Ryan Gosling's New Prime Video Movie Faces A Hard Task

Published Sep 22, 2026, 5:31 PM EDT Felipe Rangel is a Movie and TV Journalist ScreenRant. He has been writing about movies and TV since 2021. Felipe joined ScreenRant in 2022, working across different teams, covering everything from breaking news to features to reviews and more. Felipe is a writer who is an avid film and TV fan, with superhero movies and series being his biggest passion. He graduated from college in 2019, having studied Journalism. Before college, he spent a month studying at the Oxford English Centre. His superhero knowledge expands to the comics, with his undergraduate thesis being "Politics Reflected In American Comics." Sign in to your ScreenRant account Ryan Gosling has a star-studded new movie making its way to Prime Video soon, but the project will have to face a daunting task. Gosling is one of the most popular actors in Hollywood. He has appeared in quite a few massive movies, such as the Oscar-winning musical La La Land, the classic rom-com The Notebook, the sci-fi masterpiece Blade Runner 2049, and many more. In the past few years, Gosling truly made a dent in the industry, taking over the box office. First came Greta Gerwig's Barbie, which was released in theaters in 2023. With a viral fan event created around the release of Barbie and Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer on the same day, aka Barbenheimer, Gosling's comedy racked up $1.448 billion, with the actor playing Ken. After having a tame couple of years after Barbie, Gosling returned in full force with the release of Project Hail Mary, one of the best movies of 2026 so far. The hard sci-fi movie ended its theatrical run with $685.3 million and is a potential candidate for nominations for the new awards circuit. After Project Hail Mary, Gosling has two major franchises to continue his career. The first of those is Star Wars, with the release of Shawn Levy's Star Wars: Starfighter set for May 28, 2027. The other is the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as Gosling was announced as the lead of 2028's Ghost Rider movie, which will also be directed by Levy. Before both of those movies arrive, Prime Video's Love of Your Life will be released on October 7, and Gosling's next movie also faces a hard task. Ryan Gosling's Love Of Your Life Has To Follow Project Hail Mary's Prime Video Success Project Hail Mary is not only one of the best movies of the year, but it stands among the top releases in Gosling's career, which is no small feat, given the high-level projects the actor has played a role in over the years. As such, following in its footsteps would be difficult for any film. That said, it is precisely what Love of Your Life must do, with the added factor that the Prime Video original movie will have to deal with the fact that after Project Hail Mary's perfect run at the box office, the sci-fi movie went on to become a long-running hit on the streaming service. Immediately after it was released on Prime Video worldwide on July 3, Project Hail Mary went on to lead the streaming service's charts in the United States and around the world. Even now, three months later, Project Hail Mary still stands as the 6th most-watched movie on Prime Video globally, according to data from FlixPatrol, as well as the 10th most popular film in the US. Love of Your Life will now see if it can rival Project Hail Mary's successful run on the streaming service, with Gosling attached as a producer on the high-profile romantic drama. Why Love Of Your Life Should Be A Hit On Prime Video While it stands to be seen whether Love of Your Life will be just as successful as Project Hail Mary has been on Prime Video, Gosling's final movie of 2026 counts on a few key factors that should make it a hit. The strongest among them is the stellar cast of young stars assembled from the romance. Off global popularity from HBO Max's new #1 series Lanterns, John Stewart actor Aaron Pierre will be moving from the DC Universe to the Prime Video romance. He will be joined by a roster of talented actors who have proven their worth on different streaming services. The Prime Video movie's cast also includes stars like Margaret Qualley, who led Netflix's Maid; Patrick Schwarzenegger, who was key to Prime Video's Gen V and saw The White Lotus trend on HBO Max alongside its linear HBO release; Gabriel Basso, who leads one of Netflix's most popular thriller shows ever, The Night Agent, and more. Given the success of romantic Prime Video shows like Off Campus, Sterling Point, and Every Year After in 2026, Love of Your Life could make a run for Project Hail Mary's money, giving Gosling another 2026 streaming hit. Love of Your Life Release Date October 7, 2026 Runtime 106 minutes Cast Patrick Schwarzenegger Jason Love of Your Life is a 2026 romantic drama centered on Maya, a nurse whose whirlwind relationship with Charlie transforms the future she imagined for herself. After that future is suddenly shattered, she leaves Boston and begins a new chapter that forces her to confront grief, identity, and the possibility of loving again. Project Hail Mary 9/10 Release Date March 15, 2026 Runtime 157 minutes Based on the novel by Andy Weir (The Martian), Project Hail Mary is an action-adventure sci-fi film that stars Ryan Gosling as an astronaut who must save Earth from an oncoming ice age by heading to a faraway galaxy. Cast Ryan Gosling, James Ortiz, Sandra Hüller, Lionel Boyce, Milana Vayntrub, Ken Leung, Priya Kansara, Mia Soteriou, Annelle Olaleye, Bastian Antonio Fuentes, Alice Brittain, Michael Akinsulire, Travis Jay, Geoffrey Lumb, Paul Lambert, Orion Lee, Aaron Neil, Michelle Greenidge, Bernhard Schütz, Amira Ghazalla, Malachi Kirby, Liz Kingsman, Piotr Baumann, Eunice Huthart, Damien de Froberville Director Christopher Miller, Phil Lord