When Hollywood sees a movie as successful as Project Hail Mary, of course the next question becomes “Will there be a sequel?” The movie from Amazon MGM has accomplished the rare task of earning rave reviews from critics, making loads of cash at the box office and even one-upping the book it’s based on in some regards. As someone who recently went back over Andy Weir’s novel after seeing the movie, I want to talk about how I think the adaptation is subtly leaving the door open for a sequel.
While I think Project Hail Mary’s a very good adaptation of the source material, of course there’s some standout differences between the two mediums. Let’s talk about a couple that stuck out to me regarding sequel potential that I think are worth nothing.
