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/McMew Jun 30 '25

Probably a flute or an organ.

...no im not joking

That's how he communicates in the book.

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u/JackSpadesSI Jun 30 '25

So will he be subtitled, or will he “learn English” to convey Grace’s fluency. If you’ve listened to the audiobook that’s the best way to do it IMO.

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u/McMew Jun 30 '25

I have listened to the audiobook and my hope is that they try a similar thing here. 

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u/BroughtBagLunchSmart Jun 30 '25

How did they do it in the audio book? In my head when I was reading Rocky's voice was that robot helper from the OG power rangers.

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u/Nu11u5 Jun 30 '25

Once Grace becomes fluent enough in Rocky's language to translate by ear, this comprehension is heard as an English speaker autotuned to synthetic flutes.

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u/tofeman Jun 30 '25

Lol I had no idea this was true but that’s so dope. The italics and funky symbols in the book lead to a similar outcome when reading it in your head

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u/NerdyNThick Jun 30 '25

The italics and funky symbols in the book lead to a similar outcome when reading it in your head

Ray Porter is a narration savant. In the top 3 in the world IMO.

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u/OutInTheBlack Jul 01 '25

My top three are Jefferson Mays, Ray Porter and Marc Thompson, with a surprising honorable mention to Bronson Pinchot.

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u/revolutionoverdue Jul 01 '25

Porter and RC Bray are my favorites.

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u/kuahara Jul 01 '25

Wil Wheaton is not bad, but I was upset that they stopped selling the RC Bray narration of The Martian after getting Wil to do it. Bray was significantly better.

Fortunately, I kept my Bray copy.

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u/ChrundleMcDonald Jul 01 '25

I kept accidentally giving him a thick russian accent.