{"id":11512,"date":"2026-02-08T23:20:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T03:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/reelfaith\/?p=11512"},"modified":"2026-02-08T23:20:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T03:20:53","slug":"ryan-goslings-project-hail-mary-blasts-off-march-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/reelfaith\/2026\/02\/ryan-goslings-project-hail-mary-blasts-off-march-20.html","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Gosling’s ‘Project Hail Mary’ Blasts Off March 20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Amazon MGM Studios has released the final trailer for its Ryan Gosling science fiction epic \u201cHail Mary.\u201d The film, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (\u201cThe LEGO Movie,\u201d The Spider-Verse series), is the big screen adaptation of the 2021 New York Times bestselling book by Andy Weir.<\/p>\n

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Ryan Gosling stars in \u201cProject Hail Mary.\u201d Image courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Earlier trailers revealed the recruitment of Gosling\u2019s character, Ryland Grace, to embark on a mission to the save the world. The new trailer focuses more on his developing partnership with an alien life form on the same mission. At one point, Grace tells \u201cRocky\u201d that he\u2019s on a \u201cone way trip,\u201d\u00a0 indicating his acceptance of self-sacrifice.<\/p>\n

The official synopsis follows:<\/p>\n

Science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) 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: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction\u2026 but an unexpected friendship means he may not have to do it alone.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cProject Hail Mary\u201d will release in theaters on March 20 from Amazon MGM Studios. Watch the final trailer below:<\/p>\n