Movie theater owners didn't get to meet a new James Bond. They did get Ryan Gosling.
To kick off Amazon MGM Studios' first presentation at CinemaCon, Gosling and directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller unveiled the trailer for the epic sci-fi adventure "Project Hail Mary" (in theaters March 20, 2026), based on Andy Weir's best-selling 2021 novel. Gosling promised the crowd they were the first to see the footage "other than my mom."
"Hail Mary" stars Gosling as Ryland Grace, a middle-school teacher tapped to be the biology expert on a long-shot mission to a solar system 12 light-years away to save humanity before a catastrophic event wipes out Earth. The footage shows Ryland both as an unwitting participant when he's told he'll be going on the cosmic journey ("I’m not an astronaut. I can’t even moonwalk," he says) and as a reluctant spaceman who meets an alien in similar dire straits. The being, named Rocky, is "the most lovable alien since E.T.," Lord teased.
"It's an insanely ambitious story, expansive in scope," Gosling said. And knowing the audience, he emphasized how important it is to see the stunning visuals on a big screen. "Literally, we tried to put it on a TV once. It didn't fit."
The actor and producer copped to falling in love with the source material. Weir (who also wrote "The Martian") explained the appeal in a 2021 USA TODAY interview: “Everyone loves survival stories, regardless of the setting. Whether it be Robinson Crusoe stranded on an island, Mark Watney stranded on Mars, or real-life Chilean miners trapped a mile underground, we all root for people to overcome the obstacles nature throws in their path.”
Source: USA Today
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