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The book behind the movie 'Project Hail Mary'

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Ryan Gosling stars as Ryland Grace in "Project Hail Mary," from Amazon MGM Studios. (Courtesy of Jonathan Olley/Amazon Content Services LLC)
Ryan Gosling stars as Ryland Grace in "Project Hail Mary," from Amazon MGM Studios. (Courtesy of Jonathan Olley/Amazon Content Services LLC)

"Project Hail Mary," the best-selling novel by Andy Weir, centers around a middle school science teacher who finds himself aboard a spaceship light-years away from Earth and entrusted with saving the planet. The book has now been made into a film, which opens on Friday.

Host Indira Lakshmanan speaks with Weir.

This segment aired on March 18, 2026.

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