The 44-year-old actor-producer appeared at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, July 26, to promote his next spacefaring epic Project Hail Mary,...
The 44-year-old actor-producer appeared at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, July 26, to promote his next spacefaring epic Project Hail Mary, a science-fiction comedy based on author Andy Weir's 2021 novel of the same name.
In the film, Gosling plays Ryland Grace, a middle school science teacher who is tasked with travelling into space 11.9 light-years away to determine why dozens of stars, including the sun, are dying, threatening all life on Earth.
"It took me places I'd never been, and it showed me things I'd never seen," Gosling remarked about the film. "It was both tragic and amusing. This story is about a fearful man who has achieve something impossible. Now, I was a fearful guy who had to accomplish something impossible, just to make this into a movie."
Project Hail Mary was directed by Oscar-winning combo Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) from a story by Drew Goddard, who also translated author Weir's novel The Martian into the space-faring picture starring Matt Damon.
Lord, Miller, Goddard, and Weir joined Gosling for the footage-filled Hall H session, which was moderated by Josh Horowitz.
The audience was exposed to the hilarious first five minutes of the film, which depicted Gosling's Grace waking up from a cryogenic slumber, which he described as "an ordinary person in this extraordinary situation". "You may have noticed he looks like a space caveman, in this placenta onesie," joked the Barbie star. He noted that a placenta onesie is a costume that he hopes to see at Comic-Con one day.
Working closely with Goddard and Weir, Gosling stated that he "tried to create these different layers to him as he's evolving from a space caveman to a space person who needs to do some really important stuff."
"What's so inspiring about him is he reacts to a lot of things like I might or a lot of us might, and he's terrified appropriately of the task at hand," according to him. "He's somebody who on Earth had given up on himself, and has been given this opportunity to believe in himself again."
A teaser trailer released on June 30 depicts Gosling's character spending extensive time alone in space. On his endeavour, nicknamed "Project Hail Mary" by co-star Sandra Hüller, he also pretends to befriend an alien.
The team announced that the mineral-like alien is known as Rocky. "It's too soon to talk about Rocky," Gosling replied. "He's not here to speak for himself."
The team announced that the faceless, five-limbed creature seen in another shot will be brought to life using a combination of computer-generated animation and puppetry created by The Jim Henson Company.
"It comes alive in a way where you would die for this character," Miller added, emphasising that weird animals do not need faces to be loved.
Miller, Lord, and their designers worked hard to ensure that Project Hail Mary's maths and physics were accurate, consulting Weir on astronomy concerns.
Miller concluded that "it's a story about connection, hope, and humanity." It's an extremely emotional story."
Lord joked that the film "answers the question: 'If the universe depended on it, can adult men make friends in six days?' "
Project Hail Mary, starring Lionel Boyce, Milana Vayntrub, and Ken Leung, opens in theatres on March 20, 2026. San Diego Comic-Con 2025 takes place from July 24 to July 27.
In the film, Gosling plays Ryland Grace, a middle school science teacher who is tasked with travelling into space 11.9 light-years away to determine why dozens of stars, including the sun, are dying, threatening all life on Earth.
"It took me places I'd never been, and it showed me things I'd never seen," Gosling remarked about the film. "It was both tragic and amusing. This story is about a fearful man who has achieve something impossible. Now, I was a fearful guy who had to accomplish something impossible, just to make this into a movie."
Project Hail Mary was directed by Oscar-winning combo Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) from a story by Drew Goddard, who also translated author Weir's novel The Martian into the space-faring picture starring Matt Damon.
Lord, Miller, Goddard, and Weir joined Gosling for the footage-filled Hall H session, which was moderated by Josh Horowitz.
The audience was exposed to the hilarious first five minutes of the film, which depicted Gosling's Grace waking up from a cryogenic slumber, which he described as "an ordinary person in this extraordinary situation". "You may have noticed he looks like a space caveman, in this placenta onesie," joked the Barbie star. He noted that a placenta onesie is a costume that he hopes to see at Comic-Con one day.
Working closely with Goddard and Weir, Gosling stated that he "tried to create these different layers to him as he's evolving from a space caveman to a space person who needs to do some really important stuff."
"What's so inspiring about him is he reacts to a lot of things like I might or a lot of us might, and he's terrified appropriately of the task at hand," according to him. "He's somebody who on Earth had given up on himself, and has been given this opportunity to believe in himself again."
A teaser trailer released on June 30 depicts Gosling's character spending extensive time alone in space. On his endeavour, nicknamed "Project Hail Mary" by co-star Sandra Hüller, he also pretends to befriend an alien.
The team announced that the mineral-like alien is known as Rocky. "It's too soon to talk about Rocky," Gosling replied. "He's not here to speak for himself."
The team announced that the faceless, five-limbed creature seen in another shot will be brought to life using a combination of computer-generated animation and puppetry created by The Jim Henson Company.
"It comes alive in a way where you would die for this character," Miller added, emphasising that weird animals do not need faces to be loved.
Miller, Lord, and their designers worked hard to ensure that Project Hail Mary's maths and physics were accurate, consulting Weir on astronomy concerns.
Miller concluded that "it's a story about connection, hope, and humanity." It's an extremely emotional story."
Lord joked that the film "answers the question: 'If the universe depended on it, can adult men make friends in six days?' "
Project Hail Mary, starring Lionel Boyce, Milana Vayntrub, and Ken Leung, opens in theatres on March 20, 2026. San Diego Comic-Con 2025 takes place from July 24 to July 27.
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