When Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary was first released, it happened about 170 pages into a 470-page novel. That’s when the author decided it was time to reveal what his story was really about. Oh, sure. It was about a man named Ryland Grace waking up in space with amnesia and slowly figuring out that […]
The New ‘Project Hail Mary’ Trailer Shows What the Movie Is Really About
The insanely epic first trailer for Project Hail Mary only showed part of the story. In the film, based on the novel by Andy Weir, a highly unqualified astronaut named Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) wakes up in deep space with amnesia, and slowly realizes it’s up to him to save the world. But that fish-out-of-water […]
The Directors of ‘Project Hail Mary’ Explain Why the Movie Is a PC, Not a Mac
Making movies is all about compromises. This actor is unavailable, so you cast someone else. That location is too expensive, so let’s build a set. This shot is impossible, so let’s think of something better. At every step, the big, huge mechanism of filmmaking is always a work in progress. But on Project Hail Mary, […]
New ‘Project Hail Mary’ Footage, and Ryan Gosling, Wowed Comic-Con
A few short weeks ago, directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller graced us with an extended first look at their upcoming sci-fi adaptation, Project Hail Mary. The three-minute trailer for a movie not coming out for nine months displayed supreme confidence in the project, and after watching it, you could see why. So to then […]
The 15 Best Things We Saw at CinemaCon 2025
After four days and seven massive presentations from all the major Hollywood studios, CinemaCon is in the books. The Las Vegas-based industry event highlights the latest and greatest coming to theaters and the studios don’t hold back with lots of news, new footage, and more. The whole thing is overwhelming. You go from Universal showing How […]
Project Hail Mary Looks Like the Sci-Fi Movie Event of 2026
2025 has lots of excellent-looking movies still on the way but Wednesday night at CinemaCon, MGM played the first footage from what may end up being the sci-fi event of 2026: Project Hail Mary. Based on a novel by Martian author Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary is directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller (21 […]