Project Hail Mary

Why watch

Starlit Cine editors

• Best for fans of novel-based science fiction, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.
• Ryan Gosling stars; the film is based on Andy Weir's novel Project Hail Mary.
• Released in 2026 and about 2 hours 36 minutes long.

Synopsis

Project Hail Mary is a 2026 science fiction 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, who also produced the film, as Ryland Grace, with Sandra Hüller, James Ortiz, and Lionel Boyce in supporting roles. The story follows Ryland Grace, a middle school teacher who awakens aboard an interstellar spacecraft with no memory of how he got there.

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Director & cast

• P

  Phil Lord

  Director

• C

  Christopher Miller

  Director

• R

  Ryan Gosling

  Ryland Grace

• S

  Sandra Hüller

  Eva Stratt

• M

  Milana Vayntrub

  Olesya Ilyukhina

• L

  Lionel Boyce

  Martin DuBois

• K

  Ken Leung

  Yáo Li-Jie

• L

  Liz Kingsman

  Annie Shapiro

• O

  Orion Lee

  Xi

• J

  James Ortiz

  Rocky