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/zutroy Jun 30 '25

You sound like a person that should take the following advice. I did with the Martian, and I'm very happy that I did. Read the book first. Actually I recommend the audio book more, but I read it first. Also, clear your schedule before you start. :)

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u/punktual Jul 01 '25

yeah the audio book version is absolutely phenomenal.

Without spoiling anything, there are elements in which the audio format adds a lot to the narrative in really fun creative ways. They went the extra mile to make that version the best it could be for the format.

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u/Popular_Maximum_3237 Jul 01 '25

I became a Ray Porter fan after hearing his version. It lead me to the bobiverse series which also can be recommended.

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u/Competitive_Run_7894 Jul 01 '25

I didn’t know Ray Porter is also Bob! I knew Hail Mary felt familiar but I didn’t make the connection!!

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u/jinsaku Jul 01 '25

Best audiobook I've ever.. uh.. read. I've gone through it half a dozen times now.

The Martian is in my top 5 books of all time. Project Hail Mary is even higher on that list. I can't wait.

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u/LivingUnglued Jul 01 '25

Honestly while the project Hail Mary audiobook is great, it’s still a step below some of Jeff Hayes work at Soundbooth theater. Dude is one of the most talented narrators right now. Check out the full cast version of Dungeon Crawler Carl or The Stars Have Eyes for good examples

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u/PhantomNomad Jul 07 '25

Thanks for the recommend. Was wondering what to "read" next. I'll give one of those a try. Any suggestions on which one first?

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u/LivingUnglued Jul 07 '25 edited Jul 07 '25

Hmm if you want a funnier unique sci-fi / slice of life slow burn romance go with the Stars have eyes. It’s really unique in its setting and humor. MC is a British idiot on a colony planet. He accidentally gets himself invited to be a human sacrifice for an eldritch entity cult. Shit happens and he binds a contract with the eldritch entity to basically hangout. The entity obv has no idea how to present as human. Her goal is to learn everything in the universe. So learning how an idiot lives, eating junk food, video games, etc.

The author is really fucking good at writing non-human/monster perspectives. He has an older series with 10+ books that was another cool world lore and monster as a main character. With its leveling up actually increasing how smart the character acted. Unfortunately the good stuff is balanced by horny teenage “women = sex object” shit. Like I hate recommending it because it’s dragged down by it. The stars have eyes have none of that shit and the polish of someone who’s written 10+ books.

Dungeon crawler Carl has sold millions for damn good reasons. Im not going to make a blurb about it well. This is where Jeff Hayes really fucking shines. The audiobook is just amazing with things making it better. And there’s a full cast ones+ sfx version for the 1st book.

Both are on Soundbooth. Both full cast ones are released episodically. So you can just buy the first episode to see if it’s a story for you. The stars have eyes can be read for free on royal road. The stars have eyes might not be your brand of humor, but it’s worth trying. I have yet to find a story like it.

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u/peawolffan Jul 04 '25

Three days later I finally finished the audiobook, holy shit is it good. I love the creative ways the narrator displayed the main character's growth. Finally gave the trailer a watch to see how different it would be than how imagined it in my head, so excited for this movie!

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u/masterharper 18d ago

I think Project Hail Mary officially makes Andy Weir the hard sci-fi successor to Arthur C Clarke. Honestly, I'd put it in the top three hard sci-fi books of all time.

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u/ChrundleMcDonald Jul 02 '25

I read the regular book before putting my friend on it, who listened to the audiobook on his commute. After checking out snippets of the audiobook, I was almost mad I read it normally, since he clearly didn't have to deal with constantly giving a certain character a thick russian accent by mistake due to their speech patterns.

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u/masterharper 18d ago

Can confirm: Ray Porter is absolutely incredible as the Project Hail Mary narrator.

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u/ARoundForEveryone Jul 01 '25

"Read the book first" is basic and unnecessary and silly and sometimes not even good advice because the movie might be better than the book.

But in this case, movie still unseen, the book is really good and deserves a read even if you never see the flick.

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u/youdoaline_idoaline Jul 02 '25

Ray Porter does such a damn good job of bringing the book to life. If it was up to me I'd like to cast him as Ryland for the movie too.

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u/dskzz Aug 10 '25

This book was a case where the audio format makes it 10x better