PROJECT HAIL MARY | Book Vs Movie

Summary

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Episode Summary: PROJECT HAIL MARY | Book Vs Movie

Podcast: I'll Read What She's Reading
Hosts: Reggie, Mikayla, Kennedy
Date: April 1, 2026

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Overview

In this lively episode, Reggie, Mikayla, and Kennedy dive deep into Andy Weir’s blockbuster novel Project Hail Mary and its highly anticipated movie adaptation. The trio breakdown their own ratings of the book and film, differences between the mediums, what worked (and what didn’t), reactions from their listeners, and the pop-culture impact of everything from Ryan Gosling’s performance to Harry Styles’ unexpected influence. The discussion feels like insider book club banter—full of heartfelt reactions, a few nitpicks, and lots of laughs—perfect for fans of either format looking to process the adaptation (or just bask in more Rocky content).

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Ratings & First Impressions

Book Ratings

• Mikayla: 4 stars.

  “The only reason I didn’t rate it 5 stars is because the science elements were really hard for me to follow at times.” (01:03)

• Kennedy: 3.5 stars, read 2+ years ago.

  “Equations just, I fear, went right over my head.” (01:54)

• Reggie: 4 stars. Followed by data from listener poll:

  “74% of you rated the book five stars and 23% rated it four stars... that’s pretty dang good.” (03:59)

General Thoughts

• The book’s hard science segments were challenging but, ultimately, most enjoyed the plot and characters.
• All three hosts agreed it’s beneficial not to reread the book right before seeing the adaptation to avoid harsh comparisons and maximize enjoyment (03:28).

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Sci-Fi Accessibility & Audience Reaction

• The hosts underscore the true sci-fi nature of Project Hail Mary, noting that non-fans of hard science fiction might struggle.

• The central relationship (“bromance”) between Ryland and Rocky is highlighted as broadly appealing:

  “There’s maybe not romance, but there’s a bromance. So I feel like genuinely, this is a book you could honestly probably recommend to 85% of people and they would enjoy it. As long as they make it to when Rocky gets there.” (07:09)

• The “one man saves the world” structure is praised for its emotional core:

  “The heart of the story is what people really like about it.” (06:27)

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Movie Trailer Discourse

• Mixed opinions about the amount of Rocky shown in trailers:

  “I feel like there was a lot of discourse around…people saying, getting upset about the trailer because it showed too much Rocky...” (07:39)

• Author Andy Weir’s own comments lessen controversy over spoilers:

  “I mean, I’m sure everybody who’s listened to this has seen the interview with Andy Ware where he says it’s not a spoiler. So, I mean, it’s hard to debate when the author himself is like, it's okay to include it.” (09:06)

• General agreement: Trailers show too much, but the marketing likely broadened audience appeal (10:25).

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Movie Ratings & Reactions

Movie Ratings

• All Hosts: 5 stars

  “And I knew. I’m not saying the book is better than the movie. Okay. Or the movie’s better than the book. I’m not saying either one is better than the other. I think there’s strong suits to both mediums in this specific case.” (12:42)

Notable Moments & Quotes

• Focus is on the Ryland/Rocky dynamic, not the hard science:

  “The heart of the story is Rocky and Ryland’s relationship.” (12:59)

• Praise for “just right” depiction of Ryland’s memory loss through visual cues, despite some wishing for more explicit storytelling:

  “Watching it a second time, I’m going to disagree... they show that a ton of times... I think they did it enough, in my opinion, showing that he couldn’t remember things through... like, he’s writing on the whiteboard, trying to figure out things about himself.” (13:06)

Points of Debate & Minor Critiques

• Some wanted more science in the film, especially amongst friends/family members of the hosts.

• Scene with Ryland’s karaoke (“Sign of the Times” by Harry Styles) sparked debate:

  “The only thing I disliked is I wish ‘Sign of the Times’ by Harry Styles... like, his actual version was in it.” (14:17, Kennedy) “A callback to that would have been cool, especially after the karaoke scene.” (15:04, Reggie)

• Memory loss aspect was less clear to non-readers:

  “I did have to explain that to a bunch of people. They... did that go. Did it go back and forth?... when you were going back, that was when he was remembering things.” (18:01, Kennedy)

• Minor nitpick: Rocky came across more childlike in the film than in the book, though this was ultimately seen as adding humor and emotional weight (24:11, Reggie).

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Differences: Book vs Movie

Major Cuts and Adaptation Changes

• Omissions: The whole Antarctica subplot, the “coma gene” (how Ryland survived), details about Strat’s backstory and court case (25:33–27:20).

  “The movie was already so long. So once again, going back to the heart of the story, it’s Rocky and Ryland.” (27:20, Mikayla)

• Merging of side characters, especially turning two astronauts into one character, Carl (28:11–28:34).
• Rocky’s intelligence and how the language barrier is portrayed—simplified for humor/ease in film.
• Physical portrayal of Rocky’s ship differed from how some imagined it, but the practical effects were widely praised (22:59–23:15).

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “The Martian is the world trying to save one man, and Project Hail Mary is one man trying to save the world.” (06:15, Reggie quoting a Maude interview)
• “I left the movie and... it just consumed my thoughts for the next like three days.” (31:14, Mikayla)
• On the emotional ending:

  “At the end when Rocky’s like, he’s saying the scientists are ready to ship you home. And he’s like, can I think about it? And he’s like, yes, take a lot of time... just him teaching the little kids. I was like—I was done for.” (33:03, Kennedy)

• “My favorite thing was when someone asked Andy, where did you ever picture Rylan Grace being as beautiful as Ryan Gosling? We said, absolutely not.” (40:00, Mikayla)

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Adaptation Craft & Behind-the-Scenes Tidbits

• Widespread admiration for the use of practical effects, minimal CGI, and even a puppet for Rocky rather than full CGI (30:53, Mikayla).
• Gosling’s charisma and preparation, his producing role, and personal touches (glass-wearing per his daughter’s advice, dancing with a mop while lonely on set—turned into a scene) (41:04–42:23).
• The actor voicing Rocky was the puppeteer, not the planned voice actor—a spontaneous creative decision that paid off (42:03, Reggie).

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Fan Feedback & Fancasting

• Ryan Gosling was “perfect” for Ryland. Suggestions like Eddie Redmayne and Jason Segel were mentioned but not seriously endorsed by the hosts (38:01–40:00).

  “His charisma... I genuinely do not know if I would have enjoyed the movie as much if it was anybody else but him.” (38:18, Mikayla)

• Listeners overwhelmingly happy with casting and adaptation choices.

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Miscellaneous & Meta Discussion

• General disinterest in a sequel:

  “It’s perfect. Like, why try to do anything more with something?” (35:38, Kennedy)

• Hope that the film’s success leads to more book-to-film adaptations with care and practical effects (34:13, Mikayla; 43:27, Reggie).
• Shoutout to Andy Weir’s Artemis—curiosity about a potential future adaptation, though expectations are tempered (37:21).
• On differences in emotional impact:

  “Is the book in your top 10 books of all time? ... Is the movie in your top 10 movies of all time? ... it is in mine.” (32:12–32:29)

• “Jazz hands all around.” (43:45, Reggie)

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Timestamps for Major Segments

• Book Ratings & Initial Discussion: 00:35–05:01
• Sci-Fi Accessibility, Audience Feedback: 05:01–07:36
• Book-to-Movie Transition & Trailer Talk: 07:36–11:11
• Movie Reactions, Ratings, and Critiques: 12:38–29:05
• Major Differences and Adaptation Choices: 25:33–29:23
• Emotional Ending & Final Impressions: 31:14–33:59
• Sequel Debate & Future Adaptations: 34:44–37:55
• Casting & Fan Theories: 38:01–40:57
• Behind-the-Scenes & Fun Facts: 40:57–43:27

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Conclusion

The I'll Read What She's Reading crew celebrate Project Hail Mary as a rare, nearly perfect book-to-film adaptation that honors the heart and spirit of its source material—creating something resonant and crowd-pleasing for both the sci-fi initiated and the casual moviegoer. Their advice? Don’t reread the book before the movie, let the marketing do its thing (even if you avoid the trailers), and be grateful when passion and craftsmanship win out in adaptations. And yes, Ryan Gosling was absolutely the right call.

“If every book adaptation could just be done that well… the bar is very high.” (43:27, Reggie)

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Transcript

[Mikayla]

Foreign.

[Reggie]

Hello, everybody. Welcome back to I'll read what she's reading. I'm Reggie.

[Mikayla]

I'm Mikayla. And I'm Kennedy.

[Reggie]

And we're discussing our most anticipated movie release and one of our favorite books ever, Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. So if you have not read the book, haven't seen the movie, skedaddle. Because we're going to be talking all things Ryland Grace, and I'm very excited.

[Kennedy]

And Rocky.

[Mikayla]

And Rocky.

[Kennedy]

Can't forget about that guy.

[Reggie]

Can't forget about him. The star of the show we are going to kind of do. If you listen to our People we Meet on Vacation episode, this will be pretty similar, but we're going to be talking about what we rated the book, what we rated the movie, and then just kind of the differences between the book and the movie. And we also got some feedback from you guys as listeners to kind of compare and see what everyone's over. Overall thoughts were. So to kind of kick it off, what did you guys rate the book?

[Mikayla]

I rated it four stars. I said in my review, the only reason I didn't rate it 5 stars is because the science elements were really hard for me to follow at times. My husband, who has not read the book, he like, deep dived into Project Kilmere. He was listening to all these podcast episodes with Ryan Gosling and Andy Ware, and Kyle was like, did you know he was. What was he? He's an engineer.

[Kennedy]

Yeah. A spaceship or like. Yeah, a rocket scientist.

[Mikayla]

So the man is smart. He's so smart. Smarty guy. And sometimes with his books, they're just. He goes so into so much detail with the science that it feels like you're reading a textbook. So I do remember loving the book, but the science was a little too much for me.

[Kennedy]

So, yeah, I said, I. I said I rated it 3.5. I also read it almost 2.2 years ago.

[Mikayla]

Yeah, same.

[Kennedy]

And I feel like my reading taste has changed a lot more. So I feel like I would appreciate it maybe a little bit more. But pretty much my review was not anything having to do with him. It just more so was about me not, like really understanding things. And I just felt a little lost when it came to the science talk and stuff like that. You know, equations just, I fear went right over my head.

[Reggie]

But yeah.

[Mikayla]

Well, also, did you guys listen to it or did you read it?

[Kennedy]

I did.

[Mikayla]

I think listening to it also would have made a lot harder because I read the book. Yeah, I didn't listen to it, so.

[Kennedy]

But besides that, the. The entire plot of it was just. It was really good, minus the science stuff. But the science stuff was necessary to it, you know.

[Mikayla]

Absolutely.

[Kennedy]

Yeah. I really, I really liked it. I. I'm glad I didn't reread it because I feel like I would have been very comparative to the movie and the book because I feel like a lot of people were comparative to it, especially like my own family members and had just barely read it. And they're like, what about this? What about this? I'm like, I genuinely didn't remember that or like I forgot about that part. And so I'm like, glad that I got to experience it and not like have this heavy contrast between the book and the movie. And I got to have a little bit. I feel like an enjoyment for it. Almost like the movie was me rereading it and kind of remembering things. So. Which I really enjoyed that. So.

[Mikayla]

I agree. I'm really glad I didn't reread it. I thought about it.

[Kennedy]

Yeah.

[Mikayla]

But I'm glad I didn't. I honestly think maybe in a few months I would re. Listen to it.

[Kennedy]

Yeah.

[Mikayla]

Now just to see. Obviously I know things that were cut out just based on social media and just through talking to people, but I think that's honestly the way to do it.

[Kennedy]

Yeah.

[Mikayla]

Don't read the book too close to the movie.

[Kennedy]

Yeah.

[Mikayla]

Because then it ruins your experience for sure.

[Kennedy]

Yeah.

[Mikayla]

Because I thought it was perfect.

[Kennedy]

Yeah, same.

[Mikayla]

What did you rate it? Ready? Four stars.

[Reggie]

Yeah.

[Mikayla]

You guys, 74% of you rated the book five stars and 23% rated it four stars. And then a smaller amount rated it three. So three and up. I would say that's pretty dang good.

[Kennedy]

Yeah.

[Mikayla]

For a book. Yeah.

[Kennedy]

No, I think it's a very well liked book. Like, I feel like it's very rare that I see anyone reading it lower than a three.

[Mikayla]

You know, I. I did see Mariana posted a TikTok and said she was gonna DNF it.

[Kennedy]

What?

[Mikayla]

Yeah, she was like, I'm reading a certain book right now that it's beloved and it has over 4 point star rating on Goodreads, but I don't like the main character and I don't like the story. I'm paraphrasing. Okay. She didn't say exactly those words. But yeah, I'm pretty sure it was about Project Hail Mary because I think in the comments people were guessing that it was Project Hail Mary.

[Kennedy]

Oh, interesting.

[Mikayla]

Which I could see, like, this is a true sci fi book. If you don't like true sci fi. Like, I'm not even talking sci fantasy. Whatever. This is just straight up sci fi. And if you don't like sci fi or if you haven't read a lot of sci fi books, I could see not liking this. Yeah. But I feel like it would be

[Kennedy]

interesting if she did continue. What she'd actually rate it. You know, like she says, like, oh, I'm maybe going to DNF it because what. At what part is she at?

[Mikayla]

Very true.

[Kennedy]

You know, good point. Because then after she actually finished it, I would bet she would rate it three star stars or higher.

[Reggie]

Yeah.

[Kennedy]

You know, yeah.

[Reggie]

Like my sister in law read it. She's just likes fantasy books. And she was like, I'm on chapter like 12, I don't know how I'm feeling about this. And I was like, had to like look up when Rocky's introduced. And I think it's like chapter 14 or something. And I was like, just give it a couple more chapters and if you decide you don't want to read it, you don't have to read it. And then she really liked it. I think what's cool about this book too is that people with a lot of different tastes have really enjoyed it. And I think it's just because the heart of the story itself is just so well liked by so many people because there's so many books out there. And I'm not saying there's not any books. Like, I mean, I don't know. I mean if there are books similar to Project Hail Mary, I'm sure there are. But like specifically with the way that Andy Weir did it, there's just something about this story that people cheer for that you don't see End of the World. There's a lot of End of the World kind of books.

[Kennedy]

Yeah.

[Reggie]

And the way people were comparing, I saw it was Maude that did an interview with. Was this Ryan Gosling or Andy Ware? She did one with both of them. But she was saying how to be.

[Mikayla]

To live my dream.

[Reggie]

I know, right? She was saying how like the Martian is the world trying to save one man and how Project Hail Mary is one man trying to save the world. And just the way that he wrote the story of the one man trying to save the world to me felt very unique. And maybe it's just because it was specifically a sci fi book, but just done so well. Like the heart of the story is what people really like about it. I don't think anyone's like, oh, I loved it specifically for the science. Like it's hard to pinpoint something from the book that someone would probably like more than the heart of the story itself, you know, But I think that's why so many people love it.

[Mikayla]

I think it's just easily, easily marketable to a lot of people. You're going to have people who maybe do love the science aspect. And there is a lot of science heavy moments and then there's that suspense of is he going to save the world? Is he not going to save the world? There's maybe not romance, but there's a bromance. So I feel like genuinely, this is a book you could honestly probably recommend to 85% of people and they would enjoy it.

[Kennedy]

Yeah.

[Mikayla]

As long as they make it to when Rocky gets there.

[Reggie]

Yeah, yeah, well. And it's funny to kind of transition into like the movie. I feel like there was a lot of discourse around, like, people saying, getting upset about the trailer because it showed too much Rocky and whatever. But I've had a number of people that have seen the movie who didn't read the book having not seen the trailer before they went to the movie. Like, my mom for a minute was like, dad says he thinks it's gonna be like some sort of alien movie. And I hate alien movies. I hate, like creepy alien stuff. And I'm just over there, like, I think you're gonna like this alien movie. But I didn't say that to her. And then I had a friend that was like, I thought it was going to turn into a horror movie for a second. Like, she's like, it was just gonna scare me. Like, am I gonna be scared of this alien? Like, because the beginning felt kind of like light hearted, you know? And then she's like, oh, maybe it's going to take this like crazy 180 and there's going to be this like, creepy, I don't know. So it's fun to see people's reaction to the book and also didn't see the trailer, which I feel like is pretty rare. But I think we have said on the podcast before that we were upset about the trailer. But I can kind. I think they maybe did a little too much with Rocky and some of the ways that they have promoted it. But like the first initial trailer, I can see why they did it because Rocky is introduced a lot earlier in the book than I thought he was originally.

[Mikayla]

I mean, I'm sure everybody who's listened to this has seen the interview with Andy Ware where he says it's not a spoiler. So I mean, it's hard to debate when the author himself is like, it's okay to include it.

[Reggie]

Yeah, but.

[Mikayla]

And I do think having it in the trailer does appeal to a lot more people. I just really think, kind of like what you were saying, Reggie, they could have just shown so much less, like, the scene where he first sees him. They could have literally shown the scene where Rocky has the ship and Rylan and he's, like, telling him to go back in the ship. You get the gist that there's an extraterrestrial being, but you don't fully see them working together. Do you know what I mean? And even in the synopsis of the book, I'm pretty sure it says that he meets an unlikely friend. So, you know, there's going to be some sort of alien involved. But I don't know.

[Kennedy]

I feel like, in general, movie trailers are just, like, show a little too much. I get it. They have to do marketing, and if that's the way they feel like they have to do it, I get it. But I feel like the people who actually don't have to be marketed to are upset by the way they go about it. You know what I'm saying? But I feel like I just chose not to watch after the first.

[Mikayla]

Me too.

[Kennedy]

One that came out because I was like, I just want to go into it.

[Mikayla]

I know.

[Kennedy]

I know what the premise is, and I just want to go into it without seeing stuff, you know?

[Reggie]

Yeah.

[Mikayla]

So a lot of you guys are basically just kind. It's very 5050 on this form that you guys filled out. Some of you say it's a huge spoiler. Some people think it was vague enough. It's literally just 50 50.

[Reggie]

Which, I'm curious, saw the, like, most recent trailer that was released before the super bowl, because that one was crazy. It literally shows him trying to find Rocky's voice. Rocky coming in the ship and, like, rolling around in the wall. And I was like, yeah, I want.

[Kennedy]

The thing is, I feel like I have yet to be surprised in movies recently, because they just give it away. I want to be surprised. You know, I don't know. I think it would be fun. And also, especially for the people that have not read the book. Like you said, the people who didn't watch the trailer hadn't read the book. It's kind of fun that they go into a little blind and they're like,

[Mikayla]

oh, it's a completely different experience. You know, we went with a set of two couples who. We told them, we said, don't. Don't watch the trailer. Don't watch the trailer. And both of the people, when I asked them, like, was this movie? Was what was it what you were expecting? And they both said, no, it was better than they ever could have imagined.

[Kennedy]

Yeah.

[Mikayla]

So they probably still would have enjoyed it just as much had they not watched the trailer. And, you know, they obviously marketed it right because it's killing it in the box office. So if this means that more books get turned into adaptations in this type of way.

[Reggie]

Sure.

[Mikayla]

Show Rocky, I don't care.

[Kennedy]

Sure, sure, sure.

[Mikayla]

I mean, Ryan Gosling said it's fine. Andy Ware says it's fine. So I guess it's fine.

[Reggie]

Yeah.

[Kennedy]

I guess I was way more upset about it when it first came out.

[Mikayla]

Me too.

[Kennedy]

Than, like, it was like, later I

[Mikayla]

had to, like, take a chill pill. I had to take a chill pill

[Kennedy]

and be like, okay, fine, whatever.

[Reggie]

So what did you guys rate the movie?

[Mikayla]

Five stars.

[Kennedy]

Is five.

[Mikayla]

And I knew. I'm not saying the book is better than the movie. Okay. Or the movie's better than book. I'm not saying either one is better than the other. I think there's strong suits to both mediums in this specific case. I think for me, and I know some people disagreed, they wish they would have shown more of the science aspect of the story. But to me, like, what Reggie said at the beginning, it's not the heart of the story. The heart of the story is Rocky and Ryland's relationship. And also, I think watching it a second time, I do think that a lot of people had a problem with the fact that they didn't feel like his memory, the. The fact that he couldn't remember things wasn't portrayed as much in the movie, watching it a second time, I'm going to disagree on that, because while it's maybe not completely, like, talked about the amount of little scenes where he's riding on the whiteboard trying to figure out things about himself, they show that a ton of times. I think they did it enough, in my opinion, showing that he couldn't remember things through. I don't want to use, say, B roll. How was he realistically in a movie format? How is he supposed to show that he can't remember things because we're not in his head.

[Reggie]

Yeah.

[Mikayla]

Do you know what I mean? So I think they did it in a really nice way, but I just truly. I didn't want anything else more from the adaptation. I couldn't think of one single thing when I left that theater wishing that I had more. It's perfect.

[Reggie]

Yeah. So let's start with dislikes. If we have any dislikes or things that we wish maybe had changed or were included or taken out?

[Mikayla]

Yes.

[Kennedy]

The only thing I disliked is I wish Silent Times by Harry Styles. Like, his actual version was in it.

[Mikayla]

Like, the. How they had it in the trailer.

[Reggie]

A lot of people were angry about the karaoke sing.

[Kennedy]

I'm not angry. I just wish it would have, like, kind of, like, did a callback to her singing it when she's like. I don't know, some.

[Mikayla]

Even the credits in some way, you know, because I feel like it's just

[Kennedy]

really just like, an epic song and it.

[Reggie]

Well, Ryan Gosling even says that, like, that was, like, the anthem for the movie.

[Kennedy]

Yeah.

[Reggie]

When they heard that song, they were like, we have to. Because, like, it was the act.

[Mikayla]

Okay.

[Reggie]

I could be wrong on this, but I'm pretty sure the actress that plays Strap, they were like. They talked about wanting to do a karaoke scene, and she said that's the song she wanted to do.

[Mikayla]

Love it.

[Reggie]

So then from there, it was like, they were like, are you sure? Like, it's Harry Styles? And she was like, yes, that's. That's what it needs to be. Because I. And anyways, yeah, I think a callback to that would have been cool. Especially after the karaoke scene.

[Kennedy]

Yeah.

[Reggie]

Like, even if it was just, like, instrumental. Yeah, that would have been epic.

[Mikayla]

Or imagine if him and Rocky were seeing. You know what I mean? Like, he's humming it at some point. I don't know, something. So you know that perfect moment where you have a good book but nowhere to be? Yeah. That right there, that is my happy place.

[Kennedy]

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[Reggie]

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[Mikayla]

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[Kennedy]

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[Reggie]

Because every good reader deserves the best blanket. Well, it's interesting that you talk about the memory thing, because when I left the theater and we saw it for the first time, I'll never get over that experience, actually, because, like, an imax, if you can see it in imax.

[Kennedy]

Yeah, please do.

[Reggie]

Insane. That was, like, the one thing that if I. I told my husband, I Was like, if I had to pick one thing, it would be that I wish that there would have been a little more with the memory loss thing. Seeing it a second time, I was like, okay, yeah. But like anyone else, like, I had a conversation with my parents about it because they were like asking like the differences from the book and movie. I'm like, there's honestly not a ton of huge, huge differences. But I was like, that's one thing I wish. And my parents didn't quite grasp that. They were like, oh. They're like, I thought he remembered everything once he like from the earlier in the. And I was like, no, like his memories were slowly coming together because I felt like that was like a big, huge plot twist.

[Mikayla]

Yeah. You find out it still was in the movie.

[Reggie]

But like the scenes that are going on during that time are like him, he's like walking, I want to say it goes from him like walking through Rocky's spaceship, which was also different from the book. And then it goes into that scene and then it jumps to him just kind of like having. There's like a scene he's just sitting there feeling a little bit sad and then it just like kind of moves on. And I don't really know how else they could have done that, but I wish there would have been maybe a little more emphasis. Like, I don't really know how they would have done it, but yeah, especially with that scene specifically like that like

[Mikayla]

a big huge thing where he's like, oh, I was forced to be here.

[Reggie]

Well, and also in the book she calls him a coward. Like, she's like, you're a coward. She was a little more mean and intense.

[Mikayla]

She was way more mean in the book. Yeah.

[Kennedy]

Yeah. I think as people who didn't read the, the books, I did have to explain that to a bunch of people. They're like, they were like, did that go. Did it go back and forth?

[Mikayla]

I did have some people say that to me too.

[Kennedy]

And I was like, yes. And when you were going back, that was when he was remembering things. You're like, oh. So I think it's just hard as like non book readers, they probably just could not pick up on that.

[Reggie]

Yeah, it's.

[Kennedy]

It's hard for them to pick up on something like that. Besides, if you have read the book.

[Reggie]

Yeah, for sure.

[Kennedy]

Which I, I don't know how they would have change it, but they could

[Mikayla]

have made it maybe more visceral reactions.

[Reggie]

Yes.

[Mikayla]

And like the cuts when you go back in time, maybe it's more of like a. I'M not talking like a that's so Raven moment. Something where it's. Yeah, you see him maybe reacting to having, like, this jolt of memory. But, yeah, the first time I watched it, I didn't feel like they really showed the memory loss. But then the second time, not that I was paying more attention, but, like, they do show the whiteboard a lot where he's writing a lot of questions, like, kind of writing answers, like, figuring out who he is. So the second time around, I noticed that they did. They tried, and I felt satisfied. But you are right. Like, I had the context of the book, and had I not had that, maybe it would have been a lot more confusing. It's funny. I'm not.

[Reggie]

I.

[Mikayla]

Once again, I thought it was perfect. I don't have a dislike, but I remember having a conversation with my husband after, and I was asking him, I said, did you feel like it was too long?

[Reggie]

What?

[Mikayla]

What did you not like? Whatever. And he literally said, that karaoke scene felt so random to me. As a reader of the book, I'm pretty sure, if I'm remembering correctly, like, Ryland sings karaoke in the book, doesn't he?

[Kennedy]

I couldn't tell you.

[Mikayla]

I swear. There's something that has to do with karaoke in the book. So it's kind of an ode to the book, I feel like. And also, if I had to be nitpicky, maybe. Maybe you guys didn't catch this gist, but I kind of didn't love, like, the. Not that there was a romantic tension. I was the only one. And maybe it's just because it's Ryan Gosling and he has chemistry with a rock.

[Reggie]

Yeah.

[Mikayla]

But that's the one thing that I'm like, maybe, like, I do maybe wish she was a little bit more mean.

[Reggie]

Yeah.

[Kennedy]

Yeah.

[Mikayla]

But maybe they wanted her to seem more sympathetic.

[Kennedy]

Yeah, there was, like, the. A weird sexual tension. I don't know.

[Mikayla]

Like, maybe not sexual, but there was,

[Kennedy]

like, this weird, like.

[Mikayla]

Like the boat scene. When they're on the boat. I was kind of feeling like they were, like, flirting with each other a little bit. But it's Ryan Gosling.

[Reggie]

There is. There's that part where I want to say, like, it's the scene before. After, when Rocky asks him if he has a mate, and then it kind of shows them. I don't. Yeah. I mean, the. A lot of people also did. Sorry, hold on. Let me, like, redo that. I wasn't trying to, like, distract from that conversation. I'm just gonna not say what I was saying. Sorry.

[Mikayla]

I felt like it was fine.

[Reggie]

Yeah, okay. Sorry. I was like. My brain was just, like, my mouth was talking faster than my brain was computing. Yeah. I've seen a lot of people say that they thought the karaoke scene is random, I think, especially because she performed, like, a song. But I'm honestly not mad that they didn't make her super mean. I mean, they could have made her more mean.

[Kennedy]

I feel like it makes her more human.

[Mikayla]

Well, yeah, she's way more sympathetic. So then when she does forcibly put him in a coma, you feel for her a little bit more rather than hate her.

[Kennedy]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Reggie]

And I also think that the karaoke scene, because I had someone else tell me they're like, that felt weird. I feel like it was important because that's when he has, like. Because they're having that party. Maybe this actual singing itself of her singing maybe felt random. But that's like the scene where he kind of is realizing, like, why are people doing, like, this is so stupid, that they're kind of celebrating and they know they're gonna die. It kind of makes his decision to be like, no, I'm not gonna go. Feel a little. That. Like, that much. The weight of that hits a little bit more. But I really liked it. Yeah.

[Kennedy]

I don't know if I can really think of anything.

[Mikayla]

I don't know.

[Kennedy]

I just feel like I really didn't have a vivid imagination for it. And I think it was intentional because Andy Wire. Wire. Wire says that he can't picture things in the background.

[Mikayla]

He's one of those people that doesn't picture things when he reads.

[Kennedy]

And so he. He, like, knows that there's people there but, like, nothing in the background. So I think, like, it was really cool to, like, see this visual element to the story. And I don't have anything nit to nitpick about it because I think it was really cool to see this story brought to life. And I did have someone say that they felt like Rocky's ship was a lot different than they imagined it when they read it. I don't remember what it was described as at all, but, I mean, it was very unique and different.

[Reggie]

It was cool.

[Mikayla]

I mean, when you. When you think about it, when he's walking through his little ship and he's touching all these things, that's how he. That's how, like, he uses echolocation.

[Reggie]

Yeah.

[Mikayla]

So it makes sense.

[Kennedy]

Yeah. No, I thought it was really cool, but I get if, like, that's not exactly how you would imagine a ship, you know?

[Mikayla]

But I thought it was cool.

[Kennedy]

I don't really. I don't really. I don't have anything else to really nitpick besides I wish the times wasn't it.

[Reggie]

Yeah.

[Kennedy]

Like, for like Harry's.

[Reggie]

Yeah. I feel like from what I've heard from my friends and family has just been. My brother in law's really wanted more science, but I'm like, I just don't know if they need it. I don't think it needed that. My husband did say he's like the only thing that like threw me off. And he's like. I wouldn't even say this is like a dislike, but he's like. I felt like Rocky was a lot more childlike in this movie than. Yeah, in the book he was like. He was like a lot more annoying. Whereas in the book he felt like Rocky felt a little more. I'm trying to think of the word he used to describe it. A little more human in a sense. Whereas, like, maybe not human's the right word. But yeah, he was like Rocky was kind of really annoying in the movie, but like, I didn't get that vibe from him at all in the book.

[Mikayla]

I think he. What I've heard people say is that Rocky is a literal genius and he's so intelligent. But in the book they make him seem like he's a child. But I think that makes you. I almost feel like it makes you. The fact that he feels a little bit more childlike makes you feel more of an attachment.

[Reggie]

Yeah.

[Mikayla]

Yeah.

[Kennedy]

I also think the words slash, verbiage that he, like Ryland added into his computer wasn't like all comprehensive. Yeah. And they combined. He combined words that maybe would mean similar things into just one. And so it maybe sounds dumber because I feel like that would make more sense.

[Mikayla]

Yeah.

[Kennedy]

When communicating and like having like words equal noise, you know what I'm saying? Like, almost you have to kind of do a little bit of like baby talk to like dumb it down.

[Reggie]

Yeah.

[Kennedy]

Because I feel like Rocky's vocabulary is way more extensive than even the English language, you know?

[Mikayla]

Yeah.

[Kennedy]

So like, he probably was like on the. Behind the scenes was maybe a little bit. This means similar. But Ryan was just put it like, not Ryan, Ryland, Rylan. Just as the same word.

[Reggie]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. For sure, for sure.

[Mikayla]

We can go through some of the other differences that you guys are mentioning that wasn't included. So obviously I feel like one of the biggest ones is Antarctica. Yeah. They didn't include that. Obviously a lot of people were upset about the. No coma Thing or the coma gene, and the fact that the coma gene wasn't mentioned and how Rylan just happened to be one of the people that had the gene. I wonder why I forgot about that detail.

[Kennedy]

Yeah. I wonder why they did.

[Reggie]

It would have been hard for them to include it. That's the thing, is. Because it would have taken very little time.

[Mikayla]

Maybe it's. I was gonna say maybe it's to make it. Make him feel less even. I don't.

[Kennedy]

I don't know.

[Mikayla]

To make him look worse.

[Reggie]

Yeah.

[Mikayla]

But I also feel like if he was one of the few people that had the coma gene and he still decided not to go, that makes him look worse. I don't know. Yeah, I don't know.

[Kennedy]

Interesting thing that they decided to.

[Mikayla]

It's always interesting what they decide to cut and what they. Yeah, there's also the whole.

[Reggie]

I remember there being a lot of things with Strat and there's a court case, someone. People were catching on that, like, she has a tattoo at the end. Did you see that? She has a tattoo on her neck. That basically means that, like, she's been let out of prison. Like, something with her being on parole, I can't remember. And I didn't pay attention to that detail, so I'm curious to, like, see it again. So, like, alluding that, like, if anyone caught that detail, you would know that, like, she was put in prison probably for what she did. Yeah, maybe. I don't know. I didn't catch on to that, but I remember because. Yeah, I think it was. My sister in law said something about why they didn't say anything about her criminal record or, like, them going to court. And I was like, what do they go to court about? Like, I didn't remember that until someone brought that up. But I can see why.

[Mikayla]

The movie was already so long. So once again, going back to the heart of the story, it's Rocky and Rylan. So they have to cut something. And so of course they're going to cut that portion of Strat's backstory. One other difference that I want to mention really quick is the whole scene when Rocky saves Rylan and then Rylan takes Rocky back to a ship. Yes. No, I'm trying to remember. Or he tries to clean Rocky off, and that actually almost killed. Almost killed him.

[Reggie]

Degree burns all over his body.

[Mikayla]

And then he tries to clean Rocky off, and then when Rocky wakes up, he's like, that almost killed me. That was like saving me. Do you guys remember that? So, honestly, yeah, there's going to be Differences. But once again, it was like a

[Reggie]

three hour movie to like, for me to really care. So I also like the added character of Carl. He was fun.

[Kennedy]

It was great. Well, they were saying there's actually Carl was combined into one because there was two characters. There was like a Russian, Dimitri.

[Reggie]

I don't know.

[Mikayla]

Someone put Dimitri in the Google form, I think so. I do think in the book you get a lot more backstory with the other two astronauts.

[Kennedy]

Yeah, yeah. Dimitri. And there was someone else.

[Mikayla]

And they meshed him into Carl.

[Kennedy]

I think they just meshed him into Carl.

[Reggie]

Yeah. They also made Carl more fun.

[Kennedy]

Yeah. I'm gonna need you to sit down, Carl.

[Mikayla]

We're fathers. It was good.

[Kennedy]

I think they were very intentional about the things that they wanted to make it entertaining. Yeah. Like, not that the book wasn't entertaining, but there's things that you have to add in order to make a movie entertaining. Right. And so I think they. They were intentional. And I think Rocky being a little dumber adds a humor for sure.

[Reggie]

Yeah, he kind of.

[Mikayla]

And a sympathy that you wouldn't have.

[Kennedy]

Yeah.

[Reggie]

Yeah. Overall, I just loved. I mean, you don't. I'm like, when's the last time I saw a space movie that was that intense, that made me laugh that much, that wasn't like Guardians of the Galaxy. You know what I mean?

[Kennedy]

Like, made you cry a lot.

[Reggie]

Yeah. But like, high stakes. That feels more real. I don't know. Very well done. Very well done. I really, like, the first time I left the movie, I was like, no notes, no nuts. And truly, like, there's nothing I would truly be like, this has to change. I think they did a very phenomenal job with it.

[Mikayla]

I think you can just tell that everyone who was involved in the project felt really passionately about it. The way that even Ryan will do prep when he was doing press for this movie. The way he would speak about because he was a producer. Right. The way he would speak about just how he wanted a movie for his kids, like he wanted a movie for everybody to be able to go to. And just how passionately you can tell everybody felt about this production. It shows. And also just the behind the scenes. It's been all over my TikTok. Just the behind the scenes of how they were able to film these scenes is absolutely mind blowing. The fact that they didn't use blue, blue screens, green screens is in the fact that they decided to use a puppet instead of a CGI just speaks volumes of how much everybody cared about this. Like, I know you guys have seen this and I'm sure you listening have seen this photo of how they filmed the scene in the Petrova line. I didn't even know that was possible. Just they could have easily just used green screens, but they decided to make it so visually beautiful without CGI and green screens. And as an audience member, it makes me love the movie that much more.

[Reggie]

I was geeking out overall. It's the things that the directors I'm like, I need a full like director's cut of the movie I also like or a full uncut version of the movie. I also need like a whole movie with commentary, director's commentary. Like I want all of it because it's so fascinating to me. My entire TikTok gosh is project.

[Mikayla]

It's thirst traps for freaking Rylan Grace. Give it to me. I left the movie and the first time I saw it and it just consumed my thoughts for the next like three days.

[Reggie]

I can't wait to see. I've seen it twice and I'm just like, I can't wait to see it again.

[Kennedy]

You know when you're really into a book and the last thing you want to do is stop and make food? That's been us a time or two.

[Reggie]

So we've been keeping G2G bars around because they're just an easy on the go snack. They're really high in protein, they're made with simple ingredients and honestly perfect when you need something quick. But don't want to interrupt a reading binge.

[Mikayla]

I've been grabbing one right before I leave for a walk with my dogs while listening to an audiobook. It's just the easiest snack to throw in my bag.

[Kennedy]

If you want to try them, you can grab them at g2gbar.com and use code readers R E A D E R s for a 15 off discount.

[Reggie]

Hit your protein goal and your reading goal with G2G bar, which let's okay this.

[Mikayla]

This might be kind of a fun question. Is the book in your top 10 books of all time?

[Kennedy]

No, it's not.

[Mikayla]

It's probably not in mine.

[Reggie]

I don't know because I think of like a bunch of books I rated five stars that I'd almost. I don't know. I don't think so. I mean if I didn't include middle books in a series, I don't know.

[Mikayla]

Is the movie in your top 10 movies of all time? Yeah, same it is in mine. So it's just. Yeah, it's just really interesting.

[Kennedy]

So.

[Reggie]

Yeah.

[Mikayla]

Yeah, I just think I don't Know, I just. Good.

[Kennedy]

This is good.

[Mikayla]

I cried. Sobbed like a baby. No surprise there. I felt I was. I was surprised. I was surprised, though, because I don't know why I wasn't expecting to turn to Mikaela at the end of the movie. And she turns to us and she's just got these tears just streaming down her face to the. The little. The little Rockies. The little kids got to me.

[Kennedy]

And I just. Just got to me. Just got to me. And at the end when Rocky's like, he's saying the. The scientists are ready to ship you home. And he's like, can I think about it? And he's like, yes, take a lot of time. And I was like. And then the little kids, I, I, I was. I was done for. I was done for. Just him teaching the little kids. I was like.

[Reggie]

I was, like, so excited for that, like, scene. Specifically. Like, I remember, like, when the movie started, I was like, oh, my gosh. I am so excited for that, like, closing scene to see what they do with it. But then as it was getting closer, I was like, no, like, I can't.

[Mikayla]

It can't end.

[Reggie]

I don't want to. I didn't even want to see it towards the end because I was just like, that means it's over. Yeah. Very well done. If every book adaptation could just be done that well, if people would feel

[Mikayla]

that much, that passionately about it.

[Kennedy]

I think this is gonna be a huge eye opener for some of these companies because it's a book adaptation. It's also MGM, Amazon, MGM's highest grossing movie ever.

[Mikayla]

Honestly, I think it is, because we're so. I think as just people, we're tired of heavily cgi. We're tired of unoriginal stories we're tired of reboots we want. And also, the source material that they had is insane. Like, all these authors who come up with all of these stories, the source material is there. They just have to adapt it to the screen.

[Reggie]

Yeah.

[Mikayla]

And it already had. I don't want to say a cult following, but it already has. All these books already have an audience.

[Kennedy]

Yeah.

[Mikayla]

People are reading it. So you're already guaranteed to make some sort of sale.

[Kennedy]

Yeah.

[Mikayla]

But here's my one worry. And I'm gonna ask you guys this question. And I think I know how you guys. I know how you guys feel about it. There's been rumors. There's been talk of a sequel. No. Andy Ware did say that he. I could be making this up. Maybe I dreamt this. But I swear I saw an interview where he said that he ended it the way that he did just in case he wanted to do a sequel. I could be making that up. So maybe. Fact check me on that.

[Kennedy]

He said, yeah, you're right. He said that, like, because someone asked, like, why don't we know why they died? Like the astronauts? And he said, I know why.

[Mikayla]

That's right.

[Kennedy]

I'm just keeping that material in case of a sequel.

[Reggie]

Yeah. Which to me, I'm like, why? Because they literally just died because they couldn't. Like, what. What story would that be? Am I dumb?

[Mikayla]

Because I'm like, I don't know. He's a lot smarter than me, so he has a reason. Because, yeah, I am team. No sequel.

[Kennedy]

I am, too. I mean, why?

[Mikayla]

It's perfect.

[Kennedy]

Yeah. Like, why try to do anything more with something?

[Reggie]

Like, what would. Would it follow? I don't know how it would follow the other two astronauts. I also don't know how it would follow Ryland because the movie makes it sound like he's made his peace. He's gonna stay there.

[Kennedy]

Yeah.

[Reggie]

What would you. What more would we need from him?

[Mikayla]

I don't know.

[Reggie]

Or it's like, here's the Earth. Maybe it's a story of how the Earth moves on post. I don't know. But it's like, I like that. I don't know. I like that.

[Mikayla]

It's just in my mind, Earth is happy and healthy. He saved the. He saved the Earth. Yeah, in my mind.

[Kennedy]

Well, and also in the book, doesn't Rocky tell Ryland that he can see the temperature of the Earth is going back up?

[Reggie]

Yeah, he said that the Earth is, like, at its optimal. I don't know.

[Kennedy]

It didn't say that in the movie. Which is fine. I feel like.

[Mikayla]

I mean, you get the scene with straw instead.

[Kennedy]

Yeah. Yeah. I don't know. I just. Maybe I'll eat my words. But, like, why fix. Like, why add to something that's already, like, perfect and it could potentially ruin it?

[Reggie]

It's probably just. I'd almost think it'd be for money.

[Mikayla]

But that's. Here's the thing. That's why movies have not done well, is because they're doing it all for cash grabs, and they're just doing it because they think it's going to make a lot of money.

[Reggie]

Yeah.

[Mikayla]

So I. I just love Andy Weir, I think. I mean, I haven't read. So I. I read the Martian and then obviously Project Hail Mary. He has another one called Artemis. It's about a female astronaut. Everybody's like, it's only time. It's taking time, Mom. They're gonna announce the adaptation for that because I'm pretty sure the Martian did pretty well as well. I killed it.

[Reggie]

I know a few people that have read Artemis, and it's not nearly as good from what I've heard as the Martian and Project Helmet.

[Mikayla]

I've heard that as well. But I think he's produced the historic materials, produce two bangers. I think it's just a matter of time. And also a female astronaut.

[Reggie]

Yeah. You know, my brother in law was saying a movie of Artemis would be way better than the book. So that's just one person, though. But I do want to read that soon.

[Kennedy]

But if it's getting announced, maybe I'll wait. Yeah, and once it gets announced, then I'll read it.

[Reggie]

Yeah.

[Mikayla]

I think I actually physically own the book, but one day, One day I'll get to it. It's just.

[Reggie]

If you've read it, let us know.

[Mikayla]

Yeah. We also asked you guys how you felt about Ryan Gosling. If there's anybody else you guys could have pictured. Did you guys look at the responses? Because there's only. There's two people that some. That people have look at the response.

[Reggie]

Okay.

[Mikayla]

Everybody said, he's perfect. He's perfect. He's perfect.

[Kennedy]

He was perfect.

[Mikayla]

He was perfect. Like, literally. I hate to be this person, but I genuinely do not know if I would have have enjoyed the movie as much if it was anybody else but him. His charisma. He just.

[Reggie]

I love Ryan Gosling.

[Mikayla]

Here are the two people you guys said could be. Could have been cast as Rylan Grace other than Ryan Gosling.

[Reggie]

I need to get my Google ready.

[Kennedy]

Okay.

[Mikayla]

One of them. I know you guys are gonna know the name. I gotta find the other one. Eddie Redmayne. I don't know who that is. Will you guys Google that for me?

[Kennedy]

Who is that?

[Reggie]

He's in Les Mis.

[Mikayla]

He's in Red Red Main.

[Reggie]

No.

[Kennedy]

Oh, absolutely.

[Reggie]

No, no. I mean, he has like the nerdy look to him and he's a great.

[Mikayla]

Oh, isn't he in Fantastic Beasts?

[Reggie]

Yeah, he's a great actor, but like, he doesn't have the charm and charisma that Ryan Gosling has that would carry the story and make the story what it is.

[Mikayla]

You guys ready for the other one?

[Reggie]

Yeah.

[Kennedy]

Don't tell me.

[Mikayla]

Okay, okay, I'm gonna say it, and then I'll let you guys say your piece and then I'll say my piece. Jason Siegel.

[Reggie]

No, I can't take, like, Jason Siegel's great. Actor.

[Mikayla]

I wouldn't.

[Reggie]

Don't think I'd be able to take him as seriously.

[Mikayla]

Hear me out, though. I actually don't hate that.

[Reggie]

Really.

[Mikayla]

Have you watched Shrinking?

[Reggie]

Yes.

[Mikayla]

I don't hate that. I really don't. I think he could have. Not as well as Ryan Gosling. I think it would have been fine. My issue with that is that man is huge. Imagine that man on a spaceship. Like, that guy is a large man.

[Reggie]

Yeah. I've never seen him. I feel like Jason Segel just also feels a little too old. But, like, I can see. I can see why he could have done it.

[Mikayla]

He could have. He. He could. He could have. But, like, let's be honest. Ryan Gosling was truly the perfect casting on planet Earth. My favorite thing was when someone asked Andy, where did you ever picture Rylan Grace being as beautiful as Ryan Gosling? We said, absolutely not.

[Reggie]

Just feel like that's what. Like, I'm not saying that he got this. He made the movie as good as was because he was hot, and that's not what it's about. But, like, hotness aside, he was phenomenal. But, like, there's just something about him being good looking that just makes the movie that much better.

[Mikayla]

It's just Ryan Gosling.

[Kennedy]

I just don't believe that he was single.

[Reggie]

No.

[Mikayla]

Are you kidding? My favorite thing was someone. Someone was saying that something about how Ryan kept wearing his glasses off his head like that, and how could he really think people who wear glasses wear them like that? I loved it. It's just quirky.

[Kennedy]

I thought it was funny.

[Reggie]

I don't know.

[Kennedy]

I didn't have anything against it.

[Mikayla]

Every single decision Ryan Gosling made. I worship the feet.

[Reggie]

I worship at your feet, honestly. Okay. Have you guys. There's so many things I've been seeing, so I'm just gonna, like, rapid fire a few random things that I've just, like, loved about the details of this movie. There was a scene where he's, like, dancing with a mop. Yeah. That was not, like, scripted or anything. Like, he says that they just filmed that because he was feeling lonely on set, and so they made him, like, a little. Someone made him, like, a little mop thing, and he was, like, dancing with it because he was, like, feeling lonely, and they, like, put that in the movie. Or the details of how Rocky's voice came to be insane. Like, I. I tell everyone I know about them. Like, they're like, oh, yeah, project homework. So good. I'm like, do you know how that came to be? In case you didn't know. The puppeteer was not supposed to be the voice actor for Rocky. And they ended up using him. They're like, we're gonna use. Because and how they work together in the movie and their chemistry and how he knew Rocky so well that, like, they used his voice. I can't. Like, I can't get over that.

[Mikayla]

I do think a fun detail would have been if the guy who boasts who did the book did Rocky's voice. That could have been.

[Reggie]

Apparently, he's his. His voice is featured in it when they're going through.

[Mikayla]

Oh, really?

[Reggie]

But I didn't. That was that. I feel like I would have caught that. So maybe he did.

[Kennedy]

Maybe he did, like, an accent.

[Mikayla]

Yeah, maybe he.

[Reggie]

Yeah, it did something to him.

[Mikayla]

Oh, I love that.

[Reggie]

But I think it would have, because to me, it wasn't obvious, but people were like, oh, yeah, he's in there anyways. There's just so many little details that I love. Like, he wasn't planning on wearing glasses, but his daughter told him, you look really smart wearing glasses. It's like, I need to have glasses.

[Mikayla]

Or when he would. Like, his daughters would be in his ear.

[Reggie]

Yes.

[Mikayla]

Or how they would do, like, not that they would play pranks on each other, but they would say things in Ryan Gosling's ear to see how he would react. And so I saw a TikTok about it, and someone commented, so is an ep. So this whole movie was an episode of Impractical Jokers. Like, I just think going. I already said this five times. But I just think that the passion that everybody who was involved on this movie had really made it what it is. Obviously, starting with Andy Ware and his passion for, like, this book and him being heavily involved. I just think if every book adaptation could be like this, I would be a happy girl. And stuff like this just really reaffirms my stance on that. More books need to be adapted.

[Reggie]

Everyone on this movie set the bar very high. Future book adaptation. So well done. I thank you. And they did it at the perfect time, too. To be able to have had Ryan Gosling. To have had. I don't know. There's just something about the story in the time. I don't know. I just amaze. Jazz hands all around.

[Mikayla]

Amaze, amaze, amaze, amaze. Fist. My bump.

[Kennedy]

Fist. My bump.

[Reggie]

Is there anything else we need to talk about?

[Mikayla]

I don't think so.

[Reggie]

Can we close it?

[Mikayla]

Yeah.

[Reggie]

Okay. Anyways, we hope you enjoyed hearing our thoughts on Project Hail Mary. This has been like, a long. We knew once this movie was announced, we knew we were going to be doing a podcast episode about it. So the fact that we are closing it now just feels kind of crazy to me because that announcement seemed so long ago.

[Mikayla]

It does.

[Reggie]

So really looking forward to see what adaptations come next. Hopefully there is good.

[Mikayla]

Believe me, I watched one a few weeks ago that was horrid. So there's a lot.

[Reggie]

But we hope you enjoyed the book, hope you enjoyed the movie, hope you enjoyed this episode. Thanks so much for tuning in. You can catch us on Tick Tock and Instagram at what she's reading pod. You can check our website for our merch. If you need a cute Kindle case, some cute T shirts we got you. We also have a Patreon if you want to follow us along there for any extra bonus content. Thanks so much for tuning in. We will see you next Wednesday.

[Kennedy]

Bye.