Project Hail Mary

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.

• 2026Golden Trailer AwardsBest Fantasy/Adventure — Message, Amazon MGM Studios / Buddha Jones · nominated
• 2026Golden Trailer AwardsBest Action TrailerByte for a Feature Film — Digital Campaign, Amazon MGM Studios / Tiny Hero · nominated
• 2026Golden Trailer AwardsBest Drama — Chance, Amazon MGM Studios / Wild Card Creative Group · nominated
• 2026Golden Trailer AwardsBest Sound Editing · nominated
• 2026Golden Trailer AwardsBest Music — Chance, Amazon MGM Studios / Wild Card Creative Group · nominated
• 2026Golden Trailer AwardsBest Music — Message, Amazon MGM Studios / Buddha Jones · nominated
• 2026Guild of Music Supervisors AwardsBest Music Supervision in a Trailer (Film) — Vanessa Jorge Perry and Tyler Torrison for Project Hail Mary – Official Trailer · nominated

Set in Hail Mary spacecraft / Tau Ceti system (fictional), 2032 · Earth · Erid, planet in the 40 Eridani A system (fictional) · Adrian, planet in the Tau Ceti system (fictional)

• Filmed at Shepperton Studios, Surrey — Studio filming; reported as a principal filming site.
• South Parade Pier, Portsmouth, Hampshire — Location filming took place at the pier in October 2024.
• Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory, near Cambridge, Cambridgeshire — Location filming at the observatory near Cambridge.
• Durdle Door, West Lulworth, Dorset — Location filming; also reported as appearing as Ryland Grace's home on the alien planet Erid.
• Man of War Bay / Man O'War Cove, West Lulworth, Dorset — Reported as a filming location and as the alien school location on Erid.