While promoting his upcoming film Project Hail Mary, Ryan Gosling tested his language skills by delivering his dialogue in Spanish. The actor’s lighthearted attempt at speaking Spanish, despite a little fumbling, garnered praise from the interviewer.
Ryan Gosling tries to speak Spanish in new clip, and here’s how he did
During his recent interview with a Latin-based outlet, we are mitú, Ryan Gosling attempted to say his lines from his upcoming film, Project Hail Mary, in Spanish. The interviewer gave him a few cards with his dialogues written in both languages. From the outset, the La La Land actor seemed hesitant, saying, “It might not shine. It might be a little dull. You can put the shine on it for me, please.”
The 45-year-old then spoke his first line, “I’m not an astronaut. I’m not an astronaut. I’m not an astronaut.” Following a few trial and errors, he said, “No soy un astronauta.” The interviewer praised him, “You got it.” Gosling attempted to translate, “It’s now or never” next. After practising the words individually, he said, “Es ahora o nunca.” The Notebook actor then proceeded to say, “Hail Mary. I get it.” He admitted that it was easy and said, “Ave María. Lo entiendo.”
“I put the ‘not’ in astronaut,” was his next line. The actor asked for a little help from the interviewer, who obliged. She then broke the sentence into two parts, which the actor tried to replicate. Not seemingly satisfied with his pronunciation, Gosling worried about finding the “fine line” to enunciate the words. The interviewer comforted him, saying that Spanish is “extra. It’s passionate. The more the better.”
The Barbie actor expressed being conscious about “having too much fun with it.” He then made the attempt and said, “Jo pongo el ‘no’ el astronauta.” He then moved on to the next line, “I’m Grace. I’m going to call you Rocky.” With a little help, he effortlessly said, “Soy Grace. Te llamaré Rocky.” Impressed by his pronunciation, the interviewer said, “You roll your Rs very well.”
For his final line, the Blade Runner 2049 actor translated, “So, I met an alien.” Once again, he said, “Bueno conocí a un extraterrestre” with very little effort. The interviewer noted that it was the hardest word, praising him for getting it easily.
