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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The Eridians create a biodome to house Grace while he lives on their planet. He is the only thing living in it. Grace arranges rocks into patterns that please him. Grace and Rocky meet every day to talk across the dome barrier separating them. |
The biodome Grace lives in has a house, a beach and small ocean. Rocky visits Grace while in a transparent spacesuit. |
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The Eridians created healthier food including meat cloned from Grace’s own muscles. Grace calls them meburgers. |
Nothing about Grace’s health or food.
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Rocky tells Grace that the Erid astronomers have determined that the Earth’s sun returned to full luminosity a year after the beetles return. The Hail Mary is refueled and ready to return to Earth; Rocky hopes Grace will stay on Erid. |
This is not in the film. |
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Grace teaches a science class to young Eridians. He uses a complicated organ with a keyboard to play music in their language. |
Grace speaks in English to the Eridian students.
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