Ryan Gosling brought Project Hail Mary, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s film of Andy Weir’s novel, to its premiere in Leicester Square.
Ryan Gosling, a three-time Academy Award nominee, brought Project Hail Mary to Cineworld Leicester Square in the West End on Monday 9 March 2026 for its London premiere. The directors, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, joined him.
Gosling was born in London, Ontario, in 1980 and began on The All New Mickey Mouse Club at twelve. He drew praise for The Believer in 2001 and became a leading man with The Notebook in 2004. He has also won a Golden Globe.
Drew Goddard adapted the film from Andy Weir’s 2021 novel. Gosling, who also produced it, plays Ryland Grace, a schoolteacher who wakes aboard an interstellar spacecraft with no memory of how he came to be there.
The film was shot through 2024 in Britain, and every scene aboard the Hail Mary was filmed on a practical set. The London premiere came 11 days before it reached American cinemas, and it went on to gross $685 million worldwide.
Sandra Hüller, James Ortiz and Priya Kansara of the cast joined them on the carpet, with Goddard and the producers Amy Pascal and Aditya Sood.