'Project Hail Mary' Sequel Update: What the Ryan Gosling Movie's Future Looks Like
Is there going to be a Project Hail Mary sequel?
The sci-fi film, based on the 2021 novel by Andy Weir and starring Ryan Gosling, follows the story of Ryland Grace, a man who awakens on an interstellar spacecraft with no memory of how he came to be there.
To date, it’s grossed over $157 million, becoming one of the Top 10 highest grossing films of the year so far. Will there be a second movie?
Keep reading to find out more…
According to a new report from THR, there is “potential” for a second movie.
“While there are no official conversations underway between Weir and Amazon MGM, insiders confirm a sequel isn’t out of the question,” they reported, adding that the merchandising opportunity for the character of Rocky specifically, who is played by James Ortiz, is “substantial.”
They also note that the author has never written a sequel to one of his books yet, and he’s currently working on an unrelated novel. However, he has said he is “toying with potential sequel ideas,” though not enough for a novel just yet.
Sources from the studio suggest that the possibility of a sequel relies on whether he’d like to pen the follow-up book.
In the meantime, the movie just set a box office record.