space mining

His film *Avatar* (2009) directly explores space mining through the exploitation of the fictional planet Pandora and its valuable resources by a mega-corporation.

His *Alien* franchise, beginning with *Prometheus* (2012), examines corporate-driven space exploration and resource extraction in hostile extraterrestrial environments.

His *Blade Runner 2049* (2017) portrays a dystopian future where off-world colonization and resource harvesting are central to humanity's survival and corporate control.