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(He/Him) Rocky in PROJECT HAIL MARY, The Woodsman and other puppet related-chicanery. www.jamesortiz.co
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OK, Falcor definitely does use they/them pronouns.
That’s just one of the completely correct puppet-based opinions held by Them’s inaugural Person of the Year James Ortiz.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Ortiz — the voice and hands behind Project Hail Mary’s Rocky — grew up entranced with puppets, like those made by famed creature designers Ray Harryhausen and Stan Winston.
As a young adult, taking up puppetry professionally helped Ortiz circumvent obstacles to acting as a queer performer. “Puppetry became the safe haven for me to play characters that I wasn’t going to be cast as, and to tell stories on a maybe smaller scale,” he tells Them.
At the link in bio, read our full profile of Ortiz — and find out why he’s our Person of the Year. #projecthailmary #jamesortiz #puppets #puppeteer #puppetry
22 Oct 2026
It’s true, faces are overrated 🪨 Discover the process behind crafting Rocky’s design in #ProjectHailMary.
31 Mar 2026
THIS IS INCREDIBLE! 🤯🤯🤯 Part 2 of how James Ortiz and incredible CG artists brought Rocky to life in PROJECT HAIL MARY. If you missed Part 1, go to my page to see the video where James goes into detail about how the puppetry worked on the set and how he lead a group of puppeteers, the Rocketeers, to perform all the scenes with Ryan Gosling. It’s such an incredible process that reminds me of the first time I started learning about Performance Capture. Everything said in this video is a great example of the technical servicing the emotional. Every choice enhances audience immersion in the story.
Clip from my “On Film…With Kevin McCarthy” podcast. Links in bio for Spotify, YouTube and Apple Podcasts.
#projecthailmary #rocky #jamesortiz #filmmaking #cgi
24 Mar 2026
Master of puppets 👻
@lileanablaincruzofficial’s otherworldly production of @missymazzoli and librettist @rvavrek’s Lincoln in the Bardo features a diverse array of puppets designed by James Ortiz (@jortface) that help bring the bardo and its inhabitants to life.
Hear from Ortiz, who was also the puppeteer and voice actor for Rocky in Project Hail Mary, as he discusses his approach to creating the opera’s unique puppets and the characters they illuminate.
📅 Lincoln in the Bardo is on stage through November 14.
🎟️ Tickets for Lincoln in the Bardo are now on sale, available at the box office, on the Met Opera app, or at the link in our bio.
Video by Muriel Steinke / Met Opera
02 Nov 2026
Before @jortface and I hit the @savfilmfest stage for the @projecthailmary post screening Q&A, I mentioned that I’m sure some of the students would love to get a picture with him.
I wasn’t sure if he had the time or would want to do it. But he *loved* the idea. So when I announced at the end of the Q&A that he’d join people out front to take pics the audience went crazy.
Here’s video of James meeting his fans. Loved seeing their faces after getting a pic. Everyone was so happy.
Hope to run the full Project Hail Mary Q&A on @collider soon. James shares some great behind the scenes stories about bringing Rocky to life and working with @chrizmillr and @phillordy
01 Nov 2026
Our first-ever Person of the Year, the incomparable @jortface, has noticed how much you’ve connected with Rocky — and he has thoughts about why. #projecthailmary #puppet #puppets #puppetry
26 Oct 2026
If our Out100 honorees could share one message with the world, what would it be? Hear directly from this year's honorees as they share the words, perspectives, and hopes they want the world to hear.
23 Oct 2026
“My own queerness being present in what I did with Rocky was not something that I necessarily was actively trying to insert,” says James Ortiz. “It’s just who I am.”
Them’s Person of the Year, awarded in conjunction with @outmagazine’s annual Out100 list, honors a cultural figure with a distinctly queer influence — not just an LGBTQ+ person who made a big impact, but one whose work crossed genres, mediums, or boundaries in an extraordinary way.
Our inaugural Person of the Year is @jortface, the queer puppeteer, actor, and voice behind Project Hail Mary’s Rocky. Rocky may have helped save the universe — but Project Hail Mary helped save Hollywood, resuscitating a struggling box office, and resonating with countless LGBTQ+ fans who saw themselves in the five-limbed genderless problem-solver.
On our website at the link in bio, read more about Ortiz’s journey from being a “little theater queen” in Richardson, Texas to puppeteering and acting opposite Ryan Gosling in one of the biggest movies of the year.
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22 Oct 2026
Enjoy queer magic! Here’s a look behind-the-scenes of our #Out100 shoot to see Peppermint, Stonewall co-owner Stacy Lentz; James Ortiz, the puppeteer behind ‘Project Hail Mary's Rocky; our Icon of the Year Andrew Scott; and more.
🎥: @sox_andthecity & @grace.galletti
21 Oct 2026
One more time- so so grateful to @cccelebracion. I’m very honored to be honored. Filmed by my friend @jenny.ashman at my table. Also @gloriakellett is cooler than cool.
03 Oct 2026
James Ortiz ('Project Hail Mary') joined us at the Meryl Streep Center in Los Angeles for a special screening and conversation. Ortiz provides the voice of Rocky and leads the puppeteering team that brings the alien at the heart of the film to life, after building his own makeshift version of the character to win the role during a screen test opposite Ryan Gosling.
Moderated by Jenelle Riley, the conversation explores the puppetry, voice work, practical effects and CG behind creating one of the film's most distinctive characters. Coming soon to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to be notified when it drops. Link in bio.
📷: Araya Doheny, Getty Images
02 Oct 2026
Hair game is strong and so is his Latino pride! 🔥 James Ortiz celebrates his Innovator Award at the Critics Choice Celebración of Cinema & Television. 👏🏽✨
#JamesOrtiz #CriticsChoice #CCCelebracion #LatinoPride
02 Oct 2026
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