{"id":984,"date":"2026-04-22T16:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yasbou.com\/?p=984"},"modified":"2026-04-22T16:05:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:05:00","slug":"please-dont-make-a-sequel-to-project-hail-mary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yasbou.com\/?p=984","title":{"rendered":"Please don&#8217;t make a sequel to &#8220;Project Hail Mary&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Normally, when a Hollywood blockbuster sci-fi movie starring a big star earns more than $500 million at the box office, a sequel is inevitable. However, in the following cases,<em> project hail mary<\/em> Since Ryan Gosling is the main character, I think it&#8217;s the right choice to leave the story alone.<\/p>\n<p>Since its release in March, <em>project hail mary<\/em> &#8216; was one of the year&#8217;s biggest hits and one of the most talked about movies. It was well-received by viewers, and as you might expect, talk of a sequel soon began. Why can&#8217;t we do that? Those in charge would be foolish not to at least consider how they can keep the goodwill (and cash) flowing.<\/p>\n<p>However, the general idea is that without Andy Weir&#8217;s help, a sequel would be impossible and never happen. Weir wrote <em>project hail mary,<\/em> The novel was published in 2021, and no further books have been published since then. He is currently working on a new work, but the contents are kept secret. What we do know is that he has never written a sequel, and the new book is definitely not a sequel. <em>Project Hail Mary.<\/em> So what happens when it comes to another movie?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2000735301\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2000735301\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2000735301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9MGM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Well, where <em>project hail mary<\/em> It&#8217;s already leaving things unto itself, which makes a sequel quite difficult. Of course it&#8217;s not impossible, but it&#8217;s difficult. By the end of the movie, Ryland Grace has completed a Hail Mary space mission, a long-term goal to save Earth. However, he acts alongside an alien named Rocky, who quickly becomes his best friend.<\/p>\n<p>On her way home, Grace realizes she miscalculated and is forced to choose between staying on course and saving Rocky. He chooses the latter and ends up in Elid, Rocky&#8217;s hometown. The Eridians repair Grace&#8217;s ship and give him a chance to return home, but Grace is in no hurry. And in the movie, he is left there happily in Elid with his best friend.<\/p>\n<p>There are several things to make<em> project hail mary<\/em> It&#8217;s a very special production, and bringing everyone back for the sequel is both incredibly important and incredibly challenging. First, we need Grace and Rocky. Without both, the movie wouldn&#8217;t work. So, perhaps you will tell a story about how, thanks to the discoveries of two people, other planets were saved. Or another catastrophe may occur that requires their expertise.<\/p>\n<p>However, both of these ideas miss another important element: friendship development. Again, one of the fun things is <em>project hail mary<\/em> We watch humans and Eridians, two very different beings, learn about each other. Understand each other&#8217;s customs. each other&#8217;s language. Now that Grace and Rocky are friends, there&#8217;s no doubt there&#8217;s some humor in play for that, but will it be able to capture the same emotion, or even fill an entire movie? Very doubtful. Perhaps a sequel could introduce a third species to accomplish this feat, but that seems a bit repetitive.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2000740623\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2000740623\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2000740623\" src=\"https:\/\/yasbou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1776877144_481_Please-dont-make-a-sequel-to-Project-Hail-Mary.jpg\" alt=\"project hail mary rocky\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yasbou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1776877144_481_Please-dont-make-a-sequel-to-Project-Hail-Mary.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/project-hail-mary-rocky-336x224.jpg 336w, https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/project-hail-mary-rocky-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/project-hail-mary-rocky-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/project-hail-mary-rocky-672x448.jpg 672w, https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/project-hail-mary-rocky-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/project-hail-mary-rocky-1600x1067.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, (max-width: 1023px) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 1258px) calc((100vw - 3.68rem) * 2 \/ 3), 800px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2000740623\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9MGM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And, again, simply recreating the Rocky and Grace relationship in some way would be missing the last important element: stakes. reason <em>project hail mary<\/em> That means the mission seems impossible. There&#8217;s no way it&#8217;s going to work. And if we don&#8217;t, two planets&#8217; worth of life will die. There are few stakes higher than this. So whatever new story unfolds will require it as well.<\/p>\n<p>I mean, I&#8217;d be happy if that were the case. <em>project hail mary<\/em> It remained a one-off. With two great characters, great dynamics, and a world-saving stakes, it&#8217;s perfect as it is. Still, if Andy Weir has a sufficiently exciting idea, we reserve the right to scrap this article altogether. But only if that happens. Without Weir&#8217;s ideas, which he believes won&#8217;t detract from the original, we think any attempt at a sequel could be a potential disaster.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Want more news from io9? Check out everything you need to know about when the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek movies will be released, what&#8217;s next for the DC Universe in film and TV, and the future of Doctor Who.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p>#dont #sequel #Project #Hail #Mary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Normally, when a Hollywood blockbuster sci-fi movie starring a big star earns more than $500 million at the box office, a sequel is inevitable. However, in the following cases, project hail mary Since Ryan Gosling is the main character, I think it&#8217;s the right choice to leave the story alone. 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