Let’s be clear: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller haven’t precisely been absent. They’ve spent a lot of the final 10 years shepherding the Spider-Verse trilogy into existence; they produced Cocaine Bear and Strays and The Mitchells Vs. The Machines. However the final time they directed a movie? That may be 2014’s 22 Leap Road (or their time on Solo: A Star Wars Story, earlier than they parted methods with the manufacturing halfway by way of). So in a method, Mission Hail Mary might be seen as one thing of a Lord and Miller comeback – their first movie as administrators in over a decade. And as you watch the trailer, you’ll possible agree: it’s good to have them again. Test it out:

This one is a sci-fi adventure-comedy, primarily based on the novel by Andy Weir, the person behind The Martian (which, as chances are you’ll recall, made for an ideal movie adaptation mixing… nicely, sci-fi, journey and comedy). It stars Ryan Gosling as a sixth grade science trainer despatched on a ‘Hail Mary’ mission to house, regardless of having no astronaut credentials, to analyze why stars throughout the universe are dying – and to say greater than that might be to offer it away. (The trailer, alas, does appear to offer extra away.) If the mixed expertise of Gosling, Lord, and Miller (and Sandra Hüller!) wasn’t sufficient, the movie additionally contains a screenplay from Drew Goddard. In brief, it’s shaping as much as be an actual deal with.

The unhealthy information? It’s nonetheless a great whereas away. The movie is scheduled for launch in cinemas on 20 March 2026 – so we’re on a close to nine-month countdown for the subsequent Lord and Miller joint. (Plus we’ll be ready till 2027 for Past The Spider-Verse.) Nonetheless, it’s not the top of the world – or, we hope the top of the world doesn’t come earlier than then. Regulate the solar, folks.