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.

[–] MBech@feddit.dk 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] MountingSuspicion@reddthat.com 5 points 4 days 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.

[–] Ryanmiller70@lemmy.zip 7 points 5 days 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?