Ryan Gosling on PROJECT HAIL MARY

About this episode

Ryan Gosling discusses his role in the film adaptation of Project Hail Mary and shares insights on sci-fi cinema.

Some exciting news—The Take is now on Patreon: www.patreon.com/kermodeandmayo. Become a Vanguardista or an Ultra Vanguardista to get video episodes of Take Two every week, plus member-only chat rooms, polls and submissions to influence the show, behind-the-scenes photos and videos, the monthly Redactor’s Roundup newsletter, and access to a new fortnightly LIVE show—a raucous, unfiltered lunchtime special with the Good Doctors, new features, and live chat so you can heckle, vote, and have your questions read out in real time. On this week’s episode of Kermode and Mayo’s Take, Ryan Gosling is with us to talk about his new sci-fi epic Project Hail Mary. From the challenge of bringing Andy Weir’s beloved novel to the screen to the peculiar pressures of carrying a space-set survival story (often alone), Gosling reflects on the film’s mix of brainy science, cosmic peril and unexpected heart. This week it’s Mark he’ll be chatting to, and they get deep on sci-fi gems from Silent Running to The Abyss—plus some behind the scenes gossip on Project Hail Mary’s epic karaoke scene. Keep an ear out for Mark’s review next week, and in the meantime there’s a trio of new releases on this week’s…

People in this episode

Host: Mark

Guest: Ryan Gosling

Topics covered

• sci-fi
• film adaptation
• interview
• Ryan Gosling
• new releases
• behind the scenes

Keywords

• Ryan Gosling
• Project Hail Mary
• sci-fi
• film adaptation
• interview
• new releases
• behind the scenes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon

Books & works: Project Hail Mary, Silent Running, The Abyss, Scarlet, How To Make A Killing, Kind Hearts and Coronets, One Last Deal

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