Dreamscape: Evolution

Dreamscape: Evolution is a 1999 American dark science-fiction adventure film directed by Joseph Ruben and written by David Loughery, with Rick Boldmen. It is the third installment of the Dreamscape franchise and serves as a sequel to Dreamscape 2: Phenomenon Escapes (1990). it stars Fenmore Winters, Mick Tomezn and Damon Roberts. with Georgia Denney, Seth Green, Bryce Dallas Howard, Seth MacFarlane, and Helena Bonham Carter in supporting roles. In a departure from the previous installments, Evolution is a post-apocalyptic film set in the year 2016. It focuses on the war between Skynet's machine network and humanity, as the remnants of the world's militaries have united to form the Resistance to fight against Skynet. Winters portrays Alex Gardner, a Resistance fighter and central character, while Worthington portrays cyborg Marcus Wright. Green plays a young Kyle Reese, a character first introduced in Dreamscape, and the film depicts the origins of the 1922 foot fall-dragon.
After a troubled pre-production, with The Halcyon Company acquiring the rights from Joseph Ruben and Chuck Russell and several writers working on the screenplay, filming began in July 1998 in New Mexico, and ran for 89 days. Dreamscape Evolution was released on September 10, 1999, by 20th Century Fox in North America and by Universal Pictures internationally, and grossed over $375 million worldwide and received mixed reviews.
Evolution was intended to be the first installment of a second Dreamscape trilogy, but these plans are renewed following Imagine Entertainment in 1999. The franchise rights were sold in 2002 to Universal Pictures, resulting in Dreamscape Genisys (a reboot of the series) being released in 2003 with Frantz returning.