MGM has brought Phil Lord and Chris Miller on board to direct and produce the film adaptation of “The Martian” author Andy Weir’s next novel, which has Ryan Gosling lined up to star. Am…
Amy Pascal has also signed on as a producer, joining Gosling and Ken Kao as well as Weir. Lord, Miller and Pascal have a long-running relationship — even sharing office space at one point — and most recently won an Oscar together as producers on “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.” Sources said that relationship helped in getting the manuscript in their hands. Aditya Sood, the president of film of the filmmaking duo’s Lord Miller production banner, will also produce.
“All of us at MGM are incredibly excited by this literal dream team coming together around Andy’s astounding novel. With their masterful ability to balance drama, action, and humor, Phil and Chris are the perfect filmmakers to take on this unique material and we are thrilled to have them partner with Ryan, Ken, Andy, Amy and Aditya to bring this movie to life for big screens everywhere,” said De Luca and Pamela Abdy, MGM film group president.
Weir’s upcoming book is currently untitled, being referred to as “Project Hail Mary,” and is described as a solitary tale of an astronaut on a space ship who is tasked with saving the planet. It will be published in the spring of 2021 by Random House. It’s been a landmark few years for Lord and Miller, who followed up their “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” Oscar win with a rich first-look production deal at Universal, where they will develop features in both comedy and drama with the ambition of setting up reboot material for future generations.
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