Ryan Gosling had an unconventional co-star for his new film, Project Hi Marywho was neither a human in any real sense nor just a miracle of CGI.
The 45-year-old actor plays a science teacher in the film adaptation of Andy Weir’s novel of the same name, which hit theaters on March 20, and his co-star is Rocky.
Rocky was worked on by a puppetry team as well as a special effects team. Speaking about the particular costar, Gosling said, “I don’t like to call him a puppet, but they call him a puppet,” speaking to People Magazine.
The Barbie the star tried to describe him, but could only say: “I think he’s more of a … Well, he’s a diva, let’s be honest. High maintenance. Has his own glam squad.”
The spider-like, rock-shaped creature was based on “five puppeteers dressed as ninjas,” Gosling noted, adding, “It’s a whole thing.”
Gosling’s character Dr. Ryland Grace goes into space on a mission and is left alone with none other than his rock friend, Rocky.
Rocky’s character was achieved by a team of creature effects supervisor Neil Scanlan, voice actor and puppeteer James Ortiz and more.
The notebook The actor told the publication, “James Ortiz was just going to be the puppeteer, and we were going to figure out Rocky’s voice later. But James started doing the lines for me, so I had someone to read lines with, so I wasn’t just imagining this dialogue.”
The sci-fi movie is now out in theaters.
