‘Project Hail Mary’ Author Andy Weir’s Next Project Is a Sci-Fi Audiobook With a Star-Studded Cast
Project Hail Mary got its physical home release this week, and the movie will surely be returning to the pop culture conversation when awards season rolls around. But in the meantime, Andy Weir, the author behind the story of Ryland Grace and Rocky, has another sci-fi project in the works: Exoplanet, an Audible sci-fi thriller that has his stamp of approval as executive producer. Weir, who also wrote The Martian, is just one of the big names attached to Exoplanet.
- ▪Project Hail Mary got its physical home release this week, and the movie will surely be returning to the pop culture conversation when awards season rolls around.
- ▪But in the meantime, Andy Weir, the author behind the story of Ryland Grace and Rocky, has another sci-fi project in the works: Exoplanet, an Audible sci-fi thriller that has his stamp of approval as executive producer.
- ▪Weir, who also wrote The Martian, is just one of the big names attached to Exoplanet.
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Project Hail Mary got its physical home release this week, and the movie will surely be returning to the pop culture conversation when awards season rolls around. But in the meantime, Andy Weir, the author behind the story of Ryland Grace and Rocky, has another sci-fi project in the works: Exoplanet, an Audible sci-fi thriller that has his stamp of approval as executive producer. Weir, who also wrote The Martian, is just one of the big names attached to Exoplanet. It’s written by Benjamin Percy, whose credits include Marvel’s acclaimed audio drama Wolverine: The Long Night. And the cast includes another Marvel veteran, Anthony Mackie, along with The Odyssey‘s John Leguizamo and Oscar winner Ariana DeBose.
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