Amazon MGM Studios has dropped the first official trailer for Project Hail Mary, a high-stakes space odyssey starring Ryan Gosling as a lone astronaut tasked with saving humanity from extinction. The film, based on the best-selling novel by The Martian author Andy Weir, will debut exclusively in theaters and IMAX on March 20, 2026.
The trailer teases a cerebral and emotionally charged adventure, opening with a disoriented Ryland Grace (Gosling), a former sixth-grade science teacher who awakens aboard a spaceship 11.9 light-years from Earth. With no memory of who he is or why he’s there, Grace must piece together a cosmic puzzle as his recollection returns—and with it, the realization that he is Earth’s last hope.
Directed by Academy Award winners Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Lego Movie), the film marks a genre-bending blend of science fiction, suspense, and character-driven drama. The trailer’s tagline—“One chance to save us all”—underscores the existential weight of Grace’s mission: identify and neutralize a mysterious substance that’s slowly killing the sun.
The cast includes Sandra Hüller (Anatomy of a Fall), Lionel Boyce (The Bear), Ken Leung (Old, Lost), and Milana Vayntrub (This Is Us), supporting Gosling in what appears to be one of his most intellectually demanding and emotionally layered roles to date. The screenplay, adapted by Drew Goddard (The Martian, The Cabin in the Woods), stays true to Weir’s hallmark blend of hard science and human resilience.
Produced by an ensemble of high-profile names—including Amy Pascal, Lord and Miller, Ryan Gosling, Aditya Sood, Rachel O’Connor, and Weir himself—the film is a collaboration between Pascal Pictures, General Admission/Waypoint, and Lord Miller Productions.
The official poster, also released today, reinforces the film’s tone: a solitary figure floating in the darkness of space, tethered only by a thin cord—and perhaps, by the fragile hope that discovery and connection can still triumph in the void.
Early reactions to the trailer suggest the film could resonate with fans of The Martian and Interstellar, offering both intellectual engagement and blockbuster spectacle. Project Hail Mary is set to be one of the marquee theatrical releases of spring 2026, especially with its IMAX rollout promising immersive visuals to match its astronomical stakes.
With a proven team behind the lens, an acclaimed literary foundation, and a star like Gosling anchoring the journey, Project Hail Mary is poised to be more than just a space thriller—it could be a cultural moment. Whether science fiction fans, Gosling devotees, or audiences drawn to stories of ingenuity and survival, viewers will find themselves drawn into this tale of one man’s race against cosmic entropy.
