Project Hail Mary trailer confirms it's my most eagerly-awaited new sci-fi movie of 2026, but I wish it didn't ruin its biggest surprise

Don’t want to spoil Project Hail Mary? Maybe skip the second trailer

18 Nov 2025, 18:00 · TechRadar

News By Amelia Schwanke published 18 November 2025

A new Project Hail Mary trailer just gave us our biggest first-look at *spoiler* and it’s exactly how I imagined it (Image credit: Amazon MGM Studios)

A second trailer for Project Hail Mary has been released
It gives away a big surprise from the story
The new sci-fi movie releases in theaters on March 20, 2026

A new trailer for the highly anticipated sci-fi movie Project Hail Mary has been released, but it gives away a big spoiler from the story.

Adapted from Andy Weir's novel of the same name, the new film will see Ryan Gosling play Ryland Grace, a science teacher who wakes up on a spaceship without any memory of who he is or how he got there.

Such a mysterious opening premise means that the story unfolds piece by piece as Grace slowly regains his memory about himself and, crucially, why he's found himself on a spaceship light-years away from Earth.

While the big planet-saving mission he's on is not something that's hidden from the novel's synopsis – Grace very quickly learns why he's on a spaceship – there's another key plot reveal that is held back till later in the story.

Indeed, it's not until you're about a quarter of the way through the book that you're introduced to a new character that ends up becoming a crucial part of the entire mission. It's a major plot reveal, as this is when the story really starts to get on course.

While the first Project Hail Mary trailer only showed glimpses of Ryan Gosling’s desperate mission to save the sun, the second that was released today (November 18) contains an even bigger look at the mysterious character – and that might mean you may want to skip it.

What does the second Project Hail Mary trailer reveal?

Spoiler warning! Turn back now if you don't want to spoil key plot elements of Project Hail Mary.

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