Tom Hardy posing on the red carpet.Image via John Rainford/Cover Images
2026 has been a polarizing year for Tom Hardy so far, especially with the latest news surrounding his hit Paramount Plus crime thriller, MobLand. Hardy stars alongside Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren in the Guy Ritchie-directed and produced series, which is set to return later this year for Season 2. However, a report sent shockwaves through the internet when news broke that Hardy had been fired from MobLand due to an ongoing dispute with a producer, meaning he would not be brought back for Season 3 should the show be renewed. This has since been debunked, as new reports confirm that the tensions between Hardy and the MobLand creatives have been smoothed over, and he will return as Conrad Harrigan in a potential third season. However, it’s not the first time that rumors have swirled about Hardy having a tumultuous relationship with a co-star on set.
While working on Mad Max: Fury Road, the 2015 sci-fi film written and directed by George Miller, Hard famously developed a strenuous relationship with his co-star, Charlize Theron. This didn’t come through in the final product, though, and many would argue that Mad Max: Fury Road is the best sci-fi movie of Tom Hardy’s career. However, that title actually belongs to The Dark Knight Rises, the acclaimed superhero movie directed by Christopher Nolan and co-starring Christian Bale. Before Nolan returns to the big screen next weekend with the release of The Odyssey, fans are rushing to check out his superhero trilogy-capper on HBO Max, leading it back into the top 10 in several countries. It’s also a VOD smash hit on both 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.
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.
Will Christopher Nolan Ever Make Another Superhero Movie?
Christopher Nolan has confirmed that he has no interest in ever directing another superhero movie. In the age of crossovers and studio oversight, Nolan would likely never work on another superhero movie as he doesn’t want a studio head watching over him every step of the way. Nolan also isn’t the type to announce his next three movies he’s working on, and right now, it’s unclear what his next feature film will be after The Odyssey. He has said he will still be making movies in 10 years, so it does appear he has plans for more projects after his 2026 historical epic.
Check out The Dark Knight Rises on HBO Max, and stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of The Odyssey, which opens on July 17.
