Ryan Gosling stars in the trailer for the new film Project Hail Mary, based on a novel by Andy Weir (author of ‘The Martian’).

Gosling portrays a middle-school science teacher Ryland Grace, who gets recruited by Eva (German actress Sandra Hüller) into a last-ditch effort to save the Earth from extinction, but winds up alone on a rocketship light-years from Earth with very little experience as an astronaut. The film is directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, best known for writing and producing the Spider-Verse movies. In addition to Gosling and Hüller, the film also features Milana Vayntrub, Lionel Boyce, and Ken Leung.

Per the film’s official synopsis: “Science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction… but an unexpected friendship means he may not have to do it alone.”

Project Hail Mary is scheduled to open in theaters and IMAX on March 20, 2026; see the trailer: HERE.

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