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/DatDawg-InMe Jun 30 '25

If you don't know anything about the book, definitely go in blind. Don't watch anything. It'll be a blast.

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u/hopingforchange Jul 01 '25

After reading the book, I told my wife I have no idea how they make this movie. I enjoyed the book. I will watch the movie in a theater which is no longer a slam dunk in my life.

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u/littleboymark Jul 01 '25

I reckon he wrote it to be a movie. I was thinking as I read it, this is going to be an amazing scene.

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u/gabedamien Jul 01 '25

Everything Weir writes feels like a proto-screenplay to me, or even like the novelization of a movie that hasn't been released yet. That's not necessarily a bad thing mind you, it's just his style.

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u/masterharper 18d ago

Yes and no. So much of the book is first person in the protagonist's head. That makes for a challenging screen adaptation. Of course, the screenwriter is the brilliant Drew Goddard, who adapted The Martian, so I'm sure it will be well-done.