Project Hail Mary (film)


Project Hail Mary is an upcoming American science fiction adventure 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, Sandra Hüller, Lionel Boyce, Ken Leung, and Milana Vayntrub. The film follows a man who awakens on an interstellar spacecraft with no memory of how he came to be there.
Project Hail Mary is scheduled to be released in the United States by Amazon MGM Studios on March 20, 2026.

Premise

Astronaut Ryland Grace awakens on a spacecraft with no memory of himself or his mission. He slowly deduces he is the sole survivor of a crew sent to the Tau Ceti solar system in search of a solution to a catastrophic event on Earth. In his search for answers, Grace must rely on his vast array of scientific knowledge, sheer ingenuity, and human will – but he may not have to search alone.

Cast

  • Ryan Gosling as Dr. Ryland Grace, an astronaut who is on a mission to save humanity
  • Sandra Hüller as Eva Stratt, Ryland's superior and the head of the Hail Mary project
  • Lionel Boyce as Officer Steve Hatch
  • Ken Leung as Yáo Li-Jie, one of the crewmembers of the Hail Mary
  • Milana Vayntrub as Olesya Ilyukhina, one of the crewmembers of the ''Hail Mary''

    Production

In March 2020, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was nearing a deal to acquire the project, an adaptation of the then-upcoming Andy Weir novel Project Hail Mary, with Ryan Gosling set to star in and produce the film. The rights for the novel were acquired for $3 million. In May, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller were hired to direct and produce the film. Drew Goddard was hired to write the screenplay the next month. In April 2024, Amazon MGM Studios, who acquired Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 2022, announced a possible 2026 release window for the film. In May 2024, Sandra Hüller joined the cast of the film, with Greig Fraser hired as cinematographer. In June, Milana Vayntrub joined the cast.
Principal photography began on June 3, 2024 in the United Kingdom and wrapped on October 26, 2024. The film's visual effects were provided by Framestore, Industrial Light & Magic, Sony Pictures Imageworks, BUF and Wylie Co. VFX, with Paul Lambert and Mags Sarnowska serving as visual effects supervisors.

Music

It was announced at San Diego Comic Con that Daniel Pemberton would score the film. Pemberton previously worked with Lord and Miller on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and its sequel, which they produced. This is the first film Lord and Miller directed to not be scored by Mark Mothersbaugh.

Marketing

The official trailer was released on June 30, 2025. On July 9, 2025, the studio announced that it was the most viewed trailer for any movie that was not a sequel or remake in the first week of its release, having accumulated 400 million global views over social media sites. The second trailer was released on November 18, 2025.

Release

Project Hail Mary is scheduled to be released on March 20, 2026, by Amazon MGM Studios in the United States and Canada, and Sony Pictures Releasing International in all other countries. The film was filmed in and will also be released in IMAX.