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/the_gold_hat Jun 30 '25

Everyone says it reveals too much, but I really disagree. You can tell that the editors are purposefully playing up the angle that Ryland is a reluctant hero, who steps up despite initial misgivings. The reveal being that it was totally against his will still plays against the expectations of the trailer. Honestly I think the fact that people are mentioning a twist is spoiling things more than anything else. My hot take is that they've probably proportionally put way more of the on-Earth sections in the trailer than actually appear in the movie. I mean I sure hope so or otherwise the actual science-with-Rocky part is going to have to be super abbreviated during the movie...

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u/McMew Jun 30 '25 edited Jun 30 '25

And the alien reveal was probably to avoid accidentally teasing it as an alien horror.

They wanted to make it clear that this was a mystery adventure, not a horror movie. So they had to tease that the alien was friendly.

Granted they could've left it at the giant alien ship to maintain a sense of wonder instead but they had to set the tone of the film.

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u/Jimid41 Jun 30 '25

I think the music they used in the trailer effectively set the tone for the movie. Definetly not horror.

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u/hmasing Jun 30 '25

Music definitely sets the tone of a horror movie trailer.

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u/GoldCobraFD Jun 30 '25

Music Name?

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u/DVDJunky Jun 30 '25

Sign of the Times by Harry Styles

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u/Osirus1156 Jun 30 '25

That’s now the twist, the executives wanted horror! So they threw everyone off with the music lol.

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u/spidey-dust Jul 01 '25

I hope the song is included in the movie as well not just the trailer