Overview
- The feature runs 2 hours 37 minutes and begins its theatrical rollout on March 18, 2026.
- Directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the adaptation presents a feel‑good sci‑fi approach rooted in character and tone.
- Ryan Gosling portrays Ryland Grace, an amnesiac science teacher who wakes alone aboard a spacecraft to confront a mysterious threat to the Sun.
- Gosling says the production shot largely in chronological order with him alone on camera for long stretches, which shaped his performance.
- Providing scientific context, astrophysicist Éric Lagadec notes the Sun’s real demise is expected in about 5 billion years through well‑known stellar evolution.