Ryan Gosling! In! Space! 🚀

Read this, by order of the Peaky Blinders.

Ryan Gosling is always in for a good time, be it in Barbie Land or a whole other solar system.

The "First Man" star is blasting back into space in the sci-fi adventure "Project Hail Mary," based on Andy Weir's best-selling novel. And even though we have a new best picture in the Oscar canon, we think this cosmic spectacular might be a contender for next year. Check that out in theaters as well as "Ready or Not 2: Here I Come," which brings "Lord of the Rings" dude Elijah Wood into the horror comedy franchise. And for those feeling the need to stream, the English gang of "Peaky Blinders" is back for a Netflix movie continuation of the TV period drama.

Now on to the good stuff:

"Project Hail Mary" the book was excellent, and I'm happy to report that the movie version is just as good. The film stars Ryan Gosling as a middle-school science teacher who ends up on a mission to save mankind that strands him in space by himself. Thankfully, he makes a new alien best friend – with adorable, grown-up "E.T." vibes – and they become ride-or-die buddies in a fantastic tale of human resilience and interstellar bromance. (Peep my ★★★★ review.)

I chatted with Gosling about "Hail Mary," his kids' input for his nerdy look, and shooting this as well as "Star Wars: Starfighter." "They’re both the kind of films I've waited my whole life to make," he says. We also discussed his on-screen alien BFF Rocky, who required his own "glam squad," while books reporter Clare Mulroy met up with author Andy Weir for a talk about the new adaptation and making science entertaining.