PROJECT HAIL MARY's Drew Goddard On Making Science Cool Again, Writing For An Alien, And BUFFY Love

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Travis Hopson talks with PROJECT HAIL MARY writer Drew Goddard about his second Andy Weir adaptation following THE MARTIAN, how he wrote for Ryan Gosling and an extraterrestrial, and how his run on BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER still impacts his work. PROJECT HAIL MARY is in theaters now!All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com!Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: / pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: / pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts!#ProjectHailMary #DrewGoddard #RyanGosling

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