After more than a decade out of director's chairs, the duo tell IndieWire about tackling Andy Weir's beloved novel, making audiences fall in love with a talking rock alien, and lessons from Yoda.

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More than 3 million years ago, when our ancient ancestors embodied by the iconic Lucy were roaming the African landscape, they would have feared a big, bad crocodile with a prominent lump on its head, ...

Yikes... That’s one Star Wars comparison no filmmaker wants to hear.

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller turn Bay Area author Andy Weir's novel "Project Hail Mary" into a terrific science fiction popcorn movie.

The science is accessible and Ryan Gosling is a superb Everyman in the excellent space adventure "Project Hail Mary," based on Andy Weir's novel.

Theoretically, it’s impossible for us to perceive a 4D creature. That is, unless it broke into our three-dimensional reality.

When people think about famous dinosaurs, predators and giants usually dominate the spotlight. Yet one plant-eater managed to stand out from the crowd - Parasaurolophus, a hadrosaur with one of the ...

A review of 'Project Hail Mary' with Ryan Gosling back on a mission to space, but this time alone and on a mission to save ...

The cuttlefish may be one of the strangest animals in the ocean. With specialized skin cells called chromatophores, it can change color and pattern almost instantly, blending into its surroundings or ...

Well, the Freakybuttrue Peculiarium and Museum in Portland, Oregon is basically that friend, except it’s a whole building, ...

Starting a new character? Make them stand out with an active background full of "plot hooks" that you, the player, can use.