3 Seattle ties to blockbuster "Project Hail Mary"

2. They grew up watching films at the Pacific Science Center. Miller has fond memories of seeing movies there with Sood, according to the newspaper.

• This week, the Seattle nonprofit screened "Project Hail Mary" in IMAX.

3. Part of the film honors a longtime Seattle teacher. At Lakeside, Miller and Sood had a teacher named Tom Rona who "made a funny book of math problems starring a character named Balloon Dog," Miller recently wrote on X.

• A version of that balloon dog character appears on a white board behind Gosling's character in the film.

Fun fact: Miller apologized to Seattleites for a scene in which Gosling's character, who is from the Bay Area, wears a 49ers shirt, the Seattle Times reports.

• "Let me tell you, of the sacrifices you have to make for your art as a lifelong Seahawks fan, that was a bitter pill to swallow, but it was fine," Miller said.

The bottom line: Even in space, Seattle sneaks in.