'Project Hail Mary' Creator Andy Weir Just Taught Me a Surprising Thing About Sci-Fi

I spoke with Andy Weir about the adaptation of his hit novel, Project Hail Mary. Our conversation quickly turned into a mind-blowing lesson about science fiction.

Ryan Gosling heads to space in Project Hail Mary, the big-budget sci-fi adventure movie from Oscar-winning directing duo Phil Lord and Christopher Miller that hit theaters this weekend. The film, adapted from Andy Weir's best-selling novel of the same name, finds school teacher Ryland Grace immersed in a top-secret government operation. The sun is dying, and he's enlisted to find out why and to stop it.