Ryan Gosling’s New Epic Sci-Fi Adaptation Runtime Breaks File As His Longest Film Ever

Ryan Gosling breaks a private profession document — which can be a heads-up for these planning on seeing his subsequent film for what they’re entering into.

Venture Hail Mary, primarily based on the novel of the identical title by Andy Weir, is directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and stars Gosling as a lone astronaut in house who should save planet Earth. Weir can be the creator of The Martian, the premise for Ridley Scott’s film. Amazon MGM’s Venture Hail Mary additionally stars Sandra Hüller, Lionel Boyce, Ken Leung, and Milana Vayntrub.

Per yosemitecinema.com, Venture Hail Mary is 2 hours and 46 minutes lengthy, making it Gosling’s longest movie so far. Beforehand, this profession document was held by Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049, starring Gosling alongside Harrison Ford, which clocks in at 2 hours and 43 minutes. That is additionally thought-about to be one among Ryan Gosling’s finest films.

The Martian can be a prolonged film, working for two hours and 31 minutes, however its seven Oscar nominations are arguably a testomony to Weir’s detailed sci-fi tales necessitating this screentime. It isn’t not possible for the viewers to decide to longer films, evidenced by the likes of Avatar: Hearth and Ash and Oppenheimer, in current historical past, however it wants the best hook.

Gosling’s final theatrically launched film was 2024’s The Fall Man, which was a flop, partly resulting from its estimated, inflated funds of $140 million. Earlier than that, Gosling starred within the world phenomenon of Barbie, which grossed $1.4 billion worldwide, stemming from a special enchantment than the likes of Venture Hail Mary or The Martian.

Selection studies that Venture Hail Mary‘s funds is $150 million, establishing the identical hurdle confronted by The Fall Man. In accordance with the rule of thumb {that a} film must gross 2.5 instances its funds to interrupt even, Venture Hail Mary is capturing for most likely round $400 million, and will nonetheless attain this, when The Martian grossed $630 million, albeit 10 years in the past.

Gosling can be slated to star in one other hopeful blockbuster, Star Wars: Starfighter, which releases in Could 2027. Thus, there are a number of upcoming events the place we’ll see what sort of field workplace energy the La La Land star has right now. Venture Hail Mary has a PG-13 ranking, so it would not alienate audiences who would not go to an R-rated film, however it’s nonetheless a very long time in a cinema.

Venture Hail Mary releases in theaters on March 20, 2026.