Overview

• Amazon MGM debuted the film’s opening sequence at Hall H, featuring a robotic extraction system that guides Ryland Grace out of deep cryogenic sleep in space.
• Grace discovers that all of his fellow astronauts perished during the journey, underscoring the solo nature of his mission to Tau Ceti against the Astrophage phenomenon threatening Earth’s sun.
• In a remote lab sequence, Grace examines an unknown sample in a hazmat suit and identifies it as a single-celled organism, confirming alien life before the specimen unexpectedly dies.
• Directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller presented Rocky, a five-legged alien character brought to life through puppetry and visual effects to forge an emotional bond with Gosling’s character.
• Adapted by Drew Goddard from Andy Weir’s novel, Project Hail Mary remains on track for its March 20, 2026 theatrical release after its first trailer amassed over 400 million views in a week.