Ryan Gosling stars in 'Project Hail Mary': See trailer, cast, release date
Ryan Gosling is humanity's last chance for survival in the upcoming film "Project Hail Mary."
Based on Andy Weir's epic sci-fi adventure novel, Amazon MGM Studios' latest movie adaptation stars the three-time Oscar nominee as a middle school teacher who is sent to space as the world comes to an end.
As the trailer posted Monday, June 30 shows, middle school teacher Ryland Grace, played by Gosling, must see if humanity can survive somewhere else in space after the sun and every other star begins to die for unknown reasons. In space, he discovers and befriends an extraterrestrial being he names Rocky.
Despite having no experience as a astronaut, Gosling's character is understandably out of his depth, telling officials, "I put the not in astronaut. I've never done anything. I've never done a space walk. I can't even moonwalk. "
"It's an insanely ambitious story, expansive in scope," Gosling said in April during a CinemaCon presentation. "Literally, we tried to put it on a TV once. It didn't fit."
Moviegoers can expect to see familiar faces, including Academy-Award nominee Sandra Hüller, "The Bear" actor Lionel Boyce and "Industry" star Ken Leung.
Here's what to know about the upcoming project.
When does 'Project Hail Mary' come out?
Amazon MGM Studios' sci-fi adventure film "Project Hail Mary," starring Ryan Gosling, is set to release in theaters nationwide on March 20, 2026.
Watch the 'Project Hail Mary' trailer
When did the 'Project Hail Mary' book come out?
Sci-fi suspense novel "Project Hail Mary," of which the movie of the same name is based, was written by Andy Weir and published on May 4, 2021.
Another sci-fi novel by Weir, "The Martian," was adapted into a 2015 movie directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon.
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