Spotlight Review: Ryan Gosling scores a touchdown with ‘Project Hail Mary’ Bruce R. Miller Lee Enterprises Mar 24, 2026 3 hrs ago 0 × USA Today - Vertical Ryan Gosling jokes about Rocky the puppet being a diva on set of "Project Hail Mary" Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “Project Hail Mary” is the first must-see film of 2026.kAmp7E6C 2 D=@H DE2CE[ :E 8C23D J@FC 2EE6?E:@?[ E96? J@FC >:?5[ 2?5 7:?2==J J@FC 962CE[ =62G:?8 2? FA362E :>AC6DD:@? 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