Ryan Gosling to star in space drama 'The Hail Mary Film'

Ryan Gosling to star in space drama 'The Hail Mary Film'

Reported By 28 Mar 2020

For the forthcoming film adaptation of the book by author Andy Weir, Actor Ryan Gosling will once more be venturing into the space genre. Media studio is in talks to pick up the project according to The Hollywood Reporter. Gosling, 39, who last portrayed astronaut Neil Armstrong in 'First Man' by the director Damian Chazelle, will also be producing the new film alongside Ken Kao. 

Weir's novel, to be released in 2021, is about an astronaut on a spacecraft charged with saving the earth. Veteran director Ridley Scott successfully adapted the author's first book into a feature film in 2015. The film, which starred Matt Damon, was both a commercial and a critical success.