Project Hail Mary: No Greenscreen, Real Sets Power Sci‑Fi Epic
Director Christopher Miller says Project Hail Mary was shot without any greenscreen or bluescreen, with the ship interior built as a real set and exterior sequences created digitally by ILM; Rocky the alien was puppetry/animation, and thousands of VFX shots accompany the practical lighting and effects. The 156-minute sci‑fi has a budget around $248 million and opens in theaters March 20, drawing strong early buzz.