Launch › Release window · 18 Mar 2026 · T−2
New York premiere at Lincoln Center
Gosling and the cast attended the New York premiere at Josie Robertson Plaza, Lincoln Center, two days before release.
Date and venue from a Getty-for-Amazon-MGM photo caption carried by WJLA.
Details
- Date
- 18 Mar 2026 · T−2
- Phase
- Launch › Release window
- Category
- Premiere & junket
- Markets
- United States
- Led by
- Studio-led
- Partners
- Ryan Gosling, Sandra Hüller
- Channels
- Live event
Sources 1
- Ryan Gosling's 'Project Hail Mary' LEGO figure reaches space, sets Guinness World RecordWJLA (ABC7 Washington) · 22 Apr 2026 · wjla.com · SecondaryVerifies: LEGO balloon flight to 114,790 ft, Guinness record, Sent into Space with Sony Pictures Releasing UK; NY premiere photo caption (March 18, Lincoln Center)
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