Project Hail Mary

thumb|Believe in the Hail Mary Project Hail Mary is a 2026 science fiction film, about middle school science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) who 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: to solve the riddle of the mysterious substance that is 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. Directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and screenplay adapted by Drew Goddard, based on Andy Weir's 2021 novel of the same name. Believe in the Hail Mary.(taglines) Ryland Grace [In video recording] Rocky's growing on me! At least he's not growing IN me, which was a concern for a while... I always wanted to be... mysterious. Talk too much. It's my problem. Like right now. Rocky, my hand is up. We can't just show up in a space ball unannounced and move into someone else's spaceship. Right? There has to be boundaries. There's nothing she can't do [Whispering to camera] He tells me what to do, he tells me why to do it, he tells me how to do it, he tells me when to do it, and then when I do it, he's like, "what are you doing?" [Watches a new package being thrown from "Blip A" after the first one bounced off the Hail Mary's hull] Why is it moving so much slower than the last one? [Sighs and closes eyes] They think I'm dumb. Guys! This is first contact! With life! Outside of the, uh oh. Oh... it died. Carl and I made a mini-Venus out of a plywood box and as soon as the samples recognized the, uh, spectral signature of CO2 they were... they were like "whoop, there it is!" Wow! You're not gonna believe this. Nothing happened! The astrophage consumes the sun's energy and then they expel it for propulsion. They toot to scoot, basically. Okay buddy, I watch you sleep, but you have to wake up. Carl and I made a baby! We’re fathers, Carl! Eva Stratt [Looking at Ryland Grace while singing] Remember, everything will be alright. We can meet again somewhere. Somewhere far away from here. And that is enough. This might seem like me betraying you, but this is actually me believing in you. You're smart. You'll figure it out. Rocky Rocky watch whole crew die. Could not fix. Grace say Grace will die. Rocky fix. Amaze. Amaze. Amaze. Fist my bump. Rocky hate Mark. Grumpy. Angry. Stupid. How long since last sleep, question? Grace Rocky save stars. It is time go. Time go fishing, question? Carl You know who you are. You're going to do great. Dialogue Ryland Grace: I put the 'not' in astronaut! I've never done a space walk, I can't even moonwalk! I haven't done any training, I haven't done the whole... the pool thing! Olesya Ilyukhina: No, no, no. That is just what we do for the picture, for social media. Ryland Grace: I'm not heroic in any way. I get sick on an elevator! Yao: Perfect. There's no elevator on the ship. Ryland Grace: You have a mate. How long you been together? Rocky: 186.3 years. Ryland Grace: It's like, the honeymoon phase. Rocky: No understand. Ryland Grace: That's a joke, Rock, it's a long time. You've been together a long time. Rocky: Is not enough. Rocky: Words of encouragement. Ryland Grace: You can't just say "words of encouragement!" Rocky: Words of GREAT encouragement! Rocky: We leave now, question? Ryland Grace: Leave now. Statement. Ryland Grace: Commander Yao, I really appreciate what you all are doing. Yao: I mean, you would do the same. Ryland Grace: I would choose just not to go at all. I don't have the bravery gene that you all have. Yao: Trust me. It's not a gene. You just need to find someone to be brave for. Ryland Grace: [Whispering] There's no way you can hear me right now. Rocky: Can hear. Rocky: Dirty, dirty, dirty, dirty, dirty! Why room so messy, question? Ryland Grace: Well, I wasn't expecting company, was I?! Rocky: This room for garbage? Ohh! Rocky: How do you know when the hug is done? Ryland Grace: You just feel it. Rocky: Oh, are you feeling it now? Ryland Grace: Nope. Ryland Grace: We can't just show up in a spaceball unannounced and move into someone else's spaceship, right? There has to be boundaries. Rocky: Boundaries. Ryland Grace: We have one mission. Rocky: Mission. Ryland Grace: But we're two distinct individuals. Rocky: Individuals. Ryland Grace: Both working on our distinct, individual parts of that mission. Rocky: Mission. Ryland Grace: Separately. Rocky: Separately. Ryland Grace: Ok. Rocky: Where my bedroom?! Ryland Grace: Bedroom?! For what? Ryland Grace: I need to get into orbit or we'll crash! Rocky: I have an idea. First, no crash. Then, no explode. Deal? Ryland Grace: [Thumbs down] Deal! Hardware Store Cashier: Which government? Carl: All of them. Rocky: You are very brave.Ryland Grace: I don't know about that. Rocky: You are bravest human I have ever met. Ryland Grace: Hey! Rocky: Is joke! Ryland Grace: I know. Rocky: I only meet one human. And it's you! Ryland Grace: I get it. Rocky: It's good joke. Ryland Grace: Good joke. Ryland Grace: It took, like, 200 years to figure out how bacteria works, so... Eva Stratt: Please do it faster. Eva Stratt: The consensus here is that it would be preferable if you did not die. Ryland Grace: Thanks, guys. Ryland Grace: I'm gonna go to sleep. Rocky: Mm, no understand word. Ryland Grace: Sleep? Uh, just uh, you go like this. [Lies down] Rocky: [Panicked] D-d-died? Is died? Died? Ryland Grace: No... Rocky: No no no no no! Ryland Grace: Not died, just laying here for 29,000 seconds and then we... wake up. Rocky: Oh... understand. Eva Stratt: Do you stand by what you wrote? Ryland Grace: I was fired for standing by what I wrote. Eva Stratt: You were fired for calling the leading scholar in your field a "staggering waste of carbon" at the UNESCO conference in Denmark. Rocky: I thought you made peace, question? Ryland Grace: I didn't mean any of that. That's just something you say. Ryland Grace: [Reading from computer] Fist my bump? No. It's fist bump. Rocky: [On computer] Is same. Ryland Grace: It's not the same. Ryland Grace: So, you really think all this is going to work? Eva Stratt: God willing. Ryland Grace: You believe in God? Eva Stratt: Beats the alternative. Ryland Grace: We have 1,009 of these Little Engines That Could on the Hail Mary, and, uh... Yao: [in Mandarin] This guy speaks like a child. Eva Stratt: [In Mandarin] It doesn't matter, you'll get used to it. Yao: Okay. Eva Stratt: [Whispering] You're doing great. Ryland Grace: [Whispering] What? Rocky: What is Grace doing, question? Ryland Grace: [softly] I'm having a moment. Ryland Grace: Imagine, for a second, that you're an interstellar microorganism. Carl: I'm not doing that. Ryland Grace: Carl and I made a baby. Eva Stratt: [Over phone] ... What? Ryland Grace: You'll find a solution. Eva Stratt: You are my solution. Rocky: Close the door! Ryland Grace: Why? I thought you said it was a safe neighborhood! Rocky: I make door, you close door! Rocky: More! No, no, no, left! Be left, more left, more left! Is perfect! No, wrong. Mary: Erratic maneuver detected. Rocky: No. Wrong way, wrong way. Wrong angle, bad, bad, bad. Good, good, good! Good! Bad, not enough, not enough. Too much, too much, too much! Ryland Grace: I'm barely pulling it! Rocky: Left, left, left! No, is bad. Grace Rocky dead. All Rocky plural, all Earth die, we die, we die. Rocky: Grace look disgust when eat! Ryland Grace: How do you look when you eat? Rocky: It look beautiful! Ryland Grace: Show me. Rocky: [Proceeds to demonstrate] Ryland Grace: Oh my god! [Tries not to gag] Ryland Grace: *Whispering to video log* He has incredible hearing. He can see through walls. Personal space is at a premium... Rocky: Who is Grace talking to, question? Rocky: [To recording] Hello, Earth. Plan is like fishing. We get very close to Adrian atmosphere and lower collector into clouds with chain. Then Grace go on hull to reel it in. If ship not at precise angle and speed, we die. Example: We must fly backwards to keep proper velocity, even though Grace still have no pilot experience! Ryland Grace: Hey, I've been practicing, haven't I? Ryland Grace: They seem to be... dimming the sun a tiny, teeny-weeny little bit. Olivia: So no big whoop? Ryland Grace: It's a-It's a small whoop. It's small-to-medium whoop. Over the next 30 years, the Earth could cool maybe 10 to... 15 degrees. Olivia: So it is a big whoop? Ryland Grace: Did you get your free hat? Eva Stratt: Yeah I k-I kind of bought them? Taglines Believe in the Hail Mary Cast Ryan Gosling - Ryland Grace Sandra Hüller - Eva Stratt James Ortiz - Rocky Lionel Boyce - Carl Milana Vayntrub - Olesya Ilyukhina Ken Leung - Yao Priya Kansara - Mary (voice) Mia Soteriou - Dr. Browne Annelle Olaleye - Olivia Maya Eva Hosein - Rekha Bastian Antonio Fuentes - Parker External links 12042730 Project Hail Mary project_hail_mary Project Hail Mary Category:Films directed by Phil Lord Category:Films directed by Christopher Miller Category:2026 American films Category:2026 British films Category:2026 English-language films Category:Space adventure films Category:Science fiction films Category:Films about extraterrestrial life Category:American IMAX films