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MARTIAN RE-TEAMING

Ahead of a March 2026 release in cinemas and Imax, Amazon MGM Studios recently dropped the second trailer for Project Hail Mary, the Phil Lord and Chris Miller sci-fi thriller that stars Ryan Gosling. The new trailer lays out the stakes and introduces the alien, who Ryland dubs Rocky. Oasis’ “Champagne Supernova” plays in the background.

A re-teaming of The Martian author Andy Weir and that film’s screenwriter Drew Goddard, Project Hail Mary centres on Ryland Grace (Gosling), who wakes up on a spaceship with no memory of who he is or how he got there. Soon his solo mission becomes clear: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He then meets a mysterious alien who has travelled light years to save his own species from the same fate.

Amazon MGM showed footage from the film at their CinemaCon presentation in April of 2025. Gosling was present and called the film an “insanely ambitious story, massive in scope.” It was so big, “we tried to put it on a TV once, it wouldn’t fit,” he said.

Also starring in the film are Sandra Huller and Milana Vayntrub. Producers are Amy Pascal, Gosling, Lord, Miller, Aditya Sood, Rachel O’Connor, Ken Kao, and Weir. Oscar-winning Dune DP Greig Fraser is the cinematographer. Executive producers are Lucy Kitada and Nikki Baida via Lord Miller; Goddard, Sarah Esberg, Ken Kao, and Patty Whitcher.

WHO’S ON NEXT?

Doctor Who will be back on our screens Christmas 2026 with a special episode written by Russell T Davies. With Disney+ confirming they will not be partnering on the next season of the sci-fi show, the BBC say that they remain fully committed to the show and will announce plans for the next series in due course to ensure the Doctor’s adventures continue.