1.   He was spending almost seven days a week editing the futuristic film which, after his initial reservations, now consumed and fascinated him.

2.   Valdez said he was particularly distressed to see Latino characters completely absent from futuristic films released recently by Sly Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

3.   Other designers of futuristic films devote significant time and resources to remaking the practical world.

4.   The futuristic film is about the cutthroat quest for mythical Dryland after a polar meltdown submerges the continents.