Lego bricks have been fodder for a number of unexpected projects over the years, from making sounds for ASMR videos to teaching kids how to read Braille. Now, the bricks might be used for something ...

So, after “a million invitations,” the Lego team arrived in London to visit the set of Project Hail Mary. “Then we secretly cut a whole 10-minute piece to show them, and it blew them away,” Lord said.