In the next couple of weeks, two of the biggest movies of the year will make their theatrical debuts. First is Christopher Nolan‘s ambitious adaptation of Homer‘s historical epic The Odyssey, which will star the likes of Jon Bernthal, Tom Holland, and Zendaya. Then, on July 31, the MCU is back with the latest from your Friendly Neighborhood superhero, as Spider-Man: Brand New Daydebuts, also starring Bernthal, Holland, and Zendaya.
The latter of the aforementioned trio — recently wrapped up the final season of her controversial, boundary-pushing series Euphoria and earned an Emmy nomination in the process — is also starring in yet another of the year’s biggest movies, set to release on December 18 on the same date as Avengers: Doomsday. The film in question is Dune: Part Three, the final installment in Denis Villeneuve‘s acclaimed adaptation of Frank Herbert‘s Dune novels, which is sure to be yet another critical and commercial smash, following the enormous success of Parts 1 and 2.
This sci-fi trilogy’s explosive climax will feature Zendaya as Chani, alongside a star-studded cast, of course led by serial Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides, as he faces the consequences of his power, two decades after seizing control of the Imperium. The star-studded cast also includes Javier Bardem as Stilgar, Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica, Anya Taylor-Joy as Alia Atreides, Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan, Jason Momoa as Hayt, and many more. Villeneuve’s movie, which is penned by Brian K. Vaughan sold out select IMAX 70mm tickets within minutes of going on sale, indicating just how hotly anticipated the threequel is. To get in the mood, the many millions of Dune fans have turned their attention to the only TV series in Villeneuve’s Dune universe so far.
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Personality Quiz Which Sci-Fi Hero Are You Most Like? Paul Atreides · Captain Kirk · Princess Leia · Ellen Ripley · Max Rockatansky
Five iconic heroes. Five completely different ways of facing an impossible universe. One of them shares your instincts, your values, and your particular way of refusing to back down. Eight questions will tell you which one.
🏜️Paul Atreides
🖖Capt. Kirk
✊Princess Leia
🔦Ellen Ripley
🔥Max Rockatansky
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How do you lead when the stakes couldn’t be higher? The way you lead under pressure is the most honest thing about you.
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What is your greatest strength in a crisis? The quality that keeps you alive when everything else fails.
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What is the thing you’d sacrifice everything else for? Your deepest motivation is your truest compass.
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How do you relate to the people around you? Who you are to others under pressure is who you really are.
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You’re facing a threat that no one else believes is real. What do you do? How you respond when you’re the only one who sees it defines everything.
06
What has your heroism cost you personally? Every hero pays. The question is what — and whether they’d pay it again.
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How do you feel about the rules of the world you’re in? Every hero has a relationship with the system. What’s yours?
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When everything is on the line, what keeps you going? The answer is the most honest thing about you.
Your Hero Has Been Identified Your Sci-Fi Hero Is…
Your answers point to the iconic sci-fi hero who shares your instincts, your values, and your particular way of facing the impossible.
Arrakis · Dune
Paul Atreides
You carry a weight most people would crumble under — the knowledge of what you’re capable of, and the burden of what you might have to become.
You see further ahead than others and you plan accordingly, even when the vision frightens you.
You are driven by loyalty to your people and a sense of destiny you didn’t ask for but can’t escape.
Paul Atreides is not simply a hero — he is someone who understands the cost of power and chooses to bear it anyway.
That gravity, that willingness to carry what others won’t, is exactly you.
USS Enterprise · Star Trek
Captain Kirk
You lead with instinct, warmth, and an absolute refusal to accept a no-win scenario — because you’ve always believed there’s a third option nobody else has thought of yet.
You take the mission seriously without ever taking yourself too seriously.
Your crew would follow you anywhere, not because you demand it, but because you’ve earned it.
Kirk’s genius isn’t tactical — it’s human. He reads people, bends rules with purpose, and wills outcomes into existence through sheer conviction.
That combination of warmth, audacity, and relentless optimism is unmistakably yours.
The Rebellion · Star Wars
Princess Leia
You are the kind of person who holds the line when everyone else is losing faith — not because you’re fearless, but because giving up simply isn’t something you’re capable of.
You lead through conviction. Your voice carries because your belief is unshakeable.
You gave up everything ordinary the moment you chose the cause, and you’ve never looked back.
Leia is not a supporting character in her own story — she is the moral centre of the entire rebellion.
That same fierce, principled, unbreakable core is what defines you.
The Nostromo · Alien
Ellen Ripley
You are not reckless, not grandiose, and not particularly interested in being anyone’s hero — you just refuse to stop when it matters.
You see threats clearly, you document the truth even when no one listens, and when the time comes you handle it yourself.
Ripley’s heroism is earned, not performed. She doesn’t have a speech — she has a flamethrower and a plan.
You share her composure under the worst possible pressure, and her refusal to pretend the monster isn’t there.
When it counts, you don’t flinch. That’s everything.
The Wasteland · Mad Max
Max Rockatansky
You have been through fire that would break most people — and what came out the other side is something the world underestimates at its peril.
You don’t ask for help, don’t need validation, and don’t wait for anyone to tell you the rules no longer apply.
Your loyalty, when it finally arrives, is absolute — but it’s earned in silence and tested in action, not in words.
Max is not a nihilist. He is someone who lost everything and found, against his will, that he still has something worth protecting.
That bruised, stubborn, ultimately human core is exactly yours.
‘Dune: Prophecy’ Is a Streaming Hit
At the time of writing, the controversial six-episode slow-burn that is Dune: Prophecy is one of the ten most-streamed shows on HBO Max in the world, a list unsurprisingly topped by HBO’s current biggest series, House of the Dragon. The two sisters from House Harkonnen, Valya (Emily Watson) and Tula (Olivia Williams), and their struggle to maintain power and influence is not over yet, with it confirmed that Season 2 of the series is going ahead, with Indira Varma, Tom Hollander, and Ashley Walters added to a burgeoning new cast.
Dune: Prophecy is streaming now on HBO Max. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
