Curated playlist
Films set on fictional planets
- Project Hail Mary (film)Project Hail Mary begins with a schoolteacher waking from an induced coma in the year 2032, aboard an interstellar spacecraft he has no memory of boarding. His name is Ryland Grace, and he teaches middle school science. He is also the only…
- Avengers: EndgameAvengers: Endgame opens with Clint Barton losing his family to Thanos's snap. It was moved from Infinity War.
- Avengers: Infinity WarAvengers: Infinity War ends with Thanos watching a sunrise after erasing half of all life.
- Supergirl (2026 film)Supergirl, a superhero film from DC Studios, begins with a birthday. Kara Zor-El turns 23 and spends it crossing the galaxy with her dog Krypto. The trip stops being a celebration when a tragedy sends her on what the film's description…
- Avatar (franchise)The Avatar franchise, created by James Cameron, announced its sequels before the first film had even reached a cinema. On the 11th of December 2009, 20th Century Fox revealed plans for a sequel series. The original film opened one week…
- Dune (2021 film)Dune, the 2021 film directed by Denis Villeneuve, began with a filmmaker who doubted he would ever get to make it. In September 2016 the Canadian director said, "a longstanding dream of mine is to adapt Dune, but it's a long process to get…
- Interstellar (film)Interstellar, the 2014 science fiction epic directed by Christopher Nolan, was filmed under a decoy name: Flora's Letter. Flora is one of Nolan's four children with producer Emma Thomas. Nolan is famous for guarding his productions, and…
- Flash Gordon (serial)The 1936 Flash Gordon serial reused Frankenstein's watchtower sets inside Emperor Ming's palace.
- Predator: BadlandsPredator: Badlands, a 2025 science fiction action film directed by Dan Trachtenberg, asks its audience to follow a Predator rather than flee from one. In a departure from earlier films, the hunter is the hero here and not the threat. His…
- Dune: Part TwoDune: Part Two had its first screening on the 16th of January 2024, in a palliative care home in Saguenay, Quebec, weeks before any red carpet. The audience was one dying man who had said he wanted to see the film. His wish traveled…
- Masters of the Universe (2026 film)Masters of the Universe, released abroad as He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, held its premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre on the 18th of May 2026. Travis Knight directed it. The film is a sword and sorcery adventure drawn from the…
- SpaceballsGeorge Lucas let Spaceballs mock Star Wars on one condition. No Spaceballs action figures could ever be made.