Washington D.C.: After 2018's First Man, Ryan Gosling is set to blast off into space again for the film adaption of the upcoming science fiction Project Hail Mary. Gosling is aboard to star in the film, as well as produce with Ken Kao.
Project Hail Mary, which is based on a novel by Andy Weir, best known for writing The Martian, will be published in Spring 2021 by Random House, centers on an astronaut on a spaceship that is tasked with saving the planet. Project Hail Mary will be the third high-profile adaptation for Andy.
According to Variety, the actor will produce and star in the project which MGM is in negotiations to acquire. Ken Kao joins as co-producer, according to Deadline Hollywood.
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Andy's first novel, The Martian, was self-published in 2011. The movie adaption, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Mat Demon was released in 2015 and became a massive box office success and won seven Academy Award nominations.
Gosling producing turn with Project Hail Mary will be his first attempt at leading a production since his ill-fated 2014 directorial debut Lost River.
With inputs from ANI
