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Project Hail Mary (2026)

Project Hail Mary poster
Directed by
Christopher Miller, Phil Lord
Genre
action film, science fiction film, adventure film, Hopecore
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 36m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
8.7 of 10 from 6,128 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A middle school teacher wakes up alone on a spaceship with no memory of how he got there. He has to piece together his mission and why he is the only one on board.

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What happens

Project Hail Mary is a 2026 American science fiction film produced and directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and written by Drew Goddard, based on the 2021 novel by Andy Weir. It stars Ryan Gosling, who also produced the film; Sandra Hüller, James Ortiz, and Lionel Boyce appear in supporting roles. The story follows Ryland Grace (Gosling), a middle school teacher who awakens aboard an interstellar spacecraft with no memory of how he got there. Pre-production began in 2020, before Weir's novel was published. Goddard, who wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of Weir's previous novel, The Martian (2015), returned for this film. Filming took place throughout 2024 in the United Kingdom, both on location and on sets. All scenes aboard the spacecraft, Hail Mary, were filmed on a real practical set that was constructed for the film. Project Hail Mary premiered in London on March 9, 2026, and was released in the United States by Amazon MGM Studios on March 20, with Sony Pictures Releasing International releasing in other territories. The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing $684 million worldwide, becoming the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2026. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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