Project Hail Mary footage offers first look at Ryan Gosling’s space adventure at SDCC

Project Hail Mary is the forthcoming film in the sci-fi action-adventure genre. Amazon MGM Studios will be releasing the film on March 20, 2026. It is directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, while the screenplay is by Drew Goddard.

Here is the official synopsis as per Letterboxd,

"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."

At the recently held Comic-Con, the makers unveiled footage of the film.

Project Hail Mary footage revealed at San Diego Comic-Con

At a panel in the San Diego Comic-Con, the makers unveiled several footage from Project Hail Mary. The first five minutes of the film were shown in the presentation to the audience. It showcased Ryan Gosling as Dr. Ryland Grace (a middle school teacher), who wakes up only to find himself inside a spacecraft. He is surrounded by robots. After a point, he screams and asks where he is.

Another footage of Project Hail Mary shows Sandra Hüller talking to Grace right before he sails for space. She asks him to experiment on the alien cells. Then urges him to figure out the workings of a bacterium faster. A third footage showcases an intense moment of Gosling's character figuring out how to function in a zero-gravity environment.

Ryan Gosling spoke to the crowd about the character he played.

“I connected to his reluctance. He’s quite an ordinary person.”

Christopher Miller then said,

"We wanted to do something with Ryan for a long time. This was the most rewarding collaboration of our careers.”

Phil Lord then gives a humorous response to the film's messaging.

“It answers the question, ‘If the universe depends on it, can adult men make friends?'”

Project Hail Mary is an adaptation of Andy Weir's namesake novel that was published in 2021. The film is produced by Ryan Gosling, Weir, Amy Pascal, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Aditya Sood, and Rachel O'Connor. It is the first directorial work of Miller and Lord after 2014's 22 Jump Street.

The film will be released on March 20, 2026.