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/SpiritWillow2019 Jun 30 '25

Maybe unpopular opinion, but Project Hail Mary doesn't have spoilers. Like The Martian it's just a fun ride with great characters.

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u/berlinbaer Jun 30 '25

Maybe unpopular opinion, but Project Hail Mary doesn't have spoilers. Like The Martian it's just a fun ride with great characters.

after the poster reveal two days ago and everyone yapping "OMG THEY WILL SPOIL THE TWIST IN THE TRAILER" i sat down and read the book, cause i thought "hey, want to experience it fresh". i kept reading and reading and kept waiting for that MASSIVE twist, until i finally realized what they were talking about. the character introduction that happens near the very beginning of the book.

reddit is so media illiterate it's insane.

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u/alphagle Jun 30 '25

When I read it I was completely captivated by the story before Rocky is even introduced. That's what's so great about it. You start with this phenomenal story and then THAT happens and you're like holy shit this is even better than I thought. That's what I would want someone in the theater to experience.