ADVERTISEMENTRyan Gosling’s new sci-fi movie Project Hail Mary has broken trailer viewing records, gaining more than 400 million views since it was released online on 30 June.
Directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (21 Jump Street, The Lego Movie), the film is based on the 2021 novel of the same name by Andy Weir (author of “The Martian”) and stars Gosling as Ryland Grace, a man who wakes up on a space station.
Snag is that he’s not an astronaut. He’s a science teacher with no recolection of what his mission is.
He slowly learns that he was sent into outer space to reverse the impact of a phenomena causing the sun to die out – something which recalls one of Danny Boyle’s best films, Sunshine. However, he won’t be searching for a solution on his own…
Check out the trailer below – which has already achieved more than 400 million views across various platforms, which is a record for an original movie (i.e. not a remake or sequel):
This sci-fi drama (with a comedic tone) also stars the great Sandra Hüller (Toni Erdmann, Anatomy of a Fall, The Zone of Interest) – check out our interview with Hüller here – and is set to be released in March 2026.
Both directors Lord and Miller both posted matching thank you messages on X: “Holy Moly! Thank you all you glorious generous fans of movies / books / near light speed space travel / the Sun for pushing the trailer for Project Hail Mary past 400 million views – the most in one week for a non-sequel non-remake original film trailer… ever. Can’t wait to thank some of you in person at San Diego Comic-Con in Hall H with our pals Ryan, Andy, and Drew (Goddard, screenwriter) ….and a few other surprises…”
Excited yet? We are.
Project Hail Mary hits theaters on 20 March 2026.
