{"id":296156,"date":"2026-02-22T04:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T04:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/296156\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T04:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T04:18:09","slug":"anya-taylor-joys-127-minute-sci-fi-epic-is-winning-over-the-last-of-us-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/296156\/","title":{"rendered":"Anya Taylor-Joy\u2019s 127-Minute Sci-Fi Epic Is Winning Over \u2018The Last of Us\u2019 Fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" alt=\"Anya Taylor-Joy\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/anya-taylor-joy-1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/anya-taylor-joy-1.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n        Anya Taylor-JoyImage via\u00a0PA Images\/INSTARimages<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/anya-taylor-joy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Anya Taylor-Joy<\/a> has blossomed into one of the biggest up-and-coming stars in <a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/hollywood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hollywood<\/a> in the last few years after her career got rolling 10 years ago with hits like <a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/the-witch-anya-taylor-joy-ritulastic-horror-global-streaming-success-hbo-max-itunes-february-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Witch<\/a> and Morgan. Just in the last few years, she headlined the massive sci-fi reboot, <a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/furiosa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga<\/a>, the prequel film that co-stars <a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/chris-hemsworth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Chris Hemsworth<\/a>. She earned widespread critical acclaim back in 2020 for her stunning performance in the Netflix original miniseries, <a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/the-queens-gambit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Queen\u2019s Gambit<\/a>, which is considered one of the original shows that helped launch the modern streaming era as we know it. Taylor-Joy is even in line to step into a much larger role in the third and final <a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/dune\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dune<\/a> movie in <a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/denis-villeneuve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Denis Villeneuve<\/a>\u2019s sci-fi trilogy later this year, on December 18.<\/p>\n<p>In an era where box office success is analyzed so heavily, it can be easy to forget some of the great movies that are released straight to streaming. For Anya Taylor-Joy, one of her biggest hits of the last few years falls into this category with The Gorge, the Apple TV original film that co-stars <a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/miles-teller\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Miles Teller<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/top-gun-maverick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Top Gun: Maverick<\/a>). The film tells the story of two rogue agents, one from America and one from Russia, who are tasked with guarding opposite sides of a deep gorge that\u2019s crawling with terrifying creatures. The Gorge is streaming exclusively on Apple TV both in America and around the world, and although it\u2019s now been a year since it was released, it\u2019s still one of the top five most popular movies for the streamer. <a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/scott-derrickson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Scott Derrickson<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/doctor-strange\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Doctor Strange<\/a>) directed The Gorge with a script from Zach Dean.<\/p>\n<p>                        What Is Anya Taylor-Joy Working on Right Now?<\/p>\n<p>Anya Taylor-Joy currently has at least three movies completed that are ready to be released; the first on the schedule is The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. Taylor-Joy will reunite with <a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/chris-pratt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Chris Pratt<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/keegan-michael-key\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Keegan-Michael Key<\/a> in the film, which is due in theaters on April 1. Later this year, she will step into a much larger role in the aforementioned <a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/movie\/dune-part-three\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dune: Part Three<\/a> \u2014 the film will open alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/avengers-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Avengers: Doomsday<\/a> the week before Christmas. She even has a new movie with <a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/chris-evans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Chris Evans<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/movie\/sacrifice-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sacrifice<\/a>, which debuted at <a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/tiff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TIFF<\/a> last year but is still lacking an official release date. The thriller debuted with <a href=\"http:\/\/collider.com\/sacrifice-movie-anya-taylor-joy-chris-evans-rotten-tomatoes-score-is-it-good\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">poor scores on Rotten Tomatoes<\/a> from critics who had access to early screenings.<\/p>\n<p>Check out The Gorge on <a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/apple-tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Apple TV<\/a>, and stay tuned to Collider for more streaming updates.<\/p>\n<p>        <img width=\"960\" height=\"1440\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"the-gorge-poster.jpg\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/the-gorge-poster.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/the-gorge-poster.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                            Release Date<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 28, 2025<\/p>\n<p>                                            Runtime<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t127 Minutes<\/p>\n<p>                                            Director<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tScott Derrickson<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/us\/movie\/the-gorge\/umc.cmc.26o403koqo2klixc0jtqy6tmc?at=1000l3V2&amp;ct=app_tvplus&amp;itscg=30200&amp;itsct=\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow sponsored\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                                                                                                                                                                                    <img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"appletvplus_logo-1-1.jpg\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/appletvplus_logo-1-1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/appletvplus_logo-1-1.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                                        <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Anya Taylor-JoyImage via\u00a0PA Images\/INSTARimages Anya Taylor-Joy has blossomed into one of the biggest up-and-coming stars in Hollywood in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":296157,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[156,409,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-296156","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-movies","10":"tag-new-zealand","11":"tag-newzealand","12":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=296156"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296156\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/296157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=296156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=296156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=296156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}