He says he did, but he was fired for it.
The Sun is dying.
Hes whisked off by Eva to help.
Ryan Gosling talks Project Hail Mary at CinemaCon 2025.Jerod Harris/Getty Images for CinemaCon
Later, Eva explains that the sun isnt the only star thats dying.
Many stars are all showing a pattern of infection across the universe, except one.
A plan is in place, but Ryland almost cant believe it so he lays it out.
It involves near-light-speed travel that doesnt exist and travelling so many miles the astronauts will never make it home.
Hes told its that or the entire world dies.
Who is gonna sign up for that?
And everyone is quiet, staring at him.
He cant believe it.
I put the not In astronaut, he says.
You have the right stuff, but I have the wrong stuff.
As it’s possible for you to guess, Ryland goes into space anyway.
There are some super cool images of the ship in a deep, dark nothing.
He wakes up out of a sleep with a big beard.
We see him doing a bunch of weird stuff on the ship.
He floats into space for a second.
This other ship looks like its almost made out of wood.
Very thin, sharp pieces of wood, all stacked on top of each other.
It slows down next to Rylands ship.
Out shoots a small cylinder.
Ryland freaks out that the ship is sending him something.
he asks as he drops in a light.
But then the light comes back.
He gets to a window at the end of the tunnel and a two-fingered hand touches the window.
Cut to Ryland doing a video.
So, I met an alien, he says.
And hes growing on me.
Not in me, which was at one point a concern.
So much more happens, and we cant wait to see it all play out.
It opens on March 20, 2026.
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