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Amazon MGM Releases Second Project Hail Mary Trailer, Spotlighting Alien Ally Rocky

The new preview emphasizes the film’s human–alien partnership to clarify tone ahead of the March 20, 2026 IMAX release.

Overview

  • The trailer expands beyond the initial teaser to show Ryland Grace’s encounter with an extraterrestrial named Rocky and hints at their method of communication via on-screen translation.
  • Author and producer Andy Weir says revealing Rocky in marketing was a debated but intentional choice to convey the story’s core relationship and draw audiences.
  • Ryan Gosling stars as a science teacher who awakens on a spacecraft with no memory and must confront a sun‑dimming threat to save Earth.
  • Phil Lord and Christopher Miller direct from a screenplay by Drew Goddard, adapting Weir’s 2021 bestseller known for grounded science and character-driven stakes.
  • The cast includes Sandra Hüller, Milana Vayntrub, Ken Leung, Lionel Boyce, and James Ortiz as Rocky, with the film produced by Amazon MGM for theatrical and IMAX exhibition on March 20, 2026.