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How 2026's Boldest Sci-Fi Epic Pulls Off A Big Storytelling Trick

Lyvie Scott

created: Feb. 9, 2026, 10:17 p.m. | updated: Feb. 15, 2026, 2:35 a.m.

There’s no question that Project Hail Mary will be a stunning science fiction film, but it looks even better in IMAX. Hail Mary follows this unlikely pair as they labor to stop a new ice age from destroying their respective home planets, and that task will bring them to stunning new worlds. But the tone of Project Hail Mary is also set to subvert expectations. Project Hail Mary is even more ambitious in that it straddles two timelines. Project Hail Mary opens in theaters on March 20.

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