It’s a tale as old as time… as soon as a hot new movie adaptation hits theaters, the book that inspired it surges in popularity — which can be a challenge if you’re a “read it before you see it” kind of person. Hitting theaters on March 20, “Project Hail Mary,” the latest film from Oscar-winning “Spider-verse” visionaries Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, is inspired by Andy Weir’s novel of the same name . Weir is, of course, the author of another sci-fi novel-turned-blockbuster , “The Martian.”