In pictures: Ryan Gosling films new sci-fi movie Project Hail Mary at University of Cambridge’s Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory near Cambridge
What would Ken make of this look?
Ryan Gosling was seen sporting some chunky knitwear on the set of his new sci-fi movie Project Hail Mary as he filmed at the University of Cambridge’s Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory near Cambridge.
The 43-year-old Hollywood star, who was Oscar nominated for his role as fashion-conscious Ken in the hit Barbie movie, teamed his cardigan with a blue beanie, thin-rimmed glasses and a long, yellow jacket for the scene.
Gosling plays a science teacher turned astronaut, Ryland Grace, in the new adaptation of the 2021 space novel by Andy Weir.
He was spotted running away from the radio telescope compound chased by soldiers in the action scene.
Accompanying him was Anatomy of a Fall actress Sandra Huller, who plays Ryland’s boss, Eva Stratt.
The pair were seen running across the field of huge radio telescopes before they were apprehended.
It is the first time sci-fi fans have been given a glimpse of the new movie following months of filming inside Shepperton Studios in London.
Gosling, who also starred in the sci-fi movies Blade Runner 2049 and First Man, playing Neil Armstrong in the latter, was later seen chatting with the production team and sipping a coffee.
The movie was written by Drew Goddard, who also adapted Weir’s debut novel The Martian, and tells the story of how Earth is heading towards a doomsday caused by an Ice Age.
Ryland Grace is sent into space to try and find a way to save humanity but has to do it alone, without knowing any details of his mission.
The film is being directed by Christopher Miller and Phil Lord, best known for directing 22 Jump Street, writing and directing The Lego Movie and for writing and producing the Spider-Verse movies. The film is set to be released on 20 March, 2026.
The Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory, at Harlton, is home to some of the largest and most advanced aperture synthesis radio telescopes in the world, including the One-Mile Telescope, 5km Ryle Telescope and the Arcminute Microkelvin Imager.
It opened in 1957 and is managed by the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge.
