Trending Now - Ryan Gosling Stars in Big-budget Space Film 'project Hail Mary
WHO:
Ryan Gosling stars as Ryland Grace in the film "Project Hail Mary."
Directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.
Sandra Hüller is part of the supporting cast.
The film is produced by Amazon MGM.
WHAT:
"Project Hail Mary" is a big-budget space movie with a production budget of over $150 million.
The film is projected to have a box office opening of over $50 million.
The film has received a 94% score from over 70 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.
The film has a runtime of 2 hours and 36 minutes.
The film is based on a novel by Andy Weir, who also wrote "The Martian."
The film features a character named Rocky, an alien made of rock.
WHERE:
The film is set in space, specifically on a spaceship light-years from Earth.
The mission involves traveling to Tau Ceti, a star located many light-years away.
WHEN:
"Project Hail Mary" is set to open on March 20th, 2026.
The film's reviews are being published in March 2026.
WHY:
The plot centers around a mission to stop a mysterious substance that is killing the sun and to save Earth.
HOW:
Ryland Grace wakes up alone on a spaceship after being in an induced coma for decades.
Ryland is recruited by the government to investigate a mysterious line linking Venus and the sun, dubbed the Petrova line, which involves single-cell organisms called Astrophage that can be used as rocket fuel.
(UPDATED March 10, 2026 19:22 UTC)
In exciting movie news, Ryan Gosling stars as Ryland Grace in the highly anticipated space film "Project Hail Mary," directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, and produced by Amazon MGM. Set to open on March 20, 2026, the film has a production budget of over $150 million and is projected to earn more than $50 million at the box office, with a strong 94% score from critics on Rotten Tomatoes. The plot follows Ryland as he wakes up alone on a spaceship after decades in a coma, tasked with stopping a mysterious substance that threatens the sun and ultimately, Earth.