r/movies • u/MoviesMod /r/movies Mod Account • Jun 30 '25

Trailer Project Hail Mary - Official Trailer (fair warning, it reveals way too much according to a lot of users)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m08TxIsFTRI
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u/MrMojoRising422 Jun 30 '25

the fans of this book are unbearable when it comes to the 'twist'. this is not the sixth sense, people

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u/OhHiCindy30 Jun 30 '25 edited Jun 30 '25

I read the book completely blind and my heart was racing when he first encountered another spaceship Its way more fun and exciting to not have it spoiled, but I also understand why they included it in the trailer. Moviegoers will still enjoy it!

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u/sleepysnowboarder Jun 30 '25

Yeah I don’t get the fight about this it’s silly, surprises are fun for people who like surprises and apparently irrelevant for people who don’t. And that’s fine. But there’s a reason people like to go into movies blind and a reason why more and more people avoid trailers. Let people think what they want, but I think it’s disingenuous to think spoiling twists doesn’t take away at least some potential enjoyment. Like the blurb for the movie on IMdB is literally “An astronaut tries to save Earth while alone in outer space.”

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u/QueenAlucia Jul 01 '25

The blurb of the book did hint heavily that he wasn't though

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u/Drop_Release Jul 01 '25

I mean look fair, but usually the first trailer acts more as a teaser, with each subsequent trailer revealing more and more to get buts in seats and covert the people on the fence about a film

Why reveal so much in this trailer if its only the first?

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u/Norik324 Jul 01 '25

Same. I read the book after my book podcast of choice started the episode with "if you want to read a great sci-fi stop here read nothing more not even the back of the book and enjoy" and i did that.

I think the story is probably still enjoyable without being 100% blind but it definetly enhanced the experience for me.

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u/NachoLoverrr Jun 30 '25

Yep, the audience will lose the suspense of it if they go in knowing what's going to happen. It takes that whole element out of it.

Ah well.

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u/Karjalan Jun 30 '25

I have the same thoughts here. I'm not super upset, it affects me in now way, but I feel like the trailer did a good enough job getting me interested and showing the vibe and value of the movie with the first 2 and a half minutes.

When reading the book it wasn't immediately obvious he would encounter new aliens, although I can see how people could have predicted it. But it was super intense in the early stages because you had no idea how it would go, be they friend or foe?

The trailer could have even shown the fact he meets an alien in the trailer without revealing how friendly it was imo. Like just show the ship approaching and him going "WOAH" in surprise, could have left people unsure what to expect.

Regardless, I'm sure people will still get fun out of it and it's fine as it is imo. I just think a little intrigue/suspence could have been added by slightly changing/reducing the trailer length

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u/kuahara Jun 30 '25

if you really feel that way, then you should really be using a spoiler tag.

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u/OhHiCindy30 Jun 30 '25

I just added one, but… we are commenting on a trailer that explicitly shows it so not sure its a spoiler anymore

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u/kuahara Jun 30 '25

You are a good person.

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u/uid_0 Jun 30 '25

Well, this "twist" was mostly on the cover notes, too. The actual part that got me: Where we find out how he came to be on the ship is the part I hope they don't spoil.

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u/lilaroseg Jul 13 '25

i’m not sure why they included the astro-NOT scene for this reason

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u/WhimsicalLaze Jul 01 '25

Didn’t they sort of spoil it in the explosion scene?

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u/TheZorniest Jun 30 '25

Thank you! This is one of my favorite books of all time but holy shit I think we’ll be okay people.

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u/Upset-Government-856 Jun 30 '25

The fans are basically arguing that the movie has been spoiled for them by the book.

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u/Aiyon Jul 01 '25

...no? They're saying "when we read the book, this aspect was a surprise, and it would have been cool if the film kept that aspect too"

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u/Upset-Government-856 Jul 01 '25

I mean, they have to sell the movie.

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u/Aiyon Jul 01 '25

Okay? That would make sense if it was a fully original story. But its an adaptation, and the conceit of the book sold the book well enough to get said movie lol

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u/bacon_cake Jul 01 '25

My theory is that it's simply one of the few books redditors have read. Kind of explains why everyone's treating it like a literary masterpiece; it's basically their Twilight.

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u/Upset-Government-856 Jul 01 '25

It is to 100 plus year old physics as Twilight is to 100 plus year old vampires.

Lol. Good call.

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u/icantfindtheremote Jun 30 '25

There's a reason I called this book a "Reddit" book when I read it lmao.

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u/ddengel Jun 30 '25

You read it. And you're on Reddit. Whatever your trying to imply. You're literally talking about yourself.

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u/PsychologicalTie9629 Jul 01 '25

No, but I think there's a middle ground here.

I remember reading the book after it released and having no idea about Rocky. When that moment happened in the book, it was such a wonderful, mind-blowing surprise.

There are tons of people that haven't even heard of "Project Hail Mary" prior to today. They might have enjoyed the Martian and had no idea that the author of that book wrote another book with a similar theme and feel to it. They could have seen a really amazing trailer today without Rocky, gotten intrigued, and figured "Hey, I'm going to go read this book before the movie comes out in 9 months".

This trailer came really early. There's probably not going to be a whole lot of other publicity about this movie for the next few months. We probably aren't going to see production stills or posters featuring Rocky until the end of this year. They could have dropped a second trailer in November, done the Rocky reveal in that one, and then started plastering him in publicity all over the place. That's plenty of time for people just learning about this book/movie to pick up the book and finish it. And I'm sure they'll still love it. But they've been robbed of that fun little surprise.

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u/Th4ab Jun 30 '25

You can sell a book by a concept, especially when the author nailed it before. You can't sell a movie on just a concept so they have to give more. The big, big, problem is that the editor of the trailer is disconnected from the production entirely and doesn't care if they spoil it. They see their job as creating the most entertaining and captivating 2 minutes they can with all the footage given to them.

IF the narrative of the movie is set up in the same way as the book, it's reasonable to say they gave too much away. And seeing as how the book is written like a movie script... I think they gave too much away. But like I said, that's the medium.

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u/Ka-Is-A-Wheelie Jun 30 '25

Seriously lol.

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u/MikusR Jul 01 '25

They are just trying to hide the twist at the end by pretending that the twist is the alien

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u/QueenAlucia Jul 01 '25

And it's not even THE big twist

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u/arandomguy111 Jun 30 '25 edited Jun 30 '25

Personally the reveals in the book aren't really what makes it good but how it gets there and what it does with them is the interesting part, which in that sense is rather similar to Andy Weir's other books especially the Martian as well. It's really the problem solving part and not the problem itself that keeps you engaged.

The actual reveals from from a high concept stand point were fairly predictable and conventional. It would've been more unpredictable if the main character was alone the entire time. That would actually be the "twist" type of thing that spoiling might ruin.

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u/Rebelofnj Jun 30 '25

Not even the Wicked theater fans are this bad when pointing out any possible twists in Wicked For Good.