Amazon MGM’s “Project Hail Mary” Has One of the Best Second Weekends in Modern Box Office History

Ryan Gosling’s journey into deep space has become a box office event. Amazon MGM Studios’ "Project Hail Mary" has blasted past the $300 million mark worldwide, overtaking Creed III to become the studio’s most successful film to date—and doing so with one of the strongest second weekends in modern box office history.

By The Credits  |  March 30, 2026

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“Project Hail Mary” Sound Designers Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn on Creating Rocky’s Alien Language

Sound designers Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn discuss how they created Rocky’s fully realized alien language for "Project Hail Mary"—using music, nature, and months of experimentation.

By Hugh Hart  |  March 24, 2026

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Screenwriter

From Page to Orbit: Screenwriter Drew Goddard on Adapting “Project Hail Mary” for the Big Screen

When Drew Goddard first read Andy Weir’s "Project Hail Mary," there was a moment—two‑thirds of the way in—that made the hair stand up on the back of his neck. That was when he knew he had to protect what made the story different, bringing its humor, heart, and emotional reversals to the screen without sanding off the edges that made it special.

By Leslie Combemale  |  March 23, 2026
Ryan Gosling Goes Interstellar as “Project Hail Mary” Delivers Amazon MGM Studios’ Biggest Opening Ever

Ryan Gosling has officially blasted into orbit. "Project Hail Mary" launched Amazon MGM Studios’ sci‑fi epic into historic territory with an $80.5 million opening weekend, marking the biggest debut of the year—and the largest opening in the studio’s history.

By The Credits  |  March 23, 2026
Ryan Gosling Soars in “Project Hail Mary” as Critics Praise a Big‑Hearted Space Epic

Ryan Gosling’s latest space odyssey has landed — and critics are over the moon. Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s "Project Hail Mary," adapted from Andy Weir’s hit novel, is earning early raves for its blend of big‑hearted sci‑fi spectacle, Gosling’s standout performance, and the film’s unexpected emotional core: an interstellar friendship that critics say makes this cosmic epic soar.

By The Credits  |  March 10, 2026

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Production Designer

Production Designer Scott Dougan Turns Chris Hemsworth’s “Crime 101” Into a High-Gloss L.A. Fever Dream

Scott Dougan has spent his career absorbing the real texture of Los Angeles — the sun‑faded corners, the hidden views, the neighborhoods that rarely show up on screen. In Crime 101, director Bart Layton’s sleek, high‑stakes heist thriller adapted from Don Winslow’s novella, Dougan finally gets to unleash that knowledge.

By Daron James  |  February 27, 2026
“Masters of the Universe” Trailer Finds Nicholas Galitzine’s He-Man Battling Jared Leto’s Skeletor

Nicholas Galitzine is He-Man. Jared Leto is Skeletor. Director Travis Knight's "Masters of the Universe" dropped its first full trailer, which finds He-Man going from a corporate cubicle to cosmic battle.

By The Credits  |  January 23, 2026
First “Masters of The Universe” Teaser Reveals Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man

By the power of Grayskull! The first teaser for Travis Knight's "Masters of the Universe" starring Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man has arrived.

By The Credits  |  January 21, 2026

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Production Designer

“Hedda” Production Designer Cara Brower on Transforming a Stunning Estate for Tessa Thompson’s Rogue Heroine

To re-animate playwright Henrik Ibsen’s famously unhappy heroine Hedda Gabler, writer-director Nia DaCosta cast her longtime muse Tessa Thompson as the star of Hedda (opening Oct. 22). This vivid adaptation, featuring Nina Hoss in the gender-switched role of an ex-lover along with Imogen Poots, Tom Bateman and Nicholas Pinnock, takes place in 1950s England at a raucous party complicated by jealousy, existential angst, feminist fury,

By Hugh Hart  |  October 20, 2025

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“After the Hunt” Production Designer Stefano Baisi on Creating Three Generations of History in One Apartment

It’s no accident that Oscar-nominated Call Me by Your Name director Luca Guadagnino‘s movies look as elegant as they do. The Italian filmmaker has a side hustle as an interior designer. In 2017, he launched his eponymous studio and hired architect Stefano Baisi, who helped him design shops, hotels, Dior fashion shows, and luxury apartments. Last year, Baisi crossed over to film by conjuring a surreal 1950s Mexico City for Queer,

By Hugh Hart  |  October 13, 2025

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Producer

The Studio Giant You’ve Never Heard Of: How MBS Group Powers James Cameron and Some of Hollywood’s Biggest Productions

You might not recognize the name The MBS Group right away, but if you ever wandered through legendary studio lots like Radford Studio Center, Culver Studios, Raleigh Studios, or Symmetry Park Studios London, you’ve stepped onto one of the nearly 50 studio campuses they operate globally. The company is the world’s largest studio operator, running top-tier campuses in iconic entertainment hubs like Los Angeles, New York, and London. But they’re not just renting out space — they’re the behind-the-scenes powerhouse designing studios,

By Daron James  |  August 28, 2025
Dave Bautista Poised to Play Iconic “Highlander” Villain Opposite Henry Cavill in Amazon MGM’s Remake

Dave Bautista can play the heavy.

The talented actor is well-regarded for not only playing villains, however, although he’s been aces in roles where his brawn has been used to aid his brutish beliefs, specifically in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune and Dune: Part Two. Yet Bautista’s been just as good playing more complicated brawlers, like he did in Villeneuve’s Blade Runner: 2049 and M. Night Shyamalan’s Knock at the Cabin.

By The Credits  |  August 8, 2025
Denis Villeneuve’s James Bond Movie Enlists “Peaky Blinders” Creator Steven Knight to Write Script

Knight, Steven Knight.

Pardon the terrible pun, but the Peaky Blinders creator, Steven Knight, a well-respected world-builder and ace writer, has been tapped to write the script for Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming James Bond film. The prolific Knight’s TV credits also include A Thousand Blows, Rogue Heroes, and All the Light We Cannot See. On the film side, he earned an Oscar nomination for his 2002 script for Dirty Pretty Things,

By The Credits  |  August 1, 2025