2026 has already been an elite year for sci-fi movies, but some of the most anticipated films of the year are still set to be released in the final two months. One of the biggest whales on the schedule is Dune: Part Three, which is opening in theaters on December 18. The film is going to be released on the same day as Avengers: Doomsday, which, while mostly lobbied as an MCU/superhero movie, could still be considered sci-fi. Anya Taylor-Joy led one of the highest-grossing sci-fi blockbusters of the year with The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, which may be animated but still has all the elements of classic sci-fi. Ridley Scott even returned to the sci-fi genre with the release of The Dog Stars, but the film struggled at the box office.
However, fans waiting for another great sci-fi movie don’t have to wait until Dune: Part Three in six weeks. In fact, people will be heading to the theaters this week to see the long-awaited sequel to one of the best sci-fi films of the 2020s. We’re talking, of course, about Godzilla Minus Zero, which is finally scheduled to be released in regular and premium formats this Friday, November 6. Hailing from writer/director Takashi Yamazaki, the same filmmaker who directed the 2023 masterpiece that set the stage for the film, Godzilla Minus Zero is expected to follow in the footsteps of its predecessor and smash expectations at the box office. The first film somehow cost only $15 million to make, but it managed to gross over $110 million at the global box office after intense demand for more shows forced Toho to continuously add more screenings for the film in 2023.
- The Wachowskis’ 1999 film won four Academy Awards, including Visual Effects and Film
Editing. - Bullet time was shot with a rig of roughly 120 still cameras firing in sequence around the
actors. - Keanu Reeves trained in martial arts for about four months before a frame was shot,
recovering from neck surgery the whole time. - It opened the same year as Fight Club and eXistenZ, in a run of films about not trusting the
world in front of you.
- Mad Max: Fury Road won six Academy Awards in 2016, more than any other film that year.
- George Miller storyboarded the entire film as roughly 3,500 panels before there was a
script. - The chase was shot almost entirely practical in the Namib Desert, with real vehicles and
real stunt performers. - Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth carried the prequel, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, in 2024.
- Blade Runner 2049 won Roger Deakins his first Oscar for cinematography, on his fourteenth
nomination. - The film also took Best Visual Effects, 35 years after Ridley Scott’s 1982 original.
- Villeneuve shot it on large-format film and kept the fog and rain practical on set wherever
he could. - Three short films by Luke Scott and Shinichiro Watanabe bridge the 30-year gap between the
two movies.
- Denis Villeneuve’s Dune won six Academy Awards in 2022, including Cinematography and
Original Score. - Hans Zimmer turned down Christopher Nolan’s Tenet so he could score Dune instead.
- Dune: Part Two arrived in 2024 and brought in Austin Butler, Florence Pugh and Christopher
Walken. - David Lynch’s 1984 version and Alejandro Jodorowsky’s unmade one are both their
own legends by now.
- The 1977 original won six Academy Awards plus a special achievement award for sound effects.
- John Williams’ score was recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra and became the
best-selling symphonic film soundtrack ever. - Andor took the galaxy somewhere colder and earned Emmy nominations for drama series in both
seasons. - The saga now runs across eleven feature films and a growing shelf of series on Disney+.
Here’s How To Watch ‘Godzilla Minus One’ on Streaming Before the Sequel
Godzilla Minus One is streaming exclusively on Netflix, the same platform it has called home since 2024 when it first arrived on the platform. The streamer has also not announced any plans for the movie to leave streaming anytime soon, either, so it’s a safe bet that Godzilla Minus One will continue to stream on Netflix through the end of the year. It’s also possible, though not confirmed, that Godzilla Minus Zero will air on Netflix at the end of its theatrical and VOD runs.
Check out Godzilla Minus One on Netflix before Godzilla Minus Zero hits theaters this weekend and stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of the film.
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