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PROJECT HAIL MARY Screenwriter Drew Goddard on Adapting Novel and Science for the Screen

Astrophysicist/Film Critic Andy Howell sits down with PROJECT HAIL MARY Screenwriter Drew Goddard to discuss various topics involving his work adapting Andy Weir's novel, its complex science concepts,

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Before I saw the movie I did not expect a love story to the universe
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Such a great movie! Thank you!
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13:50 what i take away from this is that the best work will come when everyone is playing off of each other, performing at their best, and generally being a great team. Hope to see more of this.
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I think Andy's writing style is such that the soul of his works are somewhat of an emergent property of the story, and Drew has an incredible ability to extract the soul of a story and then rebuild the story going in the reverse direction. No wonder they have done so well working together.
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@TheGADonis From YouTube ↗ 21 Apr 2026 16
That karaoke scene hit me a lot harder than I would have expected. I found it to be very emotional. At the time, I wasn't sure exactly why, but it just did. I'm still not sure exactly the why. Now I need to read the book.
Everybody did a great job on this movie. And I also really enjoy Science vs Cinema.
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@c0d3m0nky From YouTube ↗ 21 Apr 2026 13
Whoever came up with "They toot to scoot" deserves all the Oscars