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We don’t make the rules, but if we did, we’d say that if you direct a Lego movie, every movie you direct after that gets a Lego set. Thankfully, directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller seem to agree and got the company to make one for their upcoming film, Project Hail Mary. It’s a unique set, mostly because Lego rarely makes them for non-IP-driven films. So, after talking to the duo about it, we knew we had to pick one up for ourselves.
Clocking in at $100 and 830 pieces, the Project Hail Mary set is, of course, the Hail Mary ship itself, complete with its three massive fuel tanks. The set also comes with stands and figures of the film’s main characters, Ryland Grace and Rocky the alien. It’s a relatively short build, taking about four hours in total, but it is incredibly fun to create and play with. Plus, it somehow gets cooler once you’ve seen the film itself.
First, you build the characters, the mini-fig of Ryland Grace and Rocky the alien. You can display them together, separated by the window of Rocky’s ship, or click them into the base of the ship itself (seen in the final image of this article).
From there, it’s on the main section of the set, which, to be completely honest, was relatively challenging. It’s a very detailed Technic build with lots of tiny parts that requires your 100% full attention to get exactly right. And yes, Lego is considered a kid’s toy, and the instructions are very clear, but there are easy-to-build Lego sets and less easy-to-build Lego sets, and this is a less easy-to-build one.
But it’s worth it. Once you put together the full mechanism, it’s just… awesome. It’s so rewarding to twist the crank and see all the little pieces moving in unison. But until you start the final two phases, you don’t know exactly what you’re moving.
With the final two bags of the set, you build the ship, sails, and fuel containers, all of which connect to the base mechanism, making it so you can move the Hail Mary out from the middle of the structure and into orbit, just like in the movie. This is how Grace is able to stabilize the ship and create gravity so he can walk around. It’s a very prevalent moment in the film, and now you can bring it to life in Lego. Check it out.
Here’s what the #ProjectHailMary Lego looks like once it’s completed. pic.twitter.com/7XpUkjNQk5
— Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) March 10, 2026
Did the set have to do that? Of course not. It still would’ve been pretty damned cool if the ship had been stationary. But the way it just goes that extra step to give you something special is why it’s such a fantastic set.
Beyond that, along the way, the instructions give you little tidbits about the movie and how the pieces you are building tie in to the story. It’s not a prevalent thing, but it does add a little extra layer of cool on top of everything else.
All in all, having seen and really enjoyed Project Hail Mary, I truly love this set. It’s made to be displayed but can also be played with and looks great with the two main characters attached, too. Building it made for a very enjoyable afternoon that I’ll remember whenever I look at it on the shelf.
The Project Hail Mary Lego is available wherever Legos are sold. Here’s a link to the official site.
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