Ryan Gosling’s Extinction, Helen Mirren’s Murder

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Good morning: In today's edition of The Industry, we look at:

Ryan Gosling goes to space, Pierce Brosnan's cold case, SonyParamount, Rashida Jones' is sunny, Napoléon triptych and a trap. ​

Let’s go!

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MURDERS. HAIL MARYS. MADDEN.

The Thursday Murder Club. Pamela Dorman Books.

There’s a flurry of in-development projects that are dropping today.

Here’s a look at some of the most exciting:

• ​The Thursday Murder Club​

  • Potential attachments: Pierce Brosnan, Helen Mirren, Ben Kingsley

  • Dir: Chris Columbus (Home Alone, Harry Potter 1-2)

  • Production Company: Spielberg’s Amblin

  • Status: in development

Official synopsis:

Four septuagenarian friends live in a retirement community and solve cold cases for fun. But when a shady property developer is found dead, the four find themselves in the middle of their first live crime.

Based on the bestselling book series of the same name.

• ​Project Hail Mary​

  • Starring: Ryan Gosling

  • Dir: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (21 Jump Street, The Lego Movie)

  • Studio: Amazon MGM

  • Release Date: March 20, 2026

Official synopsis:

Set in the near future, it centers on junior high (middle) school-teacher-turned-astronaut Ryland Grace (Gosling), who wakes up from a coma afflicted with amnesia. He gradually remembers that he was sent to the Tau Ceti solar system, 12 light-years from Earth, to find a means of reversing a solar dimming event that could cause the extinction of humanity.

Based on the book by Andy Weir (Author: The Martian).

• ​Warfare​

  • Dir: Alex Garland (Civil War), ​Ray Mendoza​

  • Cast: Charles Melton, Joseph Quinn, Michael Gandolfini

  • Studio: A24

  • Status: Filming in May

It’s said this will be A24’s most expensive film yet. The cast is currently undergoing boot camp.

• ​Madden​

  • Cast: Will Ferrell + Hugh Jackman

  • Director: David O. Russell

  • Status: Shooting in Fall

Official synopsis: