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‘Project Hail Mary’ Directors Screened a Nearly Four-Hour Cut to Other Filmmakers and Were Told to ‘Get It Way Shorter’: ‘It Was Embarrassing’ Discussion (variety.com)
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[–] 41 points 7 months ago (5 children)

I wanna see that cut. They definitely glossed over many of the major leaps forward both in the prep for the mission (how did they make so much fuel) and during the mission (learning the language was made out to be much easier than the book)

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  • [–] -3 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    Yeah, I don't see why it could not be split into two movies.

    If The Hobbit could be made into 3 individually 2+ hour movies (the extended cut is 9 hours, you can literally read the entirety of The Hobbit twice in that time), I don't see why Project Hail Mary couldn't be split into two, or maybe even three movies.

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  • [–] 14 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    I was considering that myself, but honestly, I would absolutely hate having it end in the middle with some cliffhanger, and then having to wait 3 years for the ending.

    I haven't watched it, only read it, so maybe they've cut too much, idk.

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago

    I loved and even recommended the book, but I think 4 hours would likely be too much for the majority of the people going to see this. Splitting it would have made the movie less climactic in general. Since they seemed to already have the 4 hours it was likely not going to take 3 years for a part 2, but I don't think there would have been much interest in a 2nd movie because just the first half of the plot with an ending in the middle would be a bit lackluster as far as pacing goes. That being said, I would personally watch the 4 hour cut of movie.

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  • [–] 8 points 7 months ago

    I feel like splitting it would be a harder pitch to studios since it's not a recognizable IP. Sure you have a beloved actor in the lead role and quite a few people love the directors, but honestly how many average people knew about this book before the movie's announcement in comparison to something like Hobbit or Dune?

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