Part buddy comedy, part hard sci-fi epic, and it somehow works.
Part buddy comedy, part hard sci-fi epic, and it somehow works.
by Andrew WebsterMar 10, 2026, 1:00 PM UTCAndrew Webster is an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds, and every single Pokémon video game. Andrew joined The Verge in 2012, writing over 4,000 stories.
Have you ever wondered what Arrival would be like if it was also a goofy buddy comedy? Me neither. And yet the strange combination somehow fits together in Project Hail Mary. The movie follows a scientist who travels to the far reaches