A deleted Project Hail Mary scene would have explained the astrophage more clearly and added science that the film left slightly underdeveloped. The writer argues it would also have made the story's central revelation land better.
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01Summary
- 01Project Hail Mary has a 95% critic score and a 95% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 430 critic reviews and more than 25,000 verified ratings.
- 02The film is based on Andy Weir's novel and follows The Martian as his second movie adaptation.
- 03The deleted scene called 'We Could Be Cousins' is one of five deleted scenes on the home release.
- 04In the scene, Ryland Grace works out that the astrophage likely evolved on Tau Ceti-E, called Adrian by Grace and Rocky.
- 05The article says Phil Lord and Christopher Miller cut the scene because its joke undercut the science, but the writer thinks keeping it would have fixed a subtle plot hole.
02Why it matters
The deleted scene would have given viewers a clearer explanation for the astrophage and why Tau Ceti was different, which strengthens the film's science-fiction logic. It also shows how a small cut can change how a big reveal lands on screen.
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