The First Blockbuster Movie of 2026 Just Changed Its Release Date — With a Catch

Ryan Gosling's encounter with the unknown is coming sooner than anyone thought. Although March isn't really the summer, in many ways, the summer movie season kicks off this March with the sci-fi epicProject Hail Mary. Based on the smash-hit 2021 Andy Weir novel of the same name, Project Hail Mary is all about a teacher named Ryland Grace (Gosling) headed on a solo space mission to try and find out why the sun is suddenly running out of juice, and if one distant star holds the answer to the problem.