'It Won't Be on Streaming Anytime Soon' — Amazon MGM Extends Project Hail Mary Exclusive Theatrical Window, With a Full Return to Imax for 1 Week Only

Amazon MGM has extended the Project Hail Mary exclusive theatrical window, with a full return to Imax for one week only kicking off this weekend. Amazon has agreed to delay the release of Ryan Gosling's sci-fi space adventure on Prime video with the movie enjoying continued success at the box office, where it is expected to shoot past the $600 million mark globally. Project Hail Mary hit theaters March 20, 2026. “We announced yesterday that MGM is extending the exclusive theatrical window for Project Hail Mary so it won’t be on streaming anytime soon,” co-director Christopher Miller tweeted. “This is a movie that needs to be seen on a big screen — and w a full return to IMAX screens for 1 week only starting this weekend, make plans to see it in a theater now!” Project Hail Mary is doing so well at the global box office that there’s already talk of turning it into a franchise with a sequel. However, author Andy Weir, who also wrote The Martian, is said to be “in the driver’s seat,” which suggests he’d have to write a Project Hail Mary follow-up for further adaptations to take place. Is this likely? In a recent interview with The New York Times, Weir was asked if he would ever do a s