The sci-fi blockbuster "Project Hail Mary," starring Canadian actor Ryan Gosling and based on the bestselling novel of the same name (Hayakawa Publishing) by popular author Andy Weir, who also wrote "The Martian," the original novel for the 2015 film "The Martian," will be released simultaneously in Japan and the US on March 20, 2026. It has also been decided that the film will be shown in IMAX. The Japanese poster has also been released.
The original novel was published in May 2021 and became a million-seller within six months. The story is set in the future, where an abnormal event occurs in which solar energy is stolen due to an unknown cause. If this continues, the Earth's temperature will drop and humanity will be wiped out. In order to avert this unprecedented crisis, wisdom from around the world is gathered. Investigation reveals that this phenomenon is not only affecting the Sun, but also countless stars scattered throughout the universe, and a single unharmed star is discovered 11.9 light-years away.
The only option left for humanity is to head there in a spaceship and solve the mystery that will save the sun and all of humanity. Grace (Gosling), a humble middle school science teacher, is sent into space for a "Hail Mary" project. Alone in space far from Earth, she struggles relying on her own scientific knowledge, but when she meets an unknown lifeform with the same goal, they risk their lives together on a mission to save their homeland. Distributed by Sony Pictures, the film is produced by the creators of "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" (2018).
Advance tickets (online) for Mubichike also went on sale from December 18th.
