Ryan Gosling's Latest Appearance Is a 180 From His Wild Sci‑Fi Transformation

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Ryan Gosling's Latest Appearance Is a 180 From His Wild Sci‑Fi Transformation originally appeared on Parade.

Ryan Gosling is ditching his wild beard and long locks from the sci-fi transformation he debuted earlier this summer.

Over the weekend, the 44-year-old actor stopped by San Diego Comic-Con where he appeared on a panel to discuss his upcoming film, Project Hail Mary. While Gosling was on hand to discuss his on screen journey to space, he looked nothing like his character.

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In the trailer, which premiered in June, Gosling was almost unrecognizable with a bushy beard and unwashed, stringy hair — and at Comic-Con, Gosling was back to his usual, well-kept self.

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He was joined by the film's directors Phil Lord and Christopher Milleras well as screenwriter Drew Goddard and author Andy Weir, who pennedThe Martian, the novel that inspired the film.

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The movie is set to follow middle school teacher Ryland Grace who is tasked with traveling to space, 11.9 light-years away, in order to figure out why the sun is dying and save Earth from extinction.

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In the midst of his endeavor, Grace wakes up on a spaceship, confused about why he is there and lacking any recollection of his past. Although the teacher attempts to bow out of the massive responsibility, he quickly learns that he doesn't have a choice in the matter.

While discussing his physical transformation for the role at the event, Gosling jokingly referred to his character as "a space caveman, in this placenta onesie" — noting that he hopes to see the placenta onesie at Comic-Con in the future.

Gosling added that he and the writers "tried to create these different layers to him as he's evolving from a space caveman to a space person that needs to do some really important stuff."

"What's so inspiring about him is he reacts to a lot of things like I might or a lot of us might, and he's terrified appropriately of the task at hand," Gosling said, per PEOPLE. "He's somebody who on Earth had given up on himself, and has been given this opportunity to believe in himself again."

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Project Hail Mary is set to premiere March 20, 2026.

Watch the Project Hail Mary trailer below.

Ryan Gosling's Latest Appearance Is a 180 From His Wild Sci‑Fi Transformation first appeared on Parade on Jul 27, 2025

This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 27, 2025, where it first appeared.