By Anna Good
The first trailer for Project Hail Mary just became the most-watched trailer for an original movie. Ever.
In just seven days, the Project Hail Mary trailer shattered industry expectations. According to WaveMetrix, it amassed over 400 million global views in a week. That is the highest ever for a trailer that isn’t a sequel or remake. Additionally, the trailer marked the most successful launch in Amazon MGM Studios’ history.
The film stars Ryan Gosling as Ryland Grace, a lone science teacher-turned-astronaut who must save Earth from a mysterious threat. In the story, an alien microorganism begins to drain the sun’s energy, pushing humanity toward extinction. According to IMDb, Gosling’s character “wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there.” His memories slowly start to come back to him over the course of the movie. Ryland discovers the mission he was sent to complete, which is to figure out what is causing the sun to die and stop it.