Ryan Gosling stars in astronaut movie ‘Project Hail Mary’

Advance:

• Ryan Gosling will play an astronaut in ‘Project Hail Mary’.
• Phil Lord and Chris Miller are directing.
• The film will be on screens in 2026.

Given the success of 2015’s ‘The Martian,’ in which Matt Damon played an astronaut stranded on Mars, was directed by Ridley Scott, earned big at the box office, and was nominated for seven Oscars, it’s almost surprising that it took so long. time for another tome by Andy Weir, who wrote the source book, to properly begin its journey to theaters.

But then the wheels of development turn slowly, and while at least one other book, ‘Artemis,’ set on the moon, seems stuck in limbo, another, ‘Project Hail Mary,’ now has a star, directors and even a release. date.

What is the history of the ‘Ave Maria Project’?

‘Project Hail Mary’ is set in the near future. Our hero is Ryland Grace, a schoolteacher-turned-astronaut who wakes up from a coma, alone, on a space station with no memory of who he is or his mission.

His memory returns in bursts and he discovers that he was sent to the Tau Ceti solar system, 12 light years from Earth, to reverse the impact of a space event that had already thrown our planet into the early stages of an Ice Age.

As the details of the mission unfold, he will need to call upon all his scientific training and raw ingenuity, but he may not have to do it alone…

So… ‘The Martian’ meets ‘The Hangover’? I would look. I’ll look.

Who is doing ‘Project Ave Maria’?

Weir’s book was published in 2021 and has since moved faster to screens than ‘Artemis’.

Drew Goddard, who adapted ‘The Martian’ (and earned an Oscar nomination for his work), has returned to write the script.

Instead of Scott returning to direct, Phil Lord and Chris Miller, who are also technically still attached to ‘Artemis’ but have seen ‘Hail Mary’ advance to pole position (let’s be honest: scheduling movies is like finding release windows for Mars). missions).

Hopefully the pair bring their instincts for balancing comedy and drama, and while their last shot at sci-fi didn’t quite work out (that would be their unfortunate stint on ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’, where they ended up clashing creatively with Lucasfilm and were eventually replaced by Ron Howard), you have to have faith in the duo who have produced winning films like ‘The Lego Movie’ and are key players in the ‘Spider-Verse’ franchise.

Finally, Ryan Gosling is in place to be the central astronaut with memory problems. He’s been in a role lately, so we’re hoping for something that brings some dry, clever humor to accompany the space drama, as seen in ‘The Martian.’

When will ‘Project Ave Maria’ hit theaters?

That’s the last piece that needs to fit… Amazon MGM Studios has placed a flag on the film’s March 20, 2026 release date. Start your countdown clocks!

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