The two men rehearsed each scene before bringing out the puppet so they could get the blocking nailed down. “That would be our one chance to check in with each other, see each other’s eyes, and sort ...

With most of Project Hail Mary's action taking place in far off corners of space it was up to Australian cinematographer ...

Perhaps the reason Project Hail Mary hits the spot in the spring of 2026 is that novelist Andy Weir, who wrote the 2021 novel and also the book The Martian, is fundamentally an optimist. Both stories ...

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. [CLIP: The spaceship Hail Mary’s operating system (played by Priya Kansara) speaks in ...

Ryan Gosling had a costar like no other in Project Hail Mary. In fact, Rocky is a bit hard to describe. “I don't like to call him a puppet, but they're calling him a puppet,” Gosling, 45, tells PEOPLE ...

Amazon MGM's Project Hail Mary is already one of the most buzzed-about sci-fi adaptations on the horizon, bringing Andy Weir's beloved novel to life withRyan Gosling leading the charge as Ryland Grace ...

Ryan Gosling’s newest costar is high-maintenance, had an entourage around him at all times and required his own wardrobe department on set. He’s also a space alien. “He is in the hotel right now in ...

The new film probes the possibility of alien life – here's how the science of Project Hail Mary stacks up. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...