Project Hail Mary

The story

Overview

Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction.

Behind the film

Production & story details

Status

Released

Original language

English (en)

Spoken languages

Chinese (zh) · English (en) · Japanese (ja) · Russian (ru) · Spanish (es)

Country of origin

United States (US)

Production countries

United States (US)

Budget (USD)

$200,000,000

Revenue (USD)

$684,586,806

Production companies

• 
  Lord MillerUnited States (US)
• 
  Amazon MGM StudiosUnited States (US)
• 
  Pascal PicturesUnited States (US)
• 
  Open Invite EntertainmentUnited States (US)
• 
  Waypoint EntertainmentUnited States (US)

Story keywords

• friendship
• coma
• based on novel or book
• bravery
• sun
• language barrier
• space travel
• space mission
• alien
• space
• memory loss
• suicide mission
• astronaut
• scientist
• science teacher
• save the planet
• spaceship
• interspecies friendship