“Project Hail Mary,” the film adaptation of Andy Weir’s best-selling novel, is finally coming to streaming. It will release on MGM+ on June 18.
Creative duo Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, whose previous films include “The Lego Movie” and “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” directed the film with a script from Drew Goddard. This marks Goddard’s second Weir adaptation, having worked on the 2015 film adaptation of “The Martian.” When asked about working with the directorial pair, Goddard stated that they “thrive in finding the humanity inside of these crazy characters,” something this film required.
The sci-fi thriller follows Ryland Grace, played by Ryan Gosling, as he embarks on a near-impossible space mission with one simple goal: saving the world. Gosling’s co-stars include Sandra Hüller as Eva Stratt and puppeteer James Ortiz as Rocky, the adorable alien that accompanies Grace on his outer space adventure.
“Project Hail Mary” has grossed $680 million globally after originally racking up $80.5 million in its March box office launch, marking Amazon Studios’ biggest opening, previously set by “Creed III.” It became the largest debut of the year, until it was dethroned by Universal’s “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.”
