After Project Hail Mary, Phil Lord & Chris Miller could finally return to Andy Weir’s Artemis

With glowing reviews already pouring in, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s adaptation of Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary looks poised to be a major hit when it arrives next week. But the filmmaking duo have been circling another of Weir’s novels for nearly a decade, and the film’s success could finally give that long-dormant project the push it needs. Lord and Miller were first announced as the directors of Artemis back in 2017, but the adaptation has seen little movement since. Now, with Project Hail Mary generating buzz, that may finally be about to change.

Lord and Miller on Artemis

While speaking with THR, Lord and Miller were asked whether Artemis was still in play. “There is an Artemis script, it’s delightful,” Miller said. “The thing that was holding that back for years was, how do we execute one-sixth gravity? The story takes place on the moon. We think we’ve figured it out. That’s one of the ones that’s possible.“

Artemis tells the story of Jasmine Bashara, aka Jazz, a directionless twenty-something dreaming of a better life beyond the small town she lives in, except in this case, that small town is Artemis, the first and only city on the moon. With debts to pay and barely enough money to cover her rent, Jazz takes the chance on a life-changing score, which thrusts her straight into the middle of a conspiracy for control of Artemis itself.

The last we heard, the script was being written by Geneva Robertson-Dworet (Fallout).

Project Hail Mary

As for Project Hail Mary, the film stars Ryan Gosling as a science teacher who wakes up on a spaceship light-years away from home with no idea how he got there. Slowly, he begins to realize he’s been sent on an Earth-saving mission from which he will never be able to return, but an unexpected friendship means he may not have to do it alone. The film will hit theaters on March 20.

The hype machine has been running high on this one, but our own Chris Bumbray thinks it’s well deserved. “While it runs a hefty 156 minutes, the running time zips along, with Lord and Miller having a good handle on pace,” he wrote. “It’s really an impeccably made movie, with everyone involved doing superlative work, including Daniel Pemberton, who contributes a strong score. It’s the kind of movie that deserves to become the next Sinners, so hopefully audiences will give it a shot. It’s upbeat and leaves you walking out of the theater feeling optimistic — which I think all of us could use in these rather somber times.” You can check out the rest of his review right here.

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