The New ‘Venture Hail Mary’ Trailer Reveals What the Film Is Actually About

The insanely epic first trailer for Venture Hail Mary solely confirmed a part of the story. Within the movie, based on the novel by Andy Weir, a extremely unqualified astronaut named Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) wakes up in deep house with amnesia, and slowly realizes it’s as much as him to save lots of the world. However that fish-out-of-water story is barely half of it.

This morning MGM launched a brand new trailer for the movie, and it lastly reveals what makes this story truly special. And no, it’s not that already tantalizing premise of 1 man alone in house, utilizing science in superior methods. We’ve seen that Andy Weir movie. No, this one is definitely extra about friendship, and a impossible friendship at that. Right here’s the brand new trailer for Venture Hail Mary, directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller.

The top of the primary trailer teased that Ryland would meet an alien named Rocky, and right here, we get to see extra of that burgeoning friendship. Which, once more, is simply completely fascinating. Give it some thought. You’re in house. An alien ship exhibits up, however you may’t talk. What do you do? Are they pleasant? What do they need? Are you able to assist one another? A lot of that’s the coronary heart of the Venture Hail Mary e book, and it appears, can be a part of the film, too.

Plus, even with this larger, extra revealing trailer, there are nonetheless three months to go earlier than its March launch. Now we have but to see or hear the complete Rocky. So there’s a lot extra to disclose. Or you may simply learn the e book.

If Lord and Miller, who haven’t directed a characteristic movie since 2014’s 22 Bounce Avenue, seize even half of the magic in Weir’s e book, Venture Hail Mary can be among the finest films of subsequent 12 months. And this trailer definitely seems like they’re nicely on their approach.

Co-starring Sandra Hüller, Ken Leung, and Milana Vayntrub, Venture Hail Mary was tailored by Drew Goddard and can hit theaters on March 20. Are you as excited for this one as we’re?

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