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During an interview with ComicBook to promote the release of Project Hail Mary (in theaters March 20th), Gosling discussed the more taxing aspects of his performance, such as being his own scene partner for extended stretches and handling the physical demands of the role. “Getting zipped up in a placenta onesie dressed like a space caveman … it was a bucket list thing I didn’t know I had,” Gosling joked.
Project Hail Mary Helped Prepare Ryan Gosling for Star Wars: Starfighter
Elsewhere in the interview, Gosling praised his co-star Sandra Hüller’s unexpected sense of humor, describing her as a “sniper in the belltower” waiting for the opportune moment to strike with a perfect line reading. He also talked about how his experience with space-related films (which also includes the criminally underrated Neil Armstrong biopic First Man) helped him while making Shawn Levy’s upcoming Star Wars: Starfighter. “It was great prep for that, for sure. Yes,” was all he said, understandably wary about revealing too much about the secretive Star Wars movie that’s over a year away.
Though Gosling was brief in his response to the Starfighter question, one can easily see how something like Project Hail Mary could help him prepare for the galaxy far, far away. Both Project Hail Mary and Starfighter tell their stories on large canvases, immersing audiences in stunning visuals that transport them to otherworldly locations. There’s even some shared DNA between the two in the sense that they aimed to be as practical as possible; Project Hail Mary didn’t use any green or blue screens during production, while Starfighter filmed on actual locations. Working on big-scale projects like Project Hail Mary and Blade Runner 2049 meant Gosling had some idea of what to expect when he started shooting Starfighter, and he’s proven he isn’t out of his element in a studio tentpole.
