Ryan Gosling is giving Hollywood studios his two cents as his latest film, “Project Hail Mary,” launched into orbit over the weekend.
The actor, who stars in the sci-fi epic based on Andy Weir’s 2021 novel, made a surprise visit to a New York theater on Thursday.
He spoke to moviegoers about reading the manuscript for the then-unpublished novel six years ago, a time when theaters were shutting down and studios paused productions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I got the best thing I’ve ever read, the most ambitious thing I’ll ever make, and it seemed impossible, but it was too good not to give it a shot,” he told the packed crowd at AMC Lincoln Square 13’s IMAX theater.
He later continued, “I think, obviously, theaters need you. But it’s not your job to keep them open. It’s our job to make things that make it worth you coming out.”
