Everything You Need to Know About Project Hail Mary Movie (2026): Mar. 3, 2026 - added a synopsis - Movie Insider (original) (raw)

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Plot Outline: A lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster.

Who's Involved:

Ryan Gosling, Sandra Hüller, Phil Lord, Ken Kao, Chris Miller, Lucy Kitada, Drew Goddard, Milana Vayntrub, Ken Leung, Nikki Baida, Lionel Boyce

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Rating Reason: some thematic material and suggestive references

Runtime: 2 hrs, 36 m

Language: English

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Plot: What's the story about?

Science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) 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… but an unexpected friendship means he may not have to do it alone.

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Key Facts

  1. Exclusive to IMAX, nearly two hours of the film is presented in 1.43:1. 2026-03-03
  2. Prime members — for one night only, you can see an Early Access Screening* of Project Hail Mary on March 16 at 7pm in a premium format (including IMAX, Dolby Cinema, 4DX, Screen X, 70MM, IMAX 70MM, and HDR by Barco). 2026-03-03
  3. The film will be shot in IMAX (6/26/2024).
  4. MGM shelled out $3 million for the rights to the project (7/2/2020).
  5. Based on the novel by The Martian author Andy Weir.

Filming Timeline

  1. 2026 - January: The film was set to Completed status.
  2. 2025 - November: The film was set to Post-Production status.
  3. 2025 - April: The film was set to Production status.
  4. 2024 - February: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
  5. 2020 - March: The film was set to Development status.

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