Henry Cavill is a man who’s very familiar with a sword and a shield, and he’ll be doing it again soon enough as Connor MacLeod in Highlander, but that won’t be the first time he’s done so. This is a man who loves battling legendary warriors and ancient gods. More than a decade before Chad Stahelski’s reboot, Cavill headlined another epic fantasy blockbuster that arrived right at the height of Hollywood’s mythology craze.
Immortals, which has recently been charting globally, sees the ruthless King Hyperion rampage across Greece in search of a weapon powerful enough to destroy mankind, but doesn’t realize that a humble stonemason named Theseus has been chosen by Zeus to lead the fight against the merciless king. With the fate of humanity hanging in the balance, Theseus must embrace his destiny and become history’s greatest hero in an unforgettable battle between gods, men and Titans.
As Hyperion tears across Greece searching for the legendary Epirus Bow, Theseus must embrace his destiny alongside an unlikely band of allies while the Olympian gods watch from above, forbidden from directly interfering in mankind’s affairs. The film is shot in similar fashion to 300, Zack Snyder‘s iconic (or all-style-no-substance) retelling of the Spartans’ final stand, and it does end up providing some of the most visually distinctive action sequences of the 2010s.
The film stars Cavill as Theseus, Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler) as King Hyperion, Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire) as Phaedra, Stephen Dorff (True Detective) as Stavros, Luke Evans (Dracula Untold) as Zeus, John Hurt (Doctor Who) as the Old Man, Isabel Lucas (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen) as Athena and Kellan Lutz (Twilight) as Poseidon.
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.
Was ‘Immortals’ a Success?
Immortals seems like one of those movies that was probably a box office bomb, but it was actually something of a surprisingly respectable commercial success. The film grossed $226.9 million worldwide against a budget of around $75 million. However, the critical reception was something else. It holds a 50% Rotten Tomatoes score, with reviewers praising Tarsem Singh’s remarkable visual style while criticizing aspects of its storytelling. Even so, audiences have continued to embrace the film as an underrated spectacle, particularly as Cavill’s star has risen over the past decade.
Immortals is currently streaming on Prime Video in the United States. It is also available to rent or purchase digitally through Apple TV, Fandango at Home, and Google Play.
