Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s adaptation of Project Hail Mary ( originally written by Andy Weir) has been quickly gaining in popularity since its release in theaters on March 20, 2026.

This is one of the most visually stunning movies I have ever seen. Large, intricate, and colorful scenes unfurl throughout the movie, using real images taken from space, showcasing how truly beautiful the universe can be.

This film follows a kind and lighthearted science teacher Ryland Grace (played by Ryan Gosling) who has been tasked with studying a sun-eating microbe, known as astrophage. He is sent aboard the vessel Hail Mary, along with two other astronauts in an attempt to save the stars.

Grace wakes up, only to find that he is the only one alive, with little to no memory of who he is as a person and what he is supposed to do. He is thrust into the responsibility of discovering who he is in an unfamiliar environment.

As the film advances, he meets a stone-like extraterrestrial, who he names Rocky ( voiced and puppeteered  by James Ortiz). Although unintended, he befriends Rocky, and they begin to work together with the common goal of learning how to save the stars from the astrophage.

The movie’s creators got advisers from NASA to aid with development. The way the film was structured, with the imagery, character development, and the way each scene was filmed truly immerses the viewer into the world of Project Hail Mary.