The adaptation credits establish the relationship
Amazon MGM Studios’ awards page credits the film’s screenplay to Drew Goddard, based on the novel by Andy Weir, with Phil Lord and Christopher Miller directing and Ryan Gosling credited as actor. Penguin Random House separately identifies the 2026 live-action film as an adaptation of Weir’s book. These are different creative roles, not interchangeable author credits.
For a film request, retain the title, year and film-maker or lead credit. For a reading reference, retain the author and book edition. A publisher’s tie-in cover can promote the film while still identifying a copy of the novel rather than a screenplay or a full video.
Each medium has its own position reference
Use chapter and edition details for a book passage. Use the audiobook edition and chapter or playback position for an audio passage. Use the film edition and timestamp for a screen scene. A percentage completed in one medium does not give a reliable resume point in another, and different typography or audio chapter divisions can change the number shown by a reader.
If you are comparing an explanation or conversation, describe the specific moment in your own words and record both references. The existence of an adaptation does not prove scene-for-scene completeness or a numeric chapter-to-minute mapping. Establish those correspondences from the actual works rather than a shared cover image.
Promotional material is another source type
An official trailer and a cast interview can identify the production without containing the feature. A scientific subject in the story does not turn a promotional featurette into a scientific documentary or a complete account of the novel’s reasoning. Keep the item type on a saved link so someone opening it knows what it supplies.
The collection poster identifies the film, while the official credits support this work-level comparison. No film or audiobook was reviewed here, and no claim is made about how faithfully a particular passage was adapted. Canadian catalogue access and the specifications of a supplied copy require their own current item check.
Sources and scope
Scope notes distinguish published documentation, supplied information and editorial methods. They do not report a hands-on service test.
- Amazon MGM Studios: Project Hail Mary credits — Official indexed awards-page credits: screenplayGoddard/novelWeir/directorsLordMiller/actorGosling; awardsworthiness notadopted.
- Penguin Random House: film adaptation — Bookpublishers official2026 indexed announcement identifies liveactionfilmadaptation; no Canadianavailability.
