The 'Project Hail Mary' Lego Set Is a Must-Have for Sci-Fi Fans

We don’t make the rules, but if we did, we’d say that if you direct a Lego movie, every movie you direct after that gets a Lego set. Thankfully, directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller seem to agree and got the company to make one for their upcoming film, Project Hail Mary. It’s a unique set, mostly because Lego rarely makes them for non-IP-driven films. So, after talking to the duo about it, we knew we had to pick one up for ourselves. Clocking in at $100 and 830 pieces, the Project Hail Mary set is, of course, the Hail Mary ship itself, complete with its three massive fuel tanks. The set also comes with stands and figures of the film’s main characters, Ryland Grace and Rocky the alien. It’s a relatively short build, taking about four hours in total, but it is incredibly fun to create and play with. Plus, it somehow gets cooler once you’ve seen the film itself. First, you build the characters, the mini-fig of Ryland Grace and Rocky the alien. You can display them together, separated by the window of Rocky’s ship, or click them into the base of the ship itself (seen in the final image of this article). From there, it’s on the main section of the set, which, to be completely honest, wa