Perhaps the reason Project Hail Mary hits the spot in the spring of 2026 is that novelist Andy Weir, who wrote the 2021 novel and also the book The Martian, is fundamentally an optimist. Both stories ...

Parents need to know that Project Hail Mary—based on the popular book by Andy Weir, who also wrote The Martian—follows Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) as he wakes up alone on a spacecraft and realizes ...

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