What's the Difference between Project Hail Mary the Book and Project Hail Mary the Movie?
| In the Book |
In the Movie |
Dr. Ryland Grace
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Dr. Ryland Grace
Portrayed by: Ryan Gosling
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Eva Stratt
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Eva Stratt
Portrayed by: Sandra Hüller
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Rocky
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Rocky
Portrayed by: James Ortiz
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This Character does not appear.
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Officer Carl
Portrayed by: Lionel Boyce
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Yáo Li-Jie
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Yáo Li-Jie
Portrayed by: Ken Leung
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Olesya Ilyukhina
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Olesya Ilyukhina
Portrayed by: Milana Vayntrub
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Annie Shapiro
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Annie Shapiro
Portrayed by: Liz Kingsman
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Dr. Lamai
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This Character does not appear.
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Martin Dubois
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Martin Dubois
Portrayed by: Malachi Kirby
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Project Hail Mary Book vs Movie
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In the Movie |
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Stratt introduces Grace to Dr. Lamai, the Thai doctor who developed the coma stations to be used to care for the astronauts during the voyage to Tau Ceti. Dr. Lamai describes the coma resistance gene that only 1 in 7000 people have which keeps them from being brain damaged during long periods in an induced coma. Stratt has Dr. Lamai draw blood from Grace to test for the gene. Grace has the coma resistance gene. |
None of this is in the film. |
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Stratt consults with Grace on any and all topics related to the lab and the scientific aspects of the mission. She seeks Grace’s advice when meeting with Dr. Robert Redell about his astrophage breeding farm in the Sahara Desert and Dr. Lokken about the ship design. |
This does not happen in the film. Nothing about the astrophage breeding farm in the Sahara.
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Dr. Lokken is disgusted that Stratt is associated with Grace due to his paper calling out scientists who think water is required for life. They do not get along at all. But Grace supports her centrifuge idea and later on calls her Astrophage shield design “genius”. She is pleased by his compliment. |
The centrifuge design is mentioned briefly. Dr. Lokken appears very briefly. |
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While observing a Russian rocket launch containing the crew module, Martin Dubois says it is good that Grace is in the lounge observing the launch in place of Stratt. Dubois states that he thought Grace and Stratt were having sex. Everyone else appears to think this also. Olesya Ilyukhina says Stratt could use a roll in the hay. Grace assures everyone that he is just one of the scientists like they are. Yao tells Grace that he is the number two man in the project after Stratt. |
None of this is in the film.
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Stratt does not socialize with anyone in the project and keeps to herself except when consulting scientist and engineers about the project. |
Stratt is shown singing in the lounge in from of the project members. |