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Science Fiction Adventure
Believe in the Hail Mary.

Project Hail Mary (2026)

Runtime 157 min
Release date 15/03/2026
Country United States of America
Production
Lord Miller Lord Miller
Amazon MGM Studios Amazon MGM Studios
Pascal Pictures Pascal Pictures
Open Invite Entertainment Open Invite Entertainment
Waypoint Entertainment Waypoint Entertainment
Overview
Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction.
Directors & Screenwriters
Phil Lord profile photo
Phil Lord
Director
Christopher Miller profile photo
Christopher Miller
Director
Drew Goddard profile photo
Drew Goddard
Screenwriter
Cast
Ryan Gosling profile photo
Ryan Gosling
as Ryland Grace
Sandra Hüller profile photo
Sandra Hüller
as Eva Stratt
James Ortiz profile photo
James Ortiz
as Rocky (voice)
Lionel Boyce profile photo
Lionel Boyce
as Carl
Milana Vayntrub profile photo
Milana Vayntrub
as Olesya Ilyukhina
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A new Guinness World Records title has been achieved for the Highest Altitude IMAX Film trailer!

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A Friendship Like This

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In Cinemas Now and IMAX

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Believe at Every Scale

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The mission begins now.

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Astronaut isn’t exactly a fake-it-’til-you-make-it job. But yet here we are.

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Explore the expanse of space in IMAX.

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We all have that one friend.

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Grace 🤜🤛 Rocky

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Don’t miss Ryan Gosling as Ryland Grace in Project Hail Mary.

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One month until we meet our new favourite astronaut

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Final Trailer

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Big Game — Trailer Tease

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Rocky is an artist

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Ryan Gosling is Ryland Grace in Project Hail Mary

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Just a science teacher saving the world

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Watch the new trailer for Project Hail Mary starring Ryan Gosling, only in cinemas coming soon.

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Did You Know?
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The Beatles’ ‘Two of Us’ drops into Project Hail Mary, echoing a cosmic friendship

When Ryland Grace decides to abandon Earth and chase after his alien ally Rocky, the film cues The Beatles’ “Two of Us.” The timing is deliberate: director duo Phil Lord and Christopher Miller said the song’s celebration of John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s long‑standing bond mirrors Grace’s newfound home with Rocky, even as he leaves his own planet behind. The choice wasn’t random. Producer Aditya Sood championed the track, noting that Andy Weir’s novel already pays homage to the Fab Four. In the Blu‑ray commentary, Miller explains that the duet’s lyric “We’re on our way home” feels like a perfect metaphor for Grace’s journey back to the friendship he’s built in space. While fans often read “Two of Us” as a nod to Lennon‑McCartney’s partnership, Paul McCartney has revealed it was actually inspired by a countryside walk with his future wife Linda. The song, the opening number on the Let It Be album, carries layers of personal meaning—both a tribute to a musical duo and a love song—making it a versatile needle drop that resonates on multiple levels in the movie. That duality is why the track works so well in Project Hail Mary. It underscores the film’s central theme: the bonds we forge, whether across continents or across galaxies, can become the true home we’re searching for.
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Phil Lord and Chris Miller to Deliver Keynote Conversation at IndieWire’s Future of Filmmaking Summit
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Inside the making of the surprise sci‑fi blockbuster that thrilled 2026 audiences

Few 2026 releases have dazzled like Amazon MGM’s "Project Hail Mary," a sci‑fi spectacle that married cutting‑edge visual effects with practical puppetry and a career‑defining turn from Ryan Gosling. The film’s unexpected blend of high‑concept storytelling and tactile craft gave audiences a fresh taste of blockbuster wonder, proving that big‑budget adventures can still feel inventive and intimate. Now the film’s architects, directing duo Phil Lord and Chris Miller, will unpack that alchemy at IndieWire’s Future of Filmmaking Summit on Oct. 17. In a keynote presentation, the longtime collaborators will break down how they tackled what they call the “most difficult movie” of their careers, sharing concrete lessons on balancing humor, heart, and technical ambition. Lord and Miller’s résumé reads like a modern Hollywood cheat sheet: from the cult‑hit animated series "Clone High" to animated blockbusters "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs," "The Lego Movie," and the "Spider‑Verse" franchise, plus live‑action hits like "21 Jump Street," its sequel, and TV hits "The Last Man on Earth" and "The Afterparty." Their summit talk promises to reveal how that eclectic background informed the daring choices that made "Project Hail Mary" a rare success story in a crowded market.
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More Grace and Rocky: All 5 Project Hail Mary deleted scenes, ranked
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The Blu‑ray unlocks five lost moments that deepen the hilarity and heart of Project Hail Mary

If you’ve only seen the theatrical cut of Project Hail Mary, the new Blu‑ray and 4K release is a treasure trove. Five deleted scenes—just under ten minutes total—give fans a deeper dive into Ryland Grace’s (Ryan Gosling) misadventures, from clumsy space‑walk prep to the absurdities of waking up on a doomed starship. One of the funniest cuts expands the spacesuit sequence: Grace fumbles through a Russian‑language manual before a lo‑fi, DIY‑style video tutorial walks him through the suit‑up, complete with his signature hip‑wiggling. While it doesn’t shift the story’s emotional stakes, it showcases Gosling’s effortless physical comedy. Another deleted montage stretches Grace’s early isolation, pairing a half‑hour of his breakdowns with Nat King Cole’s "Let’s Face the Music and Dance" and a Kris Kristofferson‑timed segment. We see him playing whiteboard darts, staring at calming jellyfish footage, and even slow‑dancing with the ship’s robotic arm, Armando—moments that add a tiny but poignant arc to his loneliness. The opening “Day 1 Food Paste” scene also makes the cut, preserving the cringe‑worthy catheter gag from Andy Weir’s novel. Grace’s horrified realization that a tube is still attached as he climbs a ladder adds a layer of bodily humor that the theatrical edit trimmed away. All of this comes from an original assembly cut that ran a staggering 3 hours 45 minutes, later whittled down to the 2 hours 36 minutes we know. The vault of footage is massive, and these five scenes are a generous glimpse into what was left on the cutting room floor. For anyone who’s ever wished they could spend a little more time with Grace and his alien companion Rocky, the physical release delivers exactly that—extra laughs, extra pathos, and a reminder of just how much was sacrificed to keep the film’s pace tight.
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10 Hard Sci-Fi Movies Without a Single Flaw
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Ryan Gosling’s amnesiac astronaut battles a sun‑killing mystery with real equations in Project Hail Mary

Project Hail Mary bursts onto the screen with a classic hard‑sci‑fi hook: a lone science teacher, Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling), awakens aboard a spacecraft with no memory of how he got there. As his fragmented recollections snap back into place, he discovers a desperate mission—to stop a mysterious cosmic substance from extinguishing the Sun. What sets the film apart from typical space adventures is its devotion to real science. Every problem the crew faces is tackled with on‑screen calculations, equations, and physics that are described as scientifically sound and meticulously researched. The movie leans heavily on mathematics, turning each crisis into a puzzle that feels more like a classroom experiment than a Hollywood spectacle. That commitment to authenticity has paid off with both critics and genre fans. While the relentless focus on equations could alienate casual viewers, the consensus is that the blend of humor, high‑stakes survival, and genuine scientific rigor makes Project Hail Mary a standout entry in the hard‑sci‑fi canon.
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