Ryan Gosling had bigger concerns than promoting his film while interviewing a journalist who dialed in from the middle of the desert.
Gosling was doing a press junket for Project Hail Mary — his new film based on the popular 2021 sci-fi book by Andy Weir — when journalist Jake Hamilton appeared via video link.
“Do you have help on the way?” the actor asked Hamilton after joking that he looked like he was appearing from the inside of a volcano.
“You look like Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible, the one where he’s climbing,” he continued, referencing the red rocks surrounding the reporter.
“This is amazing. I don’t want you to be stranded, but the production value on this… Do you technically need a permit to shoot there? It’s like you’re doing a Western!”
The interviewer explained that before speaking with the La La Land star, he had been on a Grand Canyon bus tour — which unexpectedly broke down.
“Obviously, I would do anything not to miss an interview with you,” Hamilton told the Oscar nominee.
Gosling paused several more times during the interview to check whether the journalist had enough supplies to last in the desert, which Hamilton confirmed he did.
“You sure? You’re sure you have enough water for everyone? Because that could get ugly… I am worried about your hydration. You got a power bar?” Gosling continued.
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“I definitely want to hear that you got out of this,” the actor told Hamilton at the end of the interview.
The reporter later shared the interview clips on his Instagram alongside the caption, “That moment you have to interview Ryan Gosling…but your tour bus broke down in the middle of the desert.”
People were quick to turn to the comments afterward, commending both Hamilton for his commitment to still doing the interview and Gosling for his adamant concern for the journalist.
“No need to discuss the movie tbh, this is the best interview ever done. Ryan interviewing you about your tour bus breaking down is epic lol,” one person wrote.
Another person agreed, “I actually cannot get over this. From the commitment to the interview to Ryan’s concern for your well-being, this is too good.”
In Project Hail Mary, Gosling plays a schoolteacher tasked with traveling into space to save the world. The cast also includes Anatomy of a Fall star Sandra Hüller, Lionel Boyce, Ken Leung and Milana Vayntrub. It is directed by The Lego Movie’s Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.
The film is scheduled for release in theaters March 20.
