‘Project Hail Mary’ Will Amaze! Amaze! Amaze! With Phil Lord and Chris Miller

The Big Picture

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Tv & Film

4.2 • 5.9K Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2026

⏱️ 104 minutes

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Sean and Amanda open the show by reacting to a ton of movie news, including the Oscar ratings being down 9 percent from last year, the new trailer for ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day,’ and Kirsten Dunst joining the cast of the upcoming ‘Minecraft Movie’ sequel (1:22). Then, they cover the biggest movie event of 2026 so far: Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s science fiction film ‘Project Hail Mary,’ starring Ryan Gosling (31:57). They break down why the film’s practicality is incredibly essential to its success and how the movie is beautiful in a way that mainstream Hollywood productions typically aren’t. Finally, Sean is joined by Lord and Miller themselves to discuss why they felt Andy Weir’s novel was the perfect source material for their next project and how the complicated process behind shooting space scenes was incredibly rewarding (1:08:19). Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Guests: Phil Lord and Chris Miller Producer: Jack Sanders Production Support: Lucas Cavanagh Talk to a State Farm agent today to learn how you can choose to bundle and save with the Personal Price Plan®️. Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there®️. Drivers wanted. Learn more at https://vw.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Sean Fennacy.
0:16.8	I'm Amanda Davins.
0:17.6	And this is the big picture a conversation show about a Hail Mary in the first quarter.
0:22.1	On today's show, we will dive into the highly anticipated Ryan Gosling Space Saga Project Hail Mary.
0:28.4	Then I will be joined for a conversation with directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller, who are back with their first directorial effort in more than 10 years.
0:35.9	We talked about how they made this movie by hand.
0:38.3	The practical effects, the physical effects, the science, the puppeteering.
0:42.1	It is a truly amazing act of craftsmanship in a time of a lot of digital glop than
0:46.0	Amanda and I complain about a lot on the show.
0:48.2	So stick around for that conversation.
0:50.3	But first, we have some movie news to get into right after this.
0:55.0	This episode of The Big Picture is presented by State Farm.
0:58.1	Sure, being an expert and movie trivia is impressive.
1:01.0	You know, it's even more impressive?
1:02.3	Being smart about saving money.
1:04.1	And a great way to do that is by saving when you choose to bundle home and auto with the State Farm personal price plan.
1:09.6	Bundling, just another way to save with the personal price plan. Prices are based on rating plans that vary by state. Coverage options are selected by the customer. Availability, amount of discounts and savings, and eligibility vary by state. Okay, Dobbins. I was whinging about the Oscar ratings. Well, I didn't get at Dobbins? Well, because this is serious matter.
1:29.0	Okay.
1:29.2	This is really important.
1:30.0	That's really, we put on our, we put on our big kid hat. I should say Ms. Dobbins. That's how we're going to open this, because Mr. Fennessey's here. We're going to talk about the Oscar ratings. They came in. They came in very late, suspiciously late. And I believe the reason they came in so late is because they're not good.
1:44.5	Yeah.
1:44.8	They are down 9% year over year, 17%. suspiciously late. And I believe the reason they came in so late is because they're not good.
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