Andy Weir talked about Ryan Gosling at a recent panel, and his comment quickly caught attention. The discussion took place at BookCon in New York, where authors spoke about the Project Hail Mary adaptation. The moment stood out right away.
Andy Weir answers if Ryan Gosling is as handsome in person
Speaking at BookCon 2026, Andy Weir answered a question about Ryan Gosling, and his response stayed simple but memorable. When asked if Gosling looks as good in real life, he replied, “Like I would say more. I’m straight, but we all have our limits.”
The Project Hail Mary author also explained his role in the film, and he stayed involved throughout. He worked on the script, gave feedback during filming, and stayed part of the editing process. That level of involvement made the project feel more personal to him.
He said, “I was there for the whole shoot. I was giving notes and feedback on the screenplay before that, and then after that, I gave notes in the edits. I was a very active participant and so that feels good because I feel like I was one of the team that made this movie, which I think came out really well.”
He also revealed that the actors frequently improvised their lines. According to Weir, Gosling and co-star James Ortiz, who played the Eridian alien Rocky, often went off script and built moments together.
He said, “They would go off script all the time. Ryan would go off script all the time, James Ortiz, who was the voice of Rocky… they riff off each other and stuff. I would say that maybe half of the movie is basically ad-libbed variations of what the script was telling them to say.”
“It was seeing the production that made me realize how much of the creative energy in the project comes just from the performance. The actors, they don’t just read the lines and perform the correct emotion, they’re actually part of the creation of the story.”
The film follows his earlier success with The Martian, which starred Matt Damon. With Project Hail Mary, he stayed more involved, and that shows in the process. The film was directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, and it has already grossed over 500 million worldwide.
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