A new sci-fi movie epic from makers of Project Hail Mary could be on the way

The film would be set in the first city established on the Moon.

Starring Ryan Gosling as a reluctant astronaut on a mission to save the Earth from a mysterious threat, the sci-fi is also currently the second-highest-grossing film of the year so far, behind the Chinese sports comedy Pegasus 3.

And for fans of Project Hail Mary, we have even more good news: the team behind the blockbuster may be reuniting for another sci-fi soon.

The directors of Project Hail Mary are Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, while Andy Weir wrote the novel that the movie is based on.

Since 2017, Lord and Miller have also been attached to direct an adaptation of another sci-fi book penned by Weir: Artemis.

The story is set on Artemis, the first city to be established on the Moon, described as having a population of 2,000 people, "mostly tourists, some criminals".

"Jazz Bashara is a criminal. She lives in a poor area of Artemis and subsidises her work as a porter with smuggling contraband onto the Moon. But it’s not enough," the plot synopsis reads.

"So when she’s offered the chance to make a lot of money, she jumps at it. But though planning a crime in 1/6th gravity may be more fun, it’s a lot more dangerous…"

Geneva Robertson-Dworet on the Artemis movie adaptation

Co-creator of the hit Fallout TV show, Geneva Robertson-Dworet, was hired to adapt the novel to the screen.

When JOE spoke to her last December about Fallout S2, we asked if she had any currently unmade scripts that she was particularly proud of or hopes to one day make.

In response, she said: "I worked once with Lord and Miller on a project that was a total blast. Those guys are so funny and so smart.

"It was an Andy Weir [story]: Artemis... I'm very curious what happens, if anything ever happens with that.

"The lunar gravity was a major stumbling block... Pulling off an entire movie set in 1/6 gravity apparently was not as cheap as we thought it might be when we started writing," she said, laughing.

"But sometimes that's how it works. You write the script, and then it gets budgeted, and then you're like: 'Oh f**k, never mind.'

She added, giggling: "Then, in the meantime, as the writer, you're like: 'Oh, actually I spent a lot of time on that.'"

While this was probably not the update fans of the Artemis novel wanted, Lord and Miller on the Project Hail Mary press tour have reignited hopes that the movie adaptation of the Moon-set sci-fi could be on the way.

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter last month, Miller said: "There is an Artemis script, it’s delightful.

"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 [upcoming projects] that’s possible."

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