How the Project Hail Mary directors brought science to the big screen
March 19, 2026
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How the Hail Mary Project filmmakers brought science to the big screen
The Hail Mary Project directors Christopher Miller and Phil Miller talk astrobiology, optimistic science fiction, heist movies and handsome scientists.
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Our deputy editor, Brianne Kane, sat down with directors Christopher Miller and Phil Lord in the mission control room at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab to talk about their new sci-fi film. Hail Mary Project. “We love stories about science that talk about the optimistic side of science and… how science can be used in a way that is hopeful and optimistic about the future and can be the answer to our problems,” Miller says. The film, based on a beloved science fiction book by Andy Weir, will be released on March 20, 2026.
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