Ryan Gosling Shares Adorable Way His Kids Helped Him On ‘Project Hail Mary’ Set

Ryan Gosling is appearing in the upcoming sci-fi adventure movie "Project Hail Mary," and he's sharing the ways his two children supported him while filming. From helping on set to offering their honest opinions about the movie, they played a meaningful role in their father's latest movie.

In "Project Hail Mary," Gosling plays the role of Dr. Ryland Grace, a teacher-turned-astronaut who is sent to space to save humanity. Along the way, he encounters an alien named Rocky, brought to life by a practical puppet.

As Gosling told People, some scenes were quite difficult to shoot, since he was acting with a puppet. Fortunately, his two daughters, 11-year-old Esmeralda and 9-year-old Amada, were ready to help their dad. "My kids would come in and I had an earpiece in my ear and they would talk for Rocky, so I could talk to them as Rocky," the actor shared.

There were instances where Gosling was cracking up or was "so charmed" by the puppet. "It's actually my kids talking to me and helping me out," he said.

Even before filming began, Gosling's daughters were unknowingly helping their dad. As the actor told Extra TV, he was trying on items at home to figure out a look for his character when his daughter walked by and commented, "You look smarter in glasses."

Gosling listened to his daughter's observation, and since his character needed to look smart in the movie, he decided to wear the glasses. "It was a great note," the actor said.

As Gosling shared, his children have "seen many cuts" of the movie and have given him "many notes" about it.

Gosling, who has starred in dramas, comedies, and even a musical, shared that part of his reason for taking the role on "Project Hail Mary" was for his daughters.

In an interview with Access Hollywood, the 45-year-old actor said, "I made this for them essentially. As a family, I'd like a movie like this that I'd like to see. I just feel really honored that I got to make one," he shared.

The actor also expressed how critical his girls can be, saying that they are completely upfront when voicing their opinions. "They're basically the only critics I care about, and they are very critical and very honest," he added.

This isn't the first time Gosling's daughters helped him with a movie. They were also supportive when he took on the role of Ken in the 2023 movie "Barbie." Although, admittedly, the actor said his girls were confused as to why he would want to play Ken.

His daughters were particularly helpful while their father was rehearsing the choreography at home for the Academy Award-nominated song "I'm Just Ken." Gosling revealed that her daughters knew the moves better than he did, calling his performance a "team effort."

On the day of filming the dance scene, Esmeralda and Amada were on set to cheer on Gosling. "They came to set that day and were a huge sense of support and doing it with me off-camera," he shared.

Gosling shares Esmeralda and Amada with his long-time partner Eva Mendes. The two met while working on the set of the 2012 movie "The Place Beyond the Pines," where they played romantic partners raising a child.

According to Gosling, he never thought about children before he met Mendes, but in the course of filming the movie, he said, "We were pretending to be a family, and I didn't really want it to be pretend anymore."

The couple started dating in 2011, and they welcomed their first child in 2014. Mendes gave birth to their second daughter in 2016. The couple values their privacy, and they have also kept their children away from the public eye.

Despite being busy in Hollywood, Gosling keeps his family as his priority. "In my situation, Eva's the dream mother, and they're dream babies... I'm dreaming it all. So I feel so lucky," he once said.