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Hulu has ordered the upcoming comedy “Phony” to series with 20th Television, starring Connie Britton and Sam Nivola.

The coming-of-age mystery series will follow Sonny (Nivola), a teenager who wakes up in the hospital after a car accident only to discover that his single mother appears to have been replaced by an impostor. The studio describes Sonny to be the “most beloved student at his high school,” but he is only really understood by his mother Ellen (Britton).

Nick Paley, best known for his work on the Oscar-nominated animated feature “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On,” will serve as the writer, director and showrunner for the half-hour series. Anthony King will join the team as co-showrunner.

“Phony” will be executive produced by Britton, King and Paley. Other EPs include Charlie Alderman of Charlie’s Production Company as well as Drew Goddard and Sarah Esberg for Goddard Textiles. Andrea Massaro, who also works for Goddard Textiles,...

Hulu is adding a Phony to its lineup of original series.

The Disney-owned streamer has greenlit Phony, a half-hour mystery starring Connie Britton and Sam Nivola. The show comes from creator Nick Paley (Marcel the Shell With Shoes On, Broad City), who will serve as co-showrunner with Anthony King (The Afterparty, Silicon Valley).

Phony, which Hulu ordered as a pilot in October 2024, centers on Sonny (Nivola), a high school student who wakes up in the hospital after a car accident and discovers his mom, Ellen (Britton), has seemingly been replaced by an impostor. Hulu describes the half-hour show as a “coming-of-age mystery.”

Nivola’s Sonny is the most beloved student at his school, but the only person who really knows him is Ellen, a single mom who also happens to be the principal of the school.

Phony will continue Nivola’s breakout run on American TV, following roles in The Perfect Couple...

Nick Paley’s Hulu pilot Phony has been picked up to series at Hulu, starring Connie Britton and Sam Nivola. In addition to Paley, the project hails from Drew Goddard‘s Goddard Textiles and 20th Television.

Anthony King has joined the project as co-showrunner and executive producer.

Phony is a coming-of-age mystery about a teenager who wakes up in the hospital after a car accident to discover his mom — his only parent and his best friend — appears to have been replaced by an impostor.

Britton will play Ellen, a single mom to Sonny and the principal of his high school.

Nivola will play Sonny, the most beloved student at his high school, but the only person who really knows him is his mom.

Paley wrote, directed, and edited the first episode and executive produced the half-hour series. King will serve as co-showrunner and EP alongside Britton,...

Five-time Emmy nominee Connie Britton has a case of imposter syndrome… in the literal sense.

Hulu has officially given a series order to Phony, a coming-of-age mystery comedy which sees the Friday Night Lights vet playing Ellen, a single mom to her teenage son Sonny (The White Lotus’ Sam Nivola).

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But things are not what they seem. The mystery follows Sonny, the most...

Disney+ UK is about more than Marvel and Star Wars stuff. Here’s a bunch of underappreciated films on the service.

Many of us subscribed to Disney+ to always have a bunch of Disney productions at hand.. You know, in case I simply need to watch The Lion King at 2am and can’t find my DVD in the dark.

But the streaming service offers so much more than just the well known favourites. There’s a whole sea of incredible films to discover – but with such extensive libraries, they can be hard to find. We’ve done our best to highlight 30 underrated films that you should give a chance to. This’ll be updated over time, too.

Here they are:

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Ella (Dianna Agron) doesn’t want kids. She never has, even though everyone around her seems to be pressuring her, insisting that she does. It...

Gremlins 3 has a script and is waiting on approval from Steven Spielberg.Gremlins lead actor Zach Galligan has revealed that Warner Bros is “incredibly interested” in making a follow up to 1984’s Gremlins 2 and are just waiting on executive producer Spielberg to approve the script.According to Games Radar, Galligan – who played Billy Peltzer in Gremlins and it’s sequel - said during an appearance at Comic-Con Manchester: “After 35 years, they’ve come up with a script. Warner Bros. is incredibly interested in doing it, apparently it’s waiting on Mr. Spielberg to read it and approve it. But you can thank the success of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.”Back in April, Warner Bros. Pictures co-chief Pam Abdy, revealed new entries in the Gremlins franchise were in the works.She told Deadline: “Adding to things we’re excited about, Andy Serkis doing the Gollum film, Drew Goddard writing a new Matrix.

San Diego Comic-Con is in full force and one of the exciting panels being featured was Project Hail Mary. In attendance for the Project Hail Mary panel were co-director Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, star Ryan Gosling, screenwriter/EP Drew Goddard, and, showing his faith in the adaptation, Andy Weir, author of the novel on which the film is based. During the panel, Miller noted that this was easily the most rewarding collaboration that he and Lord had ever had, which is saying something. As far as that collab goes, special time was devoted to waiting specifically for Goddard – who also adapted Weir’s The Martian for Ridley Scott – to climb on board.

Our Chris Bumbray was in the fray when the first five minutes of the movie were showcased to the exclusive crowd. Additionally, ScreenRant reports that Weir was glowing about what he had seen from the movie so far.

Project Hail Mary author Andy Weir had found the perfect cast and everything, but he waited around for a crucial player on his team with whom he had worked on The Martian.

During the film’s panel at the Sdcc (via ScreenRant), Andy Weir revealed that he waited for screenplay artist Drew Goddard to finish working on his project so that he could start working on Project Hail Mary, which is set for a release date of March 20, 2026.

I couldn’t ask for better talent in every aspect… we waited for Drew… We had to wait several months for him to finish [the project].

I’ve seen cuts of the film, and it’s really good, guys. It’s really good. These guys, they’re amazing directors, everybody knows that. I couldn’t be happier with how things turned out.

Of course, working with Drew Goddard is something that Andy Weir prefers...

One Jimmy Olsen scene in Superman was hotly debated, according to James Gunn, who delved into the details in a new interview about the Dcu's inaugural movie. The final decision was probably for the best, however, as Superman is soaring as one of the most critically acclaimed adaptations of the Man of Steel.

One of the main reasons for Superman being so celebrated is the movie's cast, with the movie's leads, David Corenswet and Nicholas Hoult, being particular standouts. The supporting cast of Supermanhas also earned ample praise, including Skyler Gisondo's fan-favorite Jimmy Olsen, who is characterized as a prolific charmer who even wins the affections of Lex Luthor's girlfriend, Eve Teschmacher.

After convincing Eve to help bring Luthor down, the two share a hug towards the movie's conclusion, which James Gunn revealed in an interview with The New York Times was nearly a much more frosty interaction.

Project Hail Mary author Andy Weir shares his candid thoughts on the upcoming Ryan Gosling adaptation while at San Diego Comic-Con. Directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and based on Weir's book of the same name, the upcoming sci-fi film stars Gosling as Ryland Grace, an unlikely hero astronaut who must save Earth after the sun starts dying.

For Gosling, Project Hail Mary marks his follow-up to the well-received The Fall Guylast year, and it's set to unite him with costars Milana Vayntrub, Lionel Boyce, Liz Kingsman, Sandra Hüller, Ken Leung, and James Ortiz. The sci-fi film is slated to hit theaters in March 2026.

During the film's panel at Sdcc, for which ScreenRant was in attendance, Weir reveals that he has seen some early versions of Project Hail Mary, and he's immensely pleased with what he's been shown. Check out his comment below:

“I've seen cuts of the film,...

Ryan Gosling is promoting his upcoming movie at San Diego Comic-Con 2025!

The 44-year-old actor was joined by Andy Weir, the author of the novel Project Hail Mary is being adapted from, directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller, and screenwriter Drew Goddard.

During the panel, viewers got to get a sneak peek of the movie in the form of a 5-minute clip of the film with unfinished VFX.

“He goes through such an emotional journey, a personal journey, he evolves in so many ways,” Ryan said of his character in the movie, a teacher-turned-astronaut who embarks on a space mission to save humanity. “As you saw in the first scene, he wakes up out of cryo and he looks like a space caveman and he’s sort of in this placenta onesie thing — that I hope to be seeing at Comic-Con one of these days, that’s my dream.”

Watch the trailer for Project Hail Mary!

Ryan Gosling is blasting off into space in next year’s “Project Hail Mary,” but first he made a stop at San Diego Comic Con on Saturday.

Gosling joined a packed Hall H panel alongside directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller, writer Drew Goddard and author Andy Weir, who wrote the original book. Gosling plays astronaut Ryland Grace who “awakens on a spacecraft with no memory of himself or his mission. He slowly deduces he is the sole survivor of a crew sent to the Tau Ceti solar system in search of a solution to a catastrophic event on Earth. In his search for answers, Grace must rely on his vast array of scientific knowledge, sheer ingenuity and human will — but he may not have to search alone.”

To kick things off, the team showed the first five minutes of the sci-fi film to the audience. The movie starts with...

Project Hail Mary’s newly revealed footage was greeted with huge laughter during the Amazon MGM Studios feature’s San Diego Comic-Con panel.

Ryan Gosling, directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, author Andy Weir and screenwriter Drew Goddard debuted various clips from the first third of the sci-fi movie that hits theaters March 20, 2026. Gosling stars as Ryland Grace, a middle school teacher who finds himself in outer space and tasked with saving humanity.

Early in the presentation, the film’s team revealed its first five minutes. The footage opens with Gosling as he awakens on an apparent spaceship with a substantial beard and deals with robot assistants. The clip was met with laughter at various moments as Gosling wordlessly gets his bearings. Finally, he exclaims “Where am I?” before staring out into a window overlooking outer space.

From the stage, Gosling cracked that his character was wearing a “placenta onesie...

Project Hail Mary star Ryan Gosling had Hall H in stitches Saturday afternoon at Comic-Con 2025.

In addition to Gosling, author Andy Weir and screenwriter Drew Goddard were on today’s dais with Lord and Miller in conversation with Joshua Horowitz. When asked about the efforts for scientific accuracy in the film Lord and Miller described exact velocity to set-building. Later on in the panel, they jokingly teased that no amount of discomfort was too far for Gosling, whether he needed to hang from wires or be smothered in Vaseline.

“I was sent the manuscript from the greatest scientific mind of our time. And he’s sitting right next to me! No pressure,” Gosling said of Weir. “I knew it would be brilliant because it’s Andy, but nothing could prepare me for what he’d come up with this time. It showed me things I had never seen. It was...

One of the San Diego Comic-Con panels we were most excited about was Project Hail Mary, which audiences got a glimpse of on Saturday in coveted Hall H.

In attendance for the Project Hail Mary panel were co-director Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, star Ryan Gosling, screenwriter/EP Drew Goddard, and, showing his faith in the adaptation, Andy Weir, author of the novel on which the film is based. During the panel, Miller noted that this was easily the most rewarding collaboration that he and Lord had ever had, which is saying something. As far as that collab goes, special time was devoted to waiting specifically for Goddard – who also adapted Weir’s The Martian for Ridley Scott – to climb on board.

As for the first look at Project Hail Mary itself, our own Chris Bumbray was in attendance and gave us some insight into the footage. Attendees got to...

Ryan Gosling set the world on fire earlier this month with the release of the new Project Hail Mary trailer, and now the film just got another exciting look. Amazon MGM debuted new footage, including the first five minutes, from Project Hail Mary at San Diego Comic-Con, showing never-before-seen looks as Gosling as former-scientist-turned-school-teacher Ryland Grace, as well as his confidants Eva Stratt (Sandra Hüller) and Annie Shapiro (Liz Kingsman). The first Project Hail Mary trailer shattered records, earning over 400 million views during its first week — the most of any original film, ever. Drew Goddard wrote the script for Project Hail Mary, which is based on the Andy Weir-penned novel of the same name. Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, famous for their work on Into and Across the Spider-Verse, are directing.

Fans of classic space sci-fi movies like Interstellar, The Martian, and Ad Astra are likely to enjoy Project Hail Mary,...

Deadline reports that Ryan Gosling and Will Ferrell are set to star in Tough Guys, a new action comedy in the works for Amazon MGM Studios. The project comes from a spec story written by Daniel Gold and follows “two henchmen who are tired of being disposable and break free from the criminal underworld, rewriting the rules as they build a new life on their own terms.“

In addition to starring, Gosling and Ferrell are expected to serve as producers as well. Gosling and Jessie Henderson are in talks to produce through Open Invite Entertainment, and Ferrell and Jessica Elbaum are in talks to produce for Gloria Sanchez Productions. There’s no word on who will direct Tough Guys.

Related Project Hail Mary trailer surpasses 400M views, the most ever for an original movie

Gosling has several major projects on his slate, including Project Hail Mary, the sci-fi adventure movie...

Matt Damon is in the middle of filming his next film, The Odyssey from Christopher Nolan, but 10 years ago, he starred in a space sci-fi epic that’s returned to streaming charts. Damon stars alongside Jessica Chastain in The Martian, the 2015 film following Mark Watney, an astronaut/botanist who gets stranded on Mars and has to figure out a way to survive until he’s rescued. The Martian is currently streaming on HBO Max in the United States, and it’s also one of the most popular movies in countries such as Guatemala, Latvia, and Uganda. The film earned scores of 91% from both critics and audiences on the aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes, and it also grossed a whopping $630 million at the global box office against a $108 million budget, making it a colossal financial success.

During a 2015 interview with Parade, Matt Damon called The Martian a “love letter to science.” Damon...

ABC's High Potentialscored big with critics and viewers during its first season, and now the series is bringing in a familiar television and movie name to shake things up for Season 2. The actor in question is no stranger to the small screen, having appeared in close to 150 episodes of the NBC medical drama ER.

Per Variety, Mekhi Phifer is joining the cast of High Potential for its second season. His exact character is being kept under wraps, but it's said to be a recurring guest starring role, and he'll be involved in major crimes. The actor will be joining series lead Kaitlin Olson as well as supporting players that include Daniel Sunjata, Javicia Leslie, Deniz Akdeniz, Amirah J, Matthew Lamb, Steve Howey and Judy Reyes.

Phifer's career has spanned across films and television, with the actor first gaining attention for his role in Spike Lee's Clockers. His other major film credits include High School High,...

It’s been over a decade since ThE Cabin In The Woods flipped horror on its blood-soaked head, and yet the film feels more relevant than ever. Part satire, part homage, part full-blown creature feature, Drew Goddard’s genre-bending debut still holds up as one of the smartest horror films of the 21st century. With Joss Whedon co-writing the script and a pre-Thor Chris Hemsworth leading the charge, The Cabin In The Woods managed to both love and eviscerate the genre it belonged to.

Amazon MGM Studios is riding the high of recent success. The studio has just declared that two of its projects are doing extremely well: the already-released The Accountant 2 and the upcoming sci-fi film Project Hail Mary.

The Accountant 2 has just become the studio's second most-watched film on Prime Video, a huge reason to celebrate, considering Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal's mystery thriller didn't particularly succeed at the box office. The same day, the studio revealed it has another successful title — one that's over a year away from its premiere, Ryan Gosling's Project Hail Mary. PerDeadline, a week after the trailer's release, Project Hail Mary just broke a record for an original (non-remake or sequel) film with 400 million views in a week.

Project Hail Mary's trailer's 400 million views in a week marks the biggest trailer launch for Amazon MGM Studios, and it also includes MGM, Amazon,...

Ryan Gosling's new sci-fi movie has already broken a major record well ahead of its spring 2026 release. Gosling first carved his name into cinematic memory with The Notebook, a tender love story that captivated audiences. From there, he unveiled his dramatic range in Half Nelson (2006), a haunting portrait of a troubled teacher that garnered him his first Oscar nod.

Gosling showed his suave charisma in Crazy, Stupid, Love, and his stoic grit in Drive. He danced through dreams in La La Land, which won him a Golden Globe and earned him a second Oscar nomination. His brooding turn in his first sci-fi film, Blade Runner 2049, was followed by his scene-stealing role as Ken in Barbie, which became his highest-grossing release and earned him his third Oscar nod.

Project Hail Mary Has Already Broken A Major Record The Movie Releases In March 2026

TheProject Hail Mary movie has already broken a major record.

The first trailer for Project Hail Maryblasted onto screens everywhere last week, and not only did it garner acclaim from fans of the book and newcomers alike, but it also smashed a major viewership record. Amazon MGM has announced that the first Project Hail Mary trailer, which introduces Ryan Gosling as Ryland Grace, earned over 400 million views during its first week. This is more than any original (non-sequel or remake) film in history. In addition to Ryan Gosling, Sandra Hüller will star in Project Hail Mary as the determined Eva Stratt, with Liz Kingsman, Milana Vayntrub, James Ortiz, and Ken Leung also starring in the film. Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (Spider-Verse) directed the film, which is coming to theaters next year on March 20.

Those who are familiar with the book know what Project Hail Mary has the potential to be, but those who aren’t, brace yourselves for...

Amazon MGM Studio’s trailer Project Hail Mary posted some outer space-like numbers, pulling in 400 million global views in its first week.

According to WaveMetrix, that’s the most views in one week for a trailer of an original movie (non-sequel/remake). It’s also the biggest trailer launch ever in the history of Amazon MGM Studios.

Directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller celebrated the milestone on Twitter, but they also spilled the beans that they’re going to be at San Diego Comic-Con with star Ryan Gosling, author Andy Weir and scribe Drew Goodard.

In the pic, Gosling plays science teacher Ryland Grace 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: solve the riddle of...

Holes has suddenly gained popularity again 22 years after its release, as the underrated Disney movie is currently trending on streaming. Based on Louis Sachar’s 1998 novel, Holes is a neo-Western comedy drama directed by Andrew Davis, which follows a group of kids at a juvenile detention camp in Texas, where inmates are forced to dig holes as punishment.

The 2003 film features a young Shia Labeouf as the lead, Stanley Yelnats IV, with Sigourney Weaver starring as the camp’s cruel Warden Walker. Grossing $71.4 million on a $17 million budget, Holes was a critical and commercial success, earning a strong 78% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Yet, the cult movie is fairly underrated compared to other Disney classics.

However, according to data from FlixPatrol, Holes has recently become a bit of a streaming success on Hulu, just over two decades since the movie was originally released. Ranking at number 13, Holes holds a steady position...

Anyone who's watched "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" knows that every single member of the main cast — which is made up of Rob McElhenney, Glenn Howerton, Charlie Day, Danny DeVito, and Kaitlin Olson — is incredible. Still, I'll put forth the idea that, even though McElhenney, Howerton, Day, and DeVito are obviously excellent, Olson, who almost didn't even get her role on the show, is the glue that holds it together. Olson is, to put it bluntly, one of the funniest performers working today, and as Dee Reynolds, often mockingly called "Sweet Dee" by the show's odious male characters, she's disgusting, hilarious, and unbelievably precise. Still, even if you're a huge fan of "It's Always Sunny," you might not know that, since 2024, Olson has been starring in her own series on ABC.

"High Potential," which was adapted from the French-Belgian series "Haut potentiel intellectuel" by showrunner Drew Goddard, stars Olson as Morgan Guillory,...

Photo Credit: Amazon MGM Studios Okay, sci-fi fans, prepare for your next obsession! A few days ago, a trailer landed for a film we’ve been dying to hear more about, and we’ll admit it – we’re a little late to the party, but trust us, it was worth the wait! We’re talking about Project Hail Mary, and if you haven’t seen the trailer yet, you absolutely need to! This space venture is shaping up to be more than just your everyday space story. You may be asking yourself, “Why are we so simulcasting with excitement?” Well, from the outset, it should be noted that this is a product of the directing and producing genius of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. Yes, that Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. You know, the ones who brought you Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and The Lego Movie. And let’s not...

Former First Man Ryan Gosling has booked a return ticket to outer space. Seven years after his star turn as astronaut Neil Armstrong in Damien Chazelle's Oscar-nominated biopic, the actor is headlining Project Hail Mary for the directing team of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.

Set for release on March 20, the film is based on a 2021 novel by The Martian author Andy Weir and is one of the most ambitious, effects-heavy releases yet from Amazon MGM Studios. The studio brought early footage of the film to CinemaCon in April as one of the star attractions in its 2026 lineup of movies that will be stopping in theaters before heading to Prime Video.

"Itʼs an insanely ambitious story thatʼs massive in scope," Gosling told the audience. "We tried to put it on a TV once — it didn't fit."

The super-sized Project Hail Mary trailer is now online for the general public to see.

It turns out Superman isn’t just flying solo behind the scenes. While director and DC Studios co-head James Gunn has made it clear that Superman is his creative baby, he’s also been open about bringing in outside voices to help shape the first film in the new DC Universe. In an exclusive interview with Collider’s Perri Nemiroff, Gunn revealed that a few familiar filmmakers quietly played a critical role in fine-tuning the upcoming 2025 superhero blockbuster.

“I try to make other people become the studio for me, if that makes sense,” Gunn explained, noting the challenge of directing Superman while also acting as the studio head. “I really go to Peter Safran and Chantal Nong, and other directors. I showed this to Drew Goddard and Jason Reitman, and Damon Lindelof, and all these people to get their input on what works and what doesn’t, and they were so helpful.

Author George R.R. Martin is a massive fan of Andy Weir’s work, the latter having penned best-sellers such as The Martian (2014) and Project Hail Mary (2021). Weir’s acclaimed 2021 sci-fi novel is being adapted into a film with Ryan Gosling in the lead role.

Meanwhile, Martin has praised Project Hail Mary, highlighting its sci-fi aspects and providing a glowing review for the book.

If you like a lot of science in your science fiction, Andy Weir is the writer for you.

Martin made the above comment (via MainStreetBooks), lauding Weir’s work and recommending Project Hail Mary as essential reading for sci-fi fans. Given Martin’s praise for the source material, the Gosling-led adaptation is bound to be a hit, and here is everything you need to know about the new movie.

George R.R. Martin Has High Praise for Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary

Author Andy Weir wrote the 2014 sci-fi novel The Martian,...

In case it wasn't obvious, DC Studios only has a loose plan for the Dcu. While it would be unfair to say James Gunn is making it up as he goes, a glance at how little from the "Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters" slate has come to fruition confirms there's no definitive slate in place.

Various projects have been added to "Chapter 1," while many have fallen by the wayside or been the victim of creative issues. That's not to say they won't happen, but DC Studios currently has no movies or TV shows officially announced for 2027.

Talking to Screen Rant, Superman star David Corenswet shared his take on why DC Studios not having a set plan is ultimately better for this franchise.

"I mean, [I know] essentially nothing. Essentially just that he means it when he says that no plan is better than the quality of the scripts and the directors who...

For many book readers, the upcoming “Project Hail Mary” adaptation is one of the most anticipated films of 2026.

The film follows a molecular biologist-turned middle school science teacher played by Ryan Gosling who is tasked with traveling almost 12 light years from Earth to figure out a way to stop the Sun from dying. If that isn’t enough to worry about, he also runs into alien life right as his journey begins.

Here’s what we know so far about “Project Hail Mary.”

When does “Project Hail Mary” come out?

“Project Hail Mary” debuts in theaters on March 20, 2026. It’s one of 14 films Amazon MGM Studios plans to release in theaters in 2026.

What is “Project Hail Mary” about?

The film is an adaptation of author Andy Weir’s 2021 book of the same name. It follows Ryland Grace as a molecular biologist-turned middle school science teacher who wakes up on a...

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The first trailer for Project Hail Mary has arrived, and the buzz is already nearing stratospheric levels. The much-anticipated film adaptation of Andy Weir’s 2022 sci-fi novel stars Ryan Gosling as a middle-school science teacher turned astronaut, and sees Phil Lord and Christopher Miller directing.

On the heels of the trailer’s release, Project Hail Mary (the novel) has rocketed back to the No. 1 spot on Amazon’s Science Fiction Adventures best-sellers chart.

Ryan Gosling plays middle school teacher/savior of humanity Ryland Grace in Project Hail Mary, a new sci-fi movie with a lot of impressive names behind the camera. First of all, the movie is based on a novel by Andy Weir, the guy who wrote The Martian, and you may notice some similarities in the plot. In The Martian, one lone man must learn to live by himself on Mars while awaiting rescue. In Project Hail Mary, one lone man must learn to live alone after he's shot into space, since apparently he's the only one with the technical expertise to figure out why the sun is fading away; if he doesn't solve the problem, humanity will go extinct.

When Ryland Grace wakes aboard this spaceship, light years away from home, he has no memory of how he got there. Happily, the trailer is here to fill us in; you can watch it above.

Ryan Gosling leads an unforgettable space mission in ‘Project Hail Mary’, a sci-fi adventure blending emotion, spectacle, and human connection.

Ryan Gosling is heading into deep space—and straight to cinema screens—with ‘Project Hail Mary’, the highly anticipated adaptation of Andy Weir’s bestselling novel. The first trailer has just dropped, and it sets the tone for a thrilling and emotional tale of survival, mystery, and unlikely connection.

In this gripping story, Gosling plays Ryland Grace, a former science teacher unexpectedly drafted by the European Space Agency to investigate a cosmic phenomenon known as “the dimming”, which is rapidly draining stars of their light—including our own Sun. His mission: to reach the Tau Ceti system and uncover why it remains unaffected. But things, of course, don’t go to plan.

What sets ‘Project Hail Mary’ apart is its emotional core. While the trailer hints at high-stakes action and breathtaking visuals,...

Ryan Gosling is a middle school teacher who is tasked with a mission somehow more impossible than getting his students to care, well, about anything, in the first trailer for Project Hail Mary. The humor-tipped sci-fi film from Amazon MGM Studios arrives in theaters on March 20, 2026.

The film follows middle-school science teacher Ryland Grace (Gosling), whose doctorate in molecular biology somehow makes him the only scientist able to solve Earth’s latest problem: the sun is dying.

“I’m not an astronaut,” he protests. And aside from knowing nothing about...

“I put the ‘not’ in astronaut.” Ryan Gosling, who previously played astronaut Neil Armstrong in 2018’s First Man, suits up again in the brand new trailer for the highly anticipated Project Hail Mary.

Based on the novel by Andy Weir and directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, with a screenplay by Drew Goddard, Project Hail Mary is in theaters March 20, 2026.

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… but an unexpected friendship means he may not have to do it alone.

Both Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (their first film since...

As we first reported on SFFGazette.com, the first trailer for Project Hail Mary has finally landed! In it, we find Academy Award nominee Ryan Gosling lost in space as a hapless 6th-grade science teacher tasked with saving the world.

Based on Andy Weir's New York Times best-selling novel of the same name, the movie is directed by Academy Award-winning filmmakers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the creative masterminds behind Sony Pictures' animated Spider-Verse trilogy. They also helmed Solo: A Star Wars Story before being replaced with Ron Howard.

Drew Goddard, who wrote the big screen adaptation of Weir's The Martian, penned the script, and the impressive cast also includes Sandra Hüller, Milana Vayntrub, Bastian Antonio Fuentes, Isla McRae, and James Wright.

The movie looks gorgeous, no great surprise when Greig Fraser served as cinematographer.

In this sneak peek, we find Gosling's science teacher being tasked with travelling into deep space,...

As we first reported on SFFGazette.com, the first trailer for Project Hail Mary has finally landed! In it, we find Academy Award nominee Ryan Gosling lost in space as a hapless 6th-grade science teacher tasked with saving the world.

Based on Andy Weir's New York Times best-selling novel of the same name, the movie is directed by Academy Award-winning filmmakers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the creative masterminds behind Sony Pictures' animated Spider-Verse trilogy. They also helmed Solo: A Star Wars Story before being replaced with Ron Howard.

Drew Goddard, who wrote the big screen adaptation of Weir's The Martian, penned the script, and the impressive cast also includes Sandra Hüller, Milana Vayntrub, Bastian Antonio Fuentes, Isla McRae, and James Wright.

The movie looks gorgeous, no great surprise when Greig Fraser served as cinematographer.

In this sneak peek, we find Gosling's science teacher being tasked with travelling into deep space,...

The first trailer for Phil Lord and Chris Miller's latest movie, Project Hail Mary, has just been released, giving viewers their first look at Ryan Gosling's underdog protagonist as he goes on a mission to save the world. The trailer does a great job of setting up the emotional stakes for the upcoming film, which stars Gosling as high school teacher Ryland Grace, who embarks on a mission to space in an attempt to find a solution to a world-ending event on planet Earth. The trailer constantly flashes back and forth between Ryland preparing for the mission and him struggling to survive in space.

Project Hail Mary also features Sandra Hüller, Milana Vayntrub, Lionel Boyce, and Ken Leung in various supporting roles in the film, helping along with Ryland's mission. The premise feels like it has the makings of a great feel-good underdog story, with Ryland constantly doubting himself throughout the trailer,...

El actor vuelve al espacio después de ‘First Man’, esta vez en la adaptación de la novela de Andy Weir. © Sony Pictures

Ya se ha publicado el primer tráiler y póster de la película Project Hail Mary o, como reza su título en español –y que ha provocado ya más de un arqueo de ceja–, Proyecto Salvación.

Basada en la novela homónima de Andy Weir publicada en 2021, Proyecto Salvación sigue a un profesor de ciencias, Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling), que se despierta solo en una diminuta nave espacial a años luz de casa. No recuerda cómo ha llegado allí ni cuál es su misión, pero a medida que recupera la memoria, empieza a descubrir su cometido: resolver el enigma de la misteriosa sustancia que provoca la extinción del sol. Para ello, deberá recurrir a sus conocimientos científicos y a sus ideas poco ortodoxas para salvar todo lo que hay en la Tierra de la extinción,...

Ryan Gosling hurtles 11.9 million light-years from Earth in the first trailer for Project Hail Mary, released online Monday by Amazon MGM Studios. The three-minute spot—set to Harry Styles’ “Sign of the Times” and lensed by Oscar-winning cinematographer Greig Fraser—balances cosmic peril with wry humor, a hallmark of directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s work.

Gosling plays Ryland Grace, a middle-school science teacher drafted for a last-ditch mission to reignite the dying Sun. The film also stars recent Oscar-nominee Sandra Hüller, Milana Vayntrub, Lionel Boyce and Ken Leung. Drew Goddard, who scripted The Martian, adapted Weir’s novel; principal photography ran from June to October 2024 at London’s Shepperton Studios and on LED-volume stages that Fraser helped pioneer.

Amazon’s poster last week fixed the U.S. release for 20 March 2026, with IMAX bookings already advertised. Some outlets, including an earlier Wrap item, cite 30 March, but studio materials list the 20th,...

11.9 light-years from home, Ryan Gosling has one chance to save us all — and he’s not alone.

Filmed for IMAX, Project Hail Mary launches into theaters on March 20, 2026 via Amazon MGM Studios. Watch the trailer below.

Based on the 2021 novel by Andy Weir (The Martian), the science fiction adventure is directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller and written by Drew Goddard.

Science teacher Ryland Grace 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… but an unexpected friendship means he may not have to do it alone.

Sandra Hüller, Lionel Boyce, Ken Leung, and Milana Vayntrub round out the cast.

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The official trailer for Ryan Gosling’s highly anticipated sci-fi adventure movie, Project Hail Mary, has been unveiled. In the clip, the actor can be seen heading for the galaxy, light years away from Earth, and embarking on a high-octane, action-packed, and adventurous journey.

The movie is directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, best known for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and The Lego Movie, and is based on the bestselling novel by Andy Weir, who is recognized for The Martian. Project Hail Mary is set to hit theatres next year. Continue scrolling to know more about it!

What Is Project Hail Mary About?

As seen in the trailer, Ryan Gosling plays Ryland Grace, a lone astronaut who wakes up on a spaceship far from Earth with no memory of who he is or why he’s there.

Ryan Gosling is suiting up for space again, this time in Project Hail Mary, a sci-fi movie based on the bestselling novel by Andy Weir, the author behind The Martian. The first trailer just dropped, and fans are already talking about it.

The film is coming to theaters on March 20, 2026, and is being released by Amazon MGM Studios in the U.S.

In this story, Gosling plays Ryland Grace, a regular science teacher who suddenly wakes up on a spaceship with no idea who he is or how he got there. As his memory slowly comes back, he realizes he’s on a solo mission to save Earth. The sun is dying, and unless Ryland figures out why, life on Earth could end.

The trailer starts with a messy, confused Ryland waking up alone in space. Then it cuts to scenes from his life back on Earth, showing how he...

What if you took the "Science the s*** out of this" energy from "The Martian," added a dose of "Arrival," and swapped out the professionalism of Mark Watney for something closer to the buddy comedy hijinks of "Lethal Weapon" ... but in space? The results would be something close to the story of "Project Hail Mary," the latest adaptation of an Andy Weir novel. Starring Ryan Gosling as our newest astronaut completely in over his head, the story follows Ryland Grace as our main protagonist stranded in space with absolutely no memory of how that actually happened. The book remains one of my favorite reading experiences in recent memory, precisely because it plays out by throwing us into the deep end and slowly unspooling the circumstances surrounding these life-or-death stakes over the course of several chapters.

The movie, by directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and written by Drew Goddard, takes a slightly different tact.

Ryan Gosling has already played a teacher (“Half Nelson”) and an astronaut (“First Man”), but with “Project Hail Mary,” he’s both. That’s right: Gosling is leading the feature as a middle school biology teacher who travels to space to save the universe.

The film, which is based on the bestselling book by “The Martian” author Andy Weir, centers on Ryland Grace (Gosling) who wakes up from a coma with amnesia. He gradually remembers that he was sent to the Tau Ceti solar system, 12 lightyears from Earth, to find a means of reversing a solar dimming event that could cause the extinction of humanity. Ryland has to travel through space to keep the Sun and every other star in the galaxy from dying.

The official synopsis reads: “Science teacher Ryland Grace (Gosling) wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there.

Ryan Gosling is heading back to space, and this time it’s for Project Hail Mary, a new sci-fi movie based on the hit book by Andy Weir, the same guy who wrote The Martian. The trailer for the film just dropped, and fans are already buzzing about it. The movie is set to come out in theaters on March 20, 2026.

In the movie, Gosling plays Ryland Grace, a middle school science teacher who wakes up alone on a spaceship. He has no idea who he is or why he’s there at first, but bit by bit, he starts to remember.

Turns out, he’s the only one left on a super important mission to figure out what’s making the sun slowly die. If he fails, Earth could go extinct.

The trailer opens with a confused Ryland waking up on the ship, messy and lost. Then it flashes back to moments from his past,...

Ryan Gosling isn’t convinced that venturing to outer space seems like a blast in the first trailer for Amazon MGM Studios’ sci-fi movie Project Hail Mary.

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller directed the film that hits theaters March 20, 2026. Sandra Hüller and Milana Vayntrub also star in the feature that adapts author Andy Weir’s novel of the same name.

Project Hail Mary centers on middle school teacher Ryland Grace (Gosling), who finds himself on a spaceship with no memory of his past or how he ended up there. His interstellar mission, which must be successfully completed in order to save Earth from a potential disaster, leads him to meet a mysterious alien who also seeks to save his own species.

The film’s first footage debuted at CinemaCon in April and included Hüller delivering a dire warning. “The sun is not the only star dying,” she explains in the trailer.

Ryan Gosling puts the “not” in “astronaut” in the first trailer for “Project Hail Mary,” Amazon MGM Studios’ adaptation of the Andy Weir novel of the same name. The film hails from “Jump Street” and “Spider-Verse” filmmakers Phil Lord and Chris Miller, with “The Martian” screenwriter Drew Goddard on script duties for a story that’s not entirely dissimilar from that previous Weir adaptation starring Matt Damon.

Gosling plays a middle school science teacher whom an international group enlists as humanity’s last hope — he is to travel 11.9 million light-years as Earth faces extinction with the Sun dying out.

Set to Harry Styles’ “Sign of the Times” and showing off some eye-popping cinematography by Oscar-winning “Dune” and “The Batman” Dp Greig Fraser, the trailer boasts a mix of humor and humanity that is a hallmark of Lord and Miller’s filmography.

Speaking of, this marks Lord and Miller’s first...