Bringing Rocky to Life: How ‘Project Hail Mary’ Puppeteer James Ortiz Created the Movie’s Lovable Alien

When Ryan Gosling interacts on screen with his alien buddy, which he does for more than half of “Project Hail Mary,” he ...

“Project Hail Mary”’s secret weapon: How a puppeteer brought humanity to Ryan Gosling's alien BFF

"The real surprise was James Ortiz," the star says. "We were improvising for hours." ...

Ryan Gosling explains his ‘unique’ alien costar Rocky in “Project Hail Mary”: ‘He’s a diva’ (exclusive)

Rocky, voiced and puppeteered by James Ortiz, had “his own glam squad” on set, Gosling tells PEOPLE ...

Ryan Gosling and his alien pal go full adorkable in transporting 'Project Hail Mary'

The cross-species friendship powers this touching film from Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. It has been described as 'E.T.' meets 'Interstellar' but that doesn't hint at its humanity.
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Movie review: 'Project Hail Mary' shines with gorgeous visuals, endearing alien-human friendship

Ryan Gosling anchors Project Hail Mary, a visually striking, character-focused sci-fi about an unlikely alien friendship that ...

Project Hail Mary author Andy Weir had no idea what alien creature Rocky was going to look like until he saw the puppet

This time, it's Ryan Gosling who takes the lead in the extremely likeable adventure Project Hail Mary, with directing duo ...