Ep. 151 - Project Hail Mary (Weir, 2021/Lord & Miller, 2026)

About this episode

The episode discusses the film adaptation of Andy Weir's 'Project Hail Mary' with guest Matt Gaylord.

**THIS EPISODE CONTAINS FULL SPOILERS** AMAZE! AMAZE! AMAZE! This week on The Film is Lit Podcast , we’re blasting off into Project Hail Mary - the long-awaited adaptation of Andy Weir’s hard sci-fi epic. Joining us is returning guest and certified Weir superfan, Matt Gaylord, whose love for the book is second only to The Martian … so the big question remains: did the film deliver the goods? On this episode, the three of us break down Ryan Gosling as Ryland Grace, first contact in film, and our latest obsession, Rocky. And we ask another big question… is Rocky officially cuter than Baby Yoda? Tune in to find out. AMAZE!!! #ProjectHailMary #AndyWeir #RyanGosling #RylandGrace #RockyTheEridian #TheMartian #FilmIsLitPodcast #PhilLord #ChrisMiller #SandraHüller #MoviePodcast #BookToFilm #SpaceMovies #FirstContact #Grogu #BabyYoda #FilmDiscussion #SciFiLit

People in this episode

Host: Film is Lit

Guest: Matt Gaylord

Topics covered

• film adaptation
• sci-fi
• first contact
• book to film
• film discussion

Keywords

• Project Hail Mary
• Andy Weir
• Ryan Gosling
• sci-fi film
• film discussion
• first contact
• Rocky
• Baby Yoda

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Phil Lord, Chris Miller

Books & works: Project Hail Mary, The Martian

Places: 2021, 2026

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