You’ll not be surprised by any of this, but Amazon MGM is eager for a Project Hail Mary sequel. And who can blame them, after the Ryan Gosling-led blockbuster has currently made $155M globally after a week of release, and earned praise from critics and audiences alike. I think it’s the best movies of 2026 so far. However, just because they want a sequel, it doesn’t necessarily mean it will happen.
According to sources speaking with THR, whether a Project Hail Mary sequel happens is totally up to author Andy Weir. Per the report: “sources close to MGM stress that Weir is in the driver’s seat. The acclaimed author has never penned a sequel to one of his books before, and he is currently working on a mysterious new novel that is unrelated to “Hail Mary.” But he has said he is toying with potential sequel ideas, though he does not have anything solid enough for a book, yet.”
So what does that mean? Well, we could be waiting a while for a sequel that never happens. Weir doesn’t write a ton of books. In twelve years he’s only done three: Artemis, The Martian, and Project Hail Mary. Two of those have been adapted into blockbuster movies already.
As for the third? Artemis is actually in development from Project Hail Mary directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller, so that could be the next Weir adaptation in theaters. The duo thinks it has finally made a breakthrough on how to adapt the book’s complicated setting, telling the outlet: “There is an Artemis script; it’s delightful. The thing that was holding that back for years was, how do we execute one-sixth gravity? The story takes place on the moon. We think we’ve figured it out.”
Before that happens, Lord and Miller will be busy with the final Spider-Verse animated movie opening in June 2027.
Expect Amazon/MGM to light a fire under Weir to get cracking on Project Hail Mary 2 soon.
