckard (played by Harrison Ford), who vanished decades ago.”
Blade Runner 2049 holds scores of 88% from critics and 89% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes. It’s well regarded as one of the greatest sci-fi sequels ever made, despite its underwhelming performance at the box office.
Check out Blade Runner 2049 for as cheap as $2.99 on Prime Video, and stay tuned to Collider for more streaming updates and coverage of Ridley Scott’s future projects.
