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How a mistake led to Rocky, the breakout star of hit movie Project Hail Mary
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Ryan Gosling (left) shares the screen with an adorably high-strung alien called Rocky because of his rock-like body.
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NEW YORK – In Project Hail Mary, Canadian actor Ryan Gosling shares the screen with an adorably high-strung alien called Rocky because of his rock-like body.
Rocky’s jittery personality is one of his most charming traits, but it was initially based on a mistake by the lead puppeteer and voice actor, James Ortiz.


