Anya Taylor-Joy’s 148-Minute Sci-Fi Blockbuster Officially Wins Over Fans on Streaming

2026 has been a career year for Anya Taylor-Joy so far, and she isn’t slowing down as she’s set to star in one of the biggest sci-fi movies of the entire year. We’re talking, of course, about Dune: Part Three, which is opening in theaters on December 18, the same day as Avengers: Doomsday.

Earlier in the year, Taylor-Joy also reprised her role as Princess Peach in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, which was the first feature film of 2026 to hit $1 billion at the global box office. She even returned to Apple TV to star in the hit crime thriller show, Lucky, which was particularly notable as she previously headlined one of the most-watched Apple TV movies ever, The Gorge. Miles Teller and Sigourney Weaver star alongside ATJ in The Gorge.

Anya Taylor-Joy has starred in a lot of hits over the years, but her stardom was called into question a few years ago when she teamed up with Chris Hemsworth for one of the biggest sci-fi bombs of the 2020s, Furiosa. The Mad Max prequel film came into theaters carrying a $168 million budget, meaning it needed over $300 million just to break even, yet it only grossed $174 million. Final numbers were never officially released, but it’s estimated that the movie lost Warner Bros. well over $100 million. However, Furiosa has had quite the redemption tour on streaming in the last year or so, where it’s now been in the top 10 on HBO Max for most of 2026. The film continues to draw people to the platform and earn back some of the money it lost at the box office.

Is Another 'Mad Max' Movie Still Happening?

George Miller confirmed earlier this year that he’s written the script for another Mad Max movie, but after the box office disaster that was Furiosa, Warner Bros. has already passed on distributing the film. This isn’t all that surprising, as the studio isn’t eager to jump back into bed with Miller after they lost so much money with him in 2024. However, it does mean that the next Mad Max movie will need another distributor if it’s ever going to make it into production and, eventually, the big screen. There is no word yet on what the plot or cast of the next Mad Max movie could be.