Ryan Gosling’s new sci-fi Project Hail Mary has broken trailer viewing records, gaining over 400Million views since going live on June 30.
Directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (The Lego Movie, 21 Jump Street), the film stars Gosling as an astronaut who wakes up on a space station with no recollection of who he is or what his mission is. He slowly learns that he was sent into outer space to reverse the impact of a phenomena causing the sun to die out, but soon discovers that he won’t be working alone.
The film is based on the novel of the same name by Andy Weir and is slated for a March 20 2026 cinema release, but has already achieved over 400Million views across various platforms, a record for an original movie (i.e. not a remake or sequel) according to a report by Deadline.
Lord and Miller both posted matching thank you messages on X (formerly Twitter), with a graphic revealing the viewing figure and the following caption: “Holy Moly! Thank you all you glorious generous fans of movies / books / near light speed space travel / the Sun for pushing the trailer for Project Hail Mary past 400 million views – the most in one week for a non-sequel non-remake original film trailer… ever. Can’t wait to thank some of you in person at San Diego Comic-Con in Hall H with our pals Ryan, Andy, and Drew (Goddard, screenwriter) ….and a few other surprises…”
Holy Moly. Thank you all you glorious generous fans of movies / books / near light speed space travel / the Sun for pushing the trailer for Project Hail Mary past 400 million views – the most in one week for a film that’s not a sequel or a remake… ever. Can’t wait to thank some… pic.twitter.com/XaIcDBbfZ2
— Christopher Miller (@chrizmillr) July 9, 2025
One of Hollywood’s most popular leading men, Gosling appears to be settling in to the science fiction genre for the foreseeable future. In April, he was announced as the lead for the new Star Wars film, Starfighter, which is set for release in 2027. A standalone film directed by Shawn Levy (Deadpool and Wolverine), Mia Goth was recently announced as joining the cast.