{"id":2341009,"date":"2026-03-22T15:33:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T15:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2341009"},"modified":"2026-03-22T15:33:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T15:33:19","slug":"how-meryl-streep-ended-up-making-a-surprising-cameo-in-project-hail-mary-she-can-do-anything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/how-meryl-streep-ended-up-making-a-surprising-cameo-in-project-hail-mary-she-can-do-anything\/","title":{"rendered":"How Meryl Streep ended up making a surprising cameo in \u201cProject Hail Mary\u201d: \u2018She can do anything&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/meryl-streep\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Meryl Streep;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Meryl Streep&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Meryl Streep<\/a> landed the role she was born to play in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ryan-gosling-project-hail-mary-trailer-11763696\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Project Hail Mary;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Project Hail Mary&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Project Hail Mary<\/em><\/a> \u2014 the computerized voice of a rock-like alien.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the sci-fi thriller from Chris Lord and Phil Miller, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/ryan-gosling\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ryan Gosling;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ryan Gosling&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Ryan Gosling<\/a> plays Dr. Ryland Grace, an astronaut who, in the not-so-distant future, makes first contact with an intelligent alien life form that looks like a cross between a small boulder and a giant spider. He names it Rocky.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lacking any discernible face, Rocky doesn&#8217;t speak in the traditional sense. Instead, he communicates through musical tones and chords that sound almost like whale songs. Once Dr. Grace figures this out, he programs a computer to translate the notes into English words.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Ryan Gosling and Rocky in &#8216;Project Hail Mary&#8217;<br \/>Credit: amazon\/mgm studios<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When it comes time for Dr. Grace to select a computerized voice to act as Rocky&#8217;s artificial translator, he scrolls through a number of preloaded options, one of which is, you guessed it, three-time Oscar-winner Meryl Streep.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;When we were on set, we did a bunch of silly voices ourselves,&#8221; Miller tells <em>Entertainment Weekly.<\/em> &#8220;We had people from the crew do voices just to make Ryan laugh and have the characters have something to react to.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We tried to imagine voices that would be preloaded into a text-to-speech kind of translator,&#8221; Lord adds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;And then we [thought], wouldn&#8217;t it be fun to get Meryl Streep? And Ryan just said, &#8216;She can do anything,&#8217; and that was perfect,&#8221; Miller explains.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Then came the difficult part. &#8220;So we&#8217;re like, <em>Okay, well, now we&#8217;ve got to ask Meryl Streep<\/em>,&#8221; he continues. &#8220;And so then you&#8217;re like, okay, Amy Pascal, our producing partner on the movie, had made movies with her, many movies, like <em>The Post<\/em> and other movies. So she had a relationship. So we&#8217;re like, <em>Amy, you got to<\/em>\u2014&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;You have never seen a group of filmmakers procrastinate longer,&#8221; Lord interjects with a laugh. &#8220;And then she did, and she was wonderful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Rocky and Ryan Gosling's hand in 'Project Hail Mary'Credit: Amazon MGM Studios\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/itnLw9IVOVX5pTSFSkr_vg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/8b14540728cb59e82546b826c5689c83\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Rocky and Ryan Gosling&#8217;s hand in &#8216;Project Hail Mary&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Amazon MGM Studios<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;And she was so fun and thoughtful and playful and did a million different versions: &#8216;I&#8217;ll do more. You want me to try this? Try that?'&#8221; Miller says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;But every time you rehearsed in the mirror, going, <em>Meryl, would you by any chance want to play a rejected voice of an alien? <\/em>Just trying to explain it to her&#8230;&#8221; Lord says, laughing. &#8220;You know what? I&#8217;m going to ask her tomorrow.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">See Streep nail her role as a rejected alien voice in <em>Project Hail Mary<\/em>, in theaters now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/meryl-streep-surprising-project-hail-mary-cameo-11928556\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meryl Streep landed the role she was born to play in Project Hail Mary \u2014 the computerized voice of a rock-like alien. 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