Ryan Gosling Heading To Space Again For A New Movie From Directors Phil Lord & Chris Miller
The creative duo ofPhil Lord & Chris Millermay have just set upa new first look dealat Universal Pictures last year, but it’s MGM who is giving them their next project. Lord & Miller are now slated to direct and produce an adaptation of a new sci-fi novel fromThe MartianauthorAndy Weir, and they’ll be takingFirst ManstarRyan Goslingback to space to make it happen.
Varietyhas details on the movie based on the new Andy Weir book. Ryan Gosling will be starring and producing along withKen Kaoand Andy Weir himself. Also producing will beAmy Pascal, who won an Oscar along with Lord & Miller for producingSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, andAditya Sood, the president of the film side of Lord & Miller’s own production banner.
So what’s the story about? There isn’t a detailed synopsis available yet, but the book is currently being referred to as “Project Hail Mary” and focuses on a solitary astronaut on a spaceship who is tasked with saving the planet. What does the planet need to be saved from? Why is it only up to one person? Who knows?! This is Hollywood, and one person has saved the world countless times before. If the book is as entertaining asThe Martian, then we should be in for something great. And considering the rights to the book sold for seven figures, it must be good, right?
Ryan Gosling was key in making this project come together with Lord & Miller. The trade says that before Gosling was done reading an advance copy of the book, which won’t be published until the spring of 2021 by Random House, he was already pitching Lord & Miller as the right guys for the job. But to make it happen, MGM had to go through Universal in order to get approval for this to be their next movie. Thankfully, MGM chairmanMichael De Lucahas a good relationship with Universal chairmanDonna Langley, so the two were able to easily iron out the details.
In a statement, Michael De Luca andPamela Abdy, MGM’s film group president, said:
“All of us at MGM are incredibly excited by this literal dream team coming together around Andy’s astounding novel. With their masterful ability to balance drama, action, and humor, Phil and Chris are the perfect filmmakers to take on this unique material and we are thrilled to have them partner with Ryan, Ken, Andy, Amy and Aditya to bring this movie to life for big screens everywhere.”
Lord & Miller have my absolute trust when it comes to finding projects that perfectly fit their creative aspirations. They’ve done everything from hilarious R-rated action comedy like21 Jump Streetto imaginative family friendly animation inThe LEGO Movie, and they helped bring to life what is probably the bestSpider-Manmovie ever withInto the Spider-Verse. With a book from Andy Weir, I have no doubt they can give us a fantastic movie. Hopefully we’ll hear more about the new project soon, so stay tuned.
