Sci-fi Author Defends Massive Spoiler in Trailer for Highly Anticipated New Movie

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It’s a common debate among movie lovers whether trailers reveal too much of the plot. Studios have even started including misleading scenes to trick fans. A prime example is the trailer for Avengers: Infinity War, which showed the heroes attacking Thanos in Wakanda – a scene that didn’t actually make it into the movie. With so many films now based on existing stories like comics and games, fans often question why key plot points are spoiled in trailers, potentially ruining the surprise.

Fans are starting to question how much the marketing for the upcoming movie, Project Hail Mary – starring Ryan Gosling and directed by Phil Lord & Chris Miller – is giving away. The latest trailer expanded on a hint from the first one, confirming a key character’s role in the story. It also revealed that this new science fiction film will involve interstellar travel. Be warned: the following may contain spoilers for *Project Hail Mary, depending on your definition of the term.

Project Hail Mary Author Defends New Trailer’s Big Reveal

The initial trailer for Project Hail Mary surprised many who had read the book by revealing Ryland Grace’s unexpected companion, Rocky – an engineer from another planet. The novel and upcoming film already had a strong premise: a lone scientist undertaking a dangerous space mission to save Earth. However, the trailer confirmed that an alien plays a significant role in the story, a detail that was kept secret from book readers originally.

Andy Weir, the author of Project Hail Mary and a producer on the film adaptation, told Polygon that the filmmakers debated keeping the character of Rocky and his role a secret. Ultimately, they decided it was too central to the story to hide and wanted audiences to experience it fully.

I heard from Weir that the decision to highlight the Rocky connection in the trailers wasn’t about spoiling the story, but about getting people excited to see the movie. He explained it’s not a shocking twist like the one in Star Wars – everyone who’s read the book already knows about it! The whole point of the trailers is to get people into theaters, and they want audiences to be completely hooked and curious from the start, thinking ‘I need to know what’s going on!’

The trailer for Project Hail Mary, which featured the reveal of the character Rocky, has already garnered over 16 million views in its first week, suggesting the move was successful. While some book fans are debating whether revealing Rocky was the right choice, it could significantly contribute to the film becoming a major success in 2026.

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2025-11-25 01:40