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
| In the Book |
In the Movie |
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While on the return trip to Earth, Grace thinks about how hell (Grace) is coming back to Earth and he will say some very mean things to Stratt. |
This is not in the film. |
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After Grace realizes that the Tauamoeba will disable Rocky’s spaceship, he goes to rescue him. After they meet up, Rocky offers to stay in his ship hoping that his people will rescue him, so Grace can return to Earth. Grace says he will bring Rocky and the Tauamoeba to Erid to save their sun, then starve to death. Rocky suggests that Grace can eat the tauamoeba as he has two million kilograms of it on his ship. |
After Grace rescues Rocky. They go to Erid.
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Grace tours Blip A in a reverse pressure suit made for him by Rocky. |
Grace does not go aboard Blip A. The interior of Blip A is never shown. |
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Grace suffers from scurvy and other aliments due to malnutrition. The high gravity on Erid also weakens his joints after several years |
This is not in the film.
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The entire book is from Grace’s point of view. |
The film shows Stratt reviewing Grace’s video that was returned on the beetles. |