Final Four Picks & Ryan Gosling on Project Hail Mary, Diva Puppets & Being a Liability at DB |Ep 183

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feel like I have to. I mean, listen, I. got I. It's not like I used to do with the Erin. Express here in Philadelphia or drinking. a bottle of Jameson at practice when we. were in college. I have moved on to a. different phase. But uh yeah, I'm going. to probably try and have a Guinness at. some point today. I see you rocking your. green already. Maybe a garage lime. A green beer. >> have worn my green today. It's not The. day isn't over, Trav. St. Patty's Day is. just celebrating the Irish culture, right?

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get to our incredible guest, March. Madness starts this week, and we're. running back. >> It does. the New Heights Times Reese's. Bracket Challenge. Brackets came out. Sunday, so it's time for some picks. Are we ready to reveal our final fours? Shh. Come on, Trav. Let's go. Who's in. it? Right now, who No No Don't even look. Don't even look Don't No research. Don't. look. All right. >> Top four teams. Off the dome. Haven't watched or heard a. single thing about college basketball.

this year. >> This is so much better than any other. way to do this. This is so great. Where. are you going? Where are you going? I'm. going to go with obvious, well-known teams that everybody knows. are going to be within those top four. Man, some of these guys that I used to. be able to go to just They're not there. anyway. I'm going to go Michigan State. I always like Coach Izzo. Going to go. Michigan State. >> Pretty sure they're in it. They should. be in it. Okay. I am wearing green, though. That might have played a factor. into it. Um I will go That doesn't make. Michigan State green, too. I'm going to go Duke. I'm going to go. Duke. I know they lost Cooper Flag last.

year, but I mean, they're kind of always. good. I'll go Duke. >> twins. Loser brothers. I like the. Houston coach. I like the way they. usually play hard. Have no idea if. they're any good this year, but I'm. going to go Houston. Okay, they're in. it. >> I'm going strictly with like coaches. that I know are dogs. All right. And I'm. trying to think of like one other That's. the only reason I went Izzo and. the guy from Breaking Bad down there in. Houston. Um You're missing one other. conference one other top-tier. conference. I'm not going by. conferences. I'm going by coaches.

>> I'm just letting you know where you're. at right now. Rick Pitino is who I want. to go with. I don't even know the name. of the school that he's at, but I know. that THEY PLAY [ __ ] HARD. SO, I'm in. Those That's my final four. That was. fun. The only issue with your final four. is that Michigan State and Duke I. believe meet in the Elite Eight. Okay, so I need I need somebody else in a. different side of the bracket. >> Yeah. What are my rankings of the teams. that I just picked? >> a Duke's a one, Michigan State's a. three, Houston's a two, and St. John's. St. John's I'm trying to find. St. John's, sorry. St. John's is also in the.

East, so three of your picks are in the. same region. Oh, yeah, you're right. There's St. John's. They're a five. >> Minor detail, minor detail. They're a. five? Yeah. Duke is a three, St. John's. is a five. Yeah, they play in the Sweet. Sixteen. >> I'm going to I'm going to put Duke. Well, I got to see the bracket, guys. I. haven't looked at this. This is our. bracket. This is going. very smoothly. They're a five? So, that means they're in the south side. of the bracket. Yeah. >> Where And what's Michigan State? Michigan State's a two? >> Michigan State's a three.

I pulled it up. >> Three? Yeah. Oh, here we go. So, you need somebody out of the West. And the Midwest. What No, he needs the East, South, West, and Midwest. He needs No, he's got. Houston. >> no, yeah, yeah, yeah. All right, he's. got Houston, my bad. We're tracking, we're tracking. All right, who are you. feeling who are you feeling out of the. West? Okay, Arizona. Villanova I I've I've been Come on, throw a dart. >> haven't I know I'm looking It's right. there, brother. I'm not picking Texas. >> Come on. Uh I'd pick Cincinnati for you,

but that's all right. Uh. I can't say Purdue. I mean, I love that. the fact that they're a two seed. I just. >> Every year though, right? I yeah, I I I I. >> I know. >> Let's just let's go up. I I'm tempted to. go with the five. I just love always. love picking Wisconsin in the brackets. I don't know why. Um. I I mean, I'm going to go Arizona. I'm. not a Nobody else is really standing. out. I'm going Arizona. >> Put Arizona in that final four. By the. way, I've watched none of these teams.

play. All right, keep going down. >> from winning their bracket challenge. High Point back in it, baby. Let's go. High Point. Okay, now we need somebody out of the. Midwest. What's up? Have her pick. What's up? Do you want to pick a team? Huh? You want to pick a bracket for for. Dad? Yeah. All right. Okay. Who do you think would win in a fight? This is how Daddy usually does it. All. right. Do you.

Do you think We're doing real stuff. a. Wolverine or a I don't even know what. Howard's mascot is. What's Howard's. mascot? Is it Is it a blue devil? What. is it? Bison. A bison or a Wolverine would win in a. fight? Bison. >> Bison, okay. We'll pick Howard. >> It's going to be a loser, but we're. going to pick it. It's a good choice, girly. All righty. Do we think a bulldog. or a.

a um a man of the cloth would win in a. fight? Yeah, you're right. Bulldog. Go We'll go. Georgia. All righty, do we think that a. cowboy or a bunny would win in a fight? What? I need to tell you something. What. do you need to tell me? Akron's. kangaroos, right? Roos. Okay. Okay. >> can need you right now. She needs She. needs help immediately? Yeah. Okay, I I don't know that I can do that. We'll just We'll just throw a dart at.

the board here. Um all right, I have to go I have to go. assist. We're having some issues here. Sure. I know, I'm coming. I'm coming. You want. to say Iowa State? Uh. Do your thing. Do your thing. >> point, yeah. We can finish this later. We're not going anywhere. Go. Okay, we're going to take a small. intermission. We're going to put an ad right here. All righty, thank you to our presenting. sponsor, Reese's. Reese's Reese's has. put a whole new spin on March Madness.

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that. Sounds [ __ ] awesome. All righty, so so far I've I've picked. three teams in one side of the bracket, unfortunately, so I have to pick. So I have Houston though, I've I've. we've reassessed. Now it's Houston, uh Arizona, Mhm. um. I have. Who do you want to go down? >> Do you have Michigan State? No, no, no. Okay. I want Houston. Right? >> They're in the South. Oh, so Houston was already in its own. >> Houston was your correct Final Four. pick, yeah.

Duke or Michigan State? I just I never I know I should pick. Duke, but I never pick Duke. cuz I kind of like. >> Feels wrong. >> I don't know. Yeah, I don't know what I. Like I like Coach K and everything that. they've done, but I know. Bet against. him. >> It's just it's a little bit too much. like It's just a little too preppy. Michigan State is. >> Michigan State. Yep. Okay. >> All righty. >> You have. Arizona, for sure.

Knowing nothing Knowing nothing, Arizona. for sure. And then um. One more out of the Midwest. Some landmines in this one though. I I. should not have gotten rid of Michigan. right from the get-go. Why it really. [ __ ] me there by picking Ohio State. >> the child. Let's blame the child. Let's. blame the child. I like it though. I like it. It's. aggressive. >> Yeah. I like to win. By the way, what is the mascot for. Akron? Is it's a zip, I know that, but. is that a bunny? >> It's a kangaroo.

>> Kangaroo, that's what it was. [ __ ] Knew. it was something that I had. All right. >> Uh keep going down. I guess I'll go Iowa State. >> Yeah. Nice toughness there in the middle of. the country. Mhm. Mhm. Here we go. All righty, that's There's. my final four. Perfect. Travis, WHAT YOU GOT? OH, I guess I'll go. Duke, Arizona, uh Alabama.

That was the ACC team that I liked. I. liked Alabama. >> There's the one sneaking through, okay. Yeah, and then um and then I'm going. uh. Gosh, I mean it's just going to be It's. going to be Florida. Illinois. I'll go. Illinois. I'll go Illinois sneaking. through. Make it interesting. Well, there you. have it. There's our final four. Trav, should there be a punishment for the New. Heights member that finishes last? Last? >> Heights member, anybody in the staff. I kind of like this. God damn it. >> Punishment for last place. What do you.

like? I If we are doing this, I'm. definitely not picking HOWARD TO BEAT. I LIKE THIS IDEA. WHAT IS A sufficient last place bet? Hot. sauce? All right, I can do hot sauce. Mad Dog 357, like platinum or something. like that. It's like 6 million Scoville. units. You just take like a toothpick of. that and dip it on your tongue. It'll get you. Yeah, well. Um. I once did the Paqui One Chip Challenge. That wasn't fun. I would say I would say.

yeah, whoever whoever comes in dead last. has to eat a whole wing dipped in that. hot sauce. I don't know that we want to. go there. I was just going to do a. toothpick on the tongue. You want a whole wing like I don't do. that's I don't want to do it, no. But. this is That's what happens when you. come in last. I mean, are we all game. for this? I also own a hot sauce company called. Hank Sauce, so I don't know if I should. be promoting another Well, let's do Hank. Sauce. Yeah, let's do Hank Sauce. It's. not. Well, well, but that's going to be. enjoyable. That's not a punishment. You.

need to have something that punishes. you. It needs to be too hot. Like that's not what Hank Sauce is. That's what Mad Dog 357 will freaking. I mean, it's designed to basically You. put a drop of that in chili and it's. going to. like explode it. Well, I'm not eating. chili, so yeah. all right. I mean, yeah, you can you can make the bet then. Does. anybody want to weigh in on this? Is. this a sufficient I mean, we have a lot. of commenters I think probably can come. up with really [ __ ] up stuff for. somebody. I think we we toss it over. there. Okay, we'll leave it up to Okay,

fair enough. We look forward to seeing. what all of you 90%ers come up with. as the uh. the loser's punishment. Yeah. All. righty. We're going to send out the link. to the men's and women's brackets uh one. more time before they close on Thursday. and Friday obviously because that's when. the game start playing. Um again, shout. out to our friends at Reese's. Yeah, baby. I mean, Reese's. Sorry, Reese's. Let's get to our conversation with. Ryan Gosling. OUR GUEST TODAY IS A 6'1.

actor from London, Ontario, Canada. He's. a three-time Academy Award nominee. I've. never been height checked. A Golden. GLOBE WINNER, A FOUR-TIME HOST OF. SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE. YOU KNOW HIM FROM. THE NOTEBOOK, CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE, LA LA LAND, BLADE RUNNER, BARBIE, AND NOW PROJECT HAIL MARY. 90%ERS, HE'S MORE THAN JUST KEN. PLEASE. WELCOME MR. RYAN GOSLING. THERE WE GO. THERE WE GO. OH MY GOD, HE.

said 6'1. That was amazing. >> Hey, we we we do our research here. We. do our research here. You had to call. out Remember the Titans too, man. Don't. never forget that I'm a liability. White corner. At the corner, I'm a. liability. That role, that and. particular scene in the movie is the. thing that I see called out the most. I. mean, how much do you get that? Constantly. >> It doesn't matter what I accomplish in. my life, there'll be someone in the. comment section that says.

never forget he's an absolute liability. at the corner. It doesn't matter what I do. It's crazy. >> actors of our generation, three-time Academy Award winner. He's a. liability at the way, can't can't play. corner though. Get Pety in there ASAP. Dude, I'll tell you what you're not a. liability in. This new movie I'm not. like listen, we we do a lot of these. I. don't know how the hell how the [ __ ]. we're getting guys like you to come on.

our show. This movie is [ __ ] awesome. Like it. is it is so great. You kill it. You're. this somehow like unbelievable biologist. but also this down-to-earth very. relatable person who's hilarious, heartfelt. I mean. it it it tugs on so many of the right. chords especially with everything. happening in this [ __ ] world right. now. But you rocky the whole thing, man. It's so good. Congratulations. >> Thank you, man. How we feeling about it. compared to everything that you've.

already done, yeah? >> feel like uh. yeah, really lucky. um. to have made this movie because you. know, it came at a time and like Andy, first of all, like. you're right, it is a great story and it. is these are great characters and like. and I've. removed myself from that because the. reality is it was an incredible book. before it was a film, right? And Andy. Weir. you know, wrote this book that has. become considered one of the best.

science fiction books of all time. Some. people you know, many people say it's like one of the. best books they've ever read. So. we were already hitting the ground. running, you know? I mean, you don't. it's not often I've never been a part of. a film where I kind of knew people were. going to like it because the book had. already been stress tested, right? Like. we already knew these are great. characters. We already knew this was a. great story. I mean, there's a pressure. to that for sure. >> I was about to say, man. There's there's. great books all the time that people. [ __ ] up in movies, unfortunately.

>> they change them. Cuz they change them, right? We were I I. I I produced this film and I I just knew. that the best thing I could do as a. producer was just stay close to the. material, had Andy on set as much as possible, run. everything by him. He has such a cool. perspective, certainly in science fiction, but I. think just in general right now because. he believes in people. He believes in. like what we're capable of. He believes. that we're capable of great things and. it's not like unearned optimism. It's.

not just optimism for the sake of it. You know, he reminds you in his work. that like all the great innovations in. human history started as impossible. ideas and human beings made them. possible, you know, and that Yeah. >> We we we make the impossible possible. all the time. It's kind of like our. thing. And that's such a unique. thing to celebrate, you know, oddly. enough, right? It's like we're so. inundated with like apocalyptic. scenarios that it feels like they're. inevitable. That that that it's it's so.

bleak, the future. And then he he like writes this book. that says, "No, maybe the future isn't. something to be afraid of. Maybe it's. just something to figure out." And being. a dad, you know, having two young kids. and I feel like everything is just. designed to scare them. I was so grateful just as a as a father. to to to get to make a story for my. kids, maybe not to be too lofty, but. like for their generation,

that kind of reminds you of what we're. capable of as human beings. It doesn't. pretend that. there's not going to be problems, but. that we can solve them, you know? And. anyway, he's a unique writer in that. way. I think that's why people love this. book so much. And yeah, so to to get to spend the last. almost 6 years now being around that and. and and thinking that way and. surrounding myself with people like that. has been a real Yeah, just I don't know. how to say it, just a gift, you know?

That's awesome. man. love everything you. just said. I really do and it comes. through in the film. Um it it really. does. The optimism and the the. resilience and the persistence to figure. things out and this endless I don't. know, man. It's. it's so well done. You know a movie's. good when like you're experiencing every. emotion while you're watching it, right? Like you're you're laughing, you're. crying, you're at the height of happy, the the lowest of like, man, this sucks. Like that's when you're really involved.

in it. Yeah, you even in this, I think, do the laugh-cry, which is really HARD. TO GET. YOU KNOW? LIKE YOU'RE LAUGHING, YOU'RE. CRYING, YOU'RE LAUGHING AND then you go. like, "Ah, [ __ ] it. I'm just going to. laugh and cry because I'll just get them. both out at once.". But these directors are really they're. so unique in that regard. Like I I don't. know if you've seen their other films, but they did like 21 Jump Street and The. Lego Movie and Cloudy with a Chance of. Meatballs and the Spider-Verse. It's. like. everything is so much better than it. should be. They have this unique ability.

to kind of sneak up on you and make you. feel all the things and they're so. funny. So for me it was like it had to. be them, you know? And this is just such. a perfect marriage of material and. directors. You know, like they are just. it just had to be them. When you were. reading the book, did you see it as more. like there was some comedy in it? I. don't know I can't imagine the book. having this much like fun that it seems. like you were having in throughout the. movie, though. >> Yeah, Andy Weir does write he.

understands that like well, it's first. of all, he's like a former engineer. He. is as brilliant as this character. >> Oh, wow. And so he the sci- the science. is very important to him that it be. accurate. Even like I it's funny, he. said, "I knew I was different when I was. watching Titanic." And when Jack and. when Jack is dying. I looked up at the constellations above. them in the water and I said, "Those. aren't the constellations that would be. there.". It's different. It's different. You. know, he was like that that bothered me.

and I knew no one else was thinking. that. I thought, "I'm different." So, he. like it's it's so dense this the the. science. It's so scientifically grounded. that he understands that it has to be. funny. Otherwise, you know, it's just. not going to work. You know, no no one's. going to be able to stick with it. So, he did create a lot of humor throughout. it. And then we just got a lot of funny. people on board. You know, Kristen Wiig. and Will Forte. So, you know, they're. just everybody had a was funny and so.

everyone added their funny and so it. became. I think funnier, but it was already. there I think in the DNA. That's. awesome, man. Like you got to you got to. help me figure out some of this magic. that that was shot. So, the whole time. you're talking to Rocky, we're not. giving away too much by. saying Rocky, right? >> No, we should talk It's funny. It's like. when we first came out with it, people. were didn't want us to talk about Rocky, but it's like it's like pretending ET's. about a kid whose PARENTS GOT DIVORCED.

YOU KNOW, IT'S ABOUT AN ALIEN. WE we got. to talk about it. So, please feel free. >> right, cool. So, so during these scenes. are you having a conversation with. yourself the whole time? Like what's the. difficulty in not really being in a. scene with somebody else? So, this was. this was what I think is the magic of. the movie is that he was there. We went. we went puppet. >> Oh, wow. We didn't go CGI. We went full. full puppet. Full three He's He's in the.

room with you. >> He's there. And not only is he there, he's got five. puppeteers each operating one of his. arms. Stop. it. They're dressed like They're dressed. like ninjas. Guys, they're dressed like ninjas. They're all black just their eyes. Like. that's not. distracting at all. You know, his name's. Rocky. They call themselves the. Rocketeers. He rolls in with an. entourage. It's like. >> so good. And. but James Ortiz is basically the the.

lead puppeteer. And it would have been so much easier. had we gone CGI, you know, but there. would be no magic, right? Because he's. there in the room. I can talk to him. He's moving around. We end up we can. improvise, we can take the scene in. different directions. It's real. I mean, there were times that. I felt like I had. like an alien friend, you know, cuz. it was so like the artistry in which. they do what they do made it so real.

So, I think you feel it, you know, I. think in the movie it's like there it. actually it is a relationship. It's not. like what you're used to seeing because. everything is so like effects driven. now. Yeah. No, it's awesome. You I mean, it makes you feel like Rocky's all of. our friends in a in a sense. It's I. mean, it just blows my mind. >> How's it feel to be a to be a supporting. actor in Rocky's film? I mean, really, that's what I. I mean, HE STOLE THE SHOW. YOU KNOW WHAT'S FUNNY IS THAT HE'S real. like he's he's been like they've been.

having him come to some of these. junkets. Yeah. So, they're like they'll. tell me like, "Oh, Rocky's here in the. hotel. He's in the He was at the. presidential suite." At one of these. hotels we stayed at recently with. 24-hour security. I'm like. >> He's living like a king. THIS DUDE'S CHANGED, MAN. THIS DUDE HAS CHANGED. He doesn't text. He's not like, "I'm in town. What's up?". Nothing. Dude, I was sitting on the. couch uh watching this and. um my kids are watching.

like uh something else on Disney or. whatever. And they're like, "What are. you watching, Dad?" I'm like, "Watch. this movie." They're like, "Oh, can we. watch it?" I'm like, "I don't know." And. all of a sudden Rocky comes in. And they. are like glued from that moment. And I'm. like, "Dude, this is how you know this. is a good like if you're distracting. from a cartoon over here that's like. pixelated and geared to get their like. retina and attention span all that other. stuff happening. They were locked in I. mean they loved Rocky. Like could not. get enough Rocky. So it's it it it.

really works for anybody. I mean the. film is it's it's awesome man. It's cool. because you know I think like Andy. really put a lot of thought into what. you know there's no it's not the trick. of like he doesn't have big eyes he's. not cute in a traditional sense right? He's got no face. Yeah. >> He's got five arms he's made out of rock. he doesn't speak like you know he has. his own kind of sounds that he makes. it's like. it's so hard to connect to him. I mean I. think the challenge of the movie was a. bit like will people connect to this.

faceless. rock you know without any of using any. of the kind of tricks that we would. normally use. But the beauty is that you. end up you you you you kind of can't. imagine you're going to be crying over. this faceless rock at the end of the. film. But that's like the magic the. trick of the movie is like when it's. over people are like Rocky! You want to like die for him. Yeah. It's cool. So do we believe in aliens. now? Do you want to go space? There we. go. >> I've no interest in going to space. Do. you?

I do. I want to go to space. You want to. go? I do. I want to go. I mean just. Travis does. Where would you go? Like the moon I guess it's the closest. thing. Yeah I'll go there. I don't want. to get too far away that I miss too much. time. Just there and back just a quick. shuttle right? >> Yeah. Yeah I don't want to go. I want to. pretend to go. You didn't want to go in. the movie either. We found that out. which was a crazy. shoe drop right there. But I do think. it's fun to talk about like that we're. in a period of time where we're not. really saying like it feels like the.

conversation has shifted away from are. there aliens to more like where are they. and when are we going to. see them right? >> For sure. Yeah the question growing up. was definitely the the other version of. like are there aliens out there? Now. it's like oh no, there's definitely. aliens out there. Just have they are. they with us right now is the. conversation, right? >> Yeah, I don't think that they're like. crashing. Yeah. You know, like this whole idea that. they're that they they're like coming to. Earth and then they're like what like. they're they're they're losing the. brakes like.

What happens like oh no, the brakes like. they're not I don't think they're. crashing. That's my only that's all I. know. >> they're technologically advanced to get. here, they're probably They're going to. make a food on the way in or whatever. the hell happens. Oh god, that's good. >> But I do think Andy put this like all. this thought into this idea of like. okay, so maybe they don't come to us. You got to go to them. Maybe. um you know, like this all this stuff. like he he exists in his own atmosphere, right? So you can't even like really be.

in the same. place with him. He has to make this kind. of ball to be in. He wouldn't speak the same language. He. wouldn't have the same kind of features. that we have like. It's a pretty like credible stab at what. that might be like, you know, it's done. in an entertaining way, but it does feel. like it's very scientifically grounded. in a way that I don't I don't I've never. really read or seen before. Yeah, I do. remember I listened to Neil deGrasse. Tyson talk about stuff a lot and one of.

the things he's often said about sci-fi. films is the lack of creativity in outer. space and extraterrestrials like they're. always like my pedal and like they just. have the weird eyes, but they still have. hands and it's like no, no, no, this. thing probably is going to be unlike. anything you've ever seen. And you guys. accomplished that perfectly. I mean, with every facet of it, right? Like the. astrophage What are the astrophages? Is. that. >> Exactly. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay, Jason. Dropping. astrophage.

Just casually dropping astrophage. He watched the movie. He watched. Let me ask you another silly one. I I. love asking dumb questions. Um if you. had to show an alien one movie, which. one would you show him? It could be any movie in the world. So, his name. was Rocky, right? And then I realized, you know, we were making this film with. MGM. And I was like, wait, you guys have all. the rights to all the Rockys, right?

And and the Creeds? And they were like, yeah, of course. And I was like, well, I. have to show him all of them, you know? We watched all the Rockys. We watched. all the Creeds. And I I think that's a. good choice. I think I I think showing. an alien Rocky is not a bad way to go. >> Which Rocky is your favorite? >> one just for the whole Look, you know, he I mean, you know this story, but like. he had to sell his dog. That's an interesting. >> Do you know that? I don't even I've seen it so many times. I forgot that Stallone had to sell his. dog.

to get this movie made. And then when he made the money back. from the script, Oh, you're talking. about in real life? >> life he sold his dog. What? >> What? Yes. Do you get that much. MONEY FOR A DOG? HE HE SELLS HIS DOG. THEN WHEN he sells. the script, he buys his dog back, and. that's the dog in the movie. That's. sick. Stop it. The. levels to which what was going on for. Stallone, it seems, in his life and and.

the story of what was happening for. Rocky are so closely linked, you know, that there's like a metaness to the. first one. That's a great point. >> That's hard to to beat. But I like the Dolph Lundgren one. That. one's an amazing. The training sequence. there like the futuristic him with the, you know, like out in the. with the log in the snow. Yeah, four is. just like a guilty just like so It's. like you're eating the most luxurious. chocolate cake of patriotism and like.

masculinity you can indulge in and but. yeah one is. I I do find myself The speech he gives. in Balboa to his son on the street is. also I mean when is that not work if you. need it? You're right you're right. >> Everyone in Philadelphia still uses that. speech every day of their lives. >> I mean I'm getting goosebumps even just. thinking about that speech. >> What about Over the Top? Little trucker. arm wrestling action yeah baby. Because. sometimes in life you got to turn THE. HAT AROUND.

SOMETIMES YOU JUST THERE YOU GO. I was. just Sometimes you just got to turn the. hat around guys. So good. >> That movie talk about ridiculous but. still a guilty pleasure. >> That'll make me cry. That whole the way. the way he is with his son those pep. talks he gives him. Yeah that'll get you. going. He's the greatest like pep talk. that scene in Creed where he says to him. in the mirror that's your worst. that's your worst enemy or your like. greatest opponent or I mean he's just.

It's the lone He's a. He still does it in Tulsa King too. I've. been I've been stuck on that [ __ ]. show. I love it. There we go. What's the. next big guy? Are we are we sticking in. the sci-fi or we like Star Wars movies. next? How do we get right Is there another Is. there a sequel to this? Are we already. thinking how we're going to do this uh. I'm hoping Andy has an idea because I. would love that. I just finished a Star. Wars a Star Wars film which will come. out next year. >> What? Really? Okay. Oh [ __ ] The hell. yeah. Are you able to give us any.

information on that? Like what's. >> It's not part of the the the timeline of. the other Star Wars films it takes place. in its own. timeline and it's all original. characters and it's directed by Shawn. Levy. uh. who did um uh. Deadpool Wolverine most recently um but. he also you know. the Stranger Stranger Things and just so. many things A Night at the museums. He's. such a perfect director for this. He.

just completely got the tone. And. yeah, it was crazy. It was crazy to to. be working on a Star Wars film. I. Do you guys Are you guys Star Wars fans? I I love it. I mean I I wouldn't say. like we're as plugged into like the very. minor like minutia, but yeah. Very big. fans. >> Yeah, same. It's like I didn't really. like I didn't see it until I was older, but I had Star Wars sheets, you know? Oh. yeah, definitely had everything Star. Wars, yeah. Yeah, like I It was always.

around even if I hadn't seen it. It was. just such a It's like the Beatles. It's. like always been there, you know? And. you don't realize how much a part of you. it is, how it defined your idea of. what's a hero, what's a villain, what's. a what's score, you know, what is font, what is what's a sound effect, you know? On all the levels, it just is so. permeated like my sensibilities as a as. a as a. person who who who likes film. I didn't.

know until I got there just how deep it. went, you know? So, that was that was. interesting. >> Well, you just said good and evil. Are. we a part of the Empire? Are we Jedi? Like what what are we in. >> problem with the reception? It's. Fair enough. Fair enough. There's going to be a light saber that's. just going to come in and just. that too much. All right, we're going to. get to this uh section. We got to ask. >> Okay. All right, your co-star in Blade.

Runner, Harrison Ford, uh was on Jimmy Kimmel and was asked if. he has had sex while playing soundtracks. from his films and his answer was, of. course I have. It's a dumb question. Uh. Ryan, we have the same question to you, I guess. Is that. >> No, that's a hard no. That's an EASY. EASY NO. A SURPRISING YES, of course, from. Harrison, I guess. >> What of course Harrison has. I always. say. I always say like never meet your heroes. unless you're Harrison Ford. Yes.

He's very cool. He's as cool as you want. him to be. That's awesome. He punched me one time. in a scene and then when they brought me. ice. um for my face, he took the ice away. out of my hand and he put his He put his. fist in it and he said, "I FORGIVE YOU.". AND THEN WHEN THEY BROUGHT ME ADVIL, I I. was like went to take two Advil and he. took the whole thing and he just went. like and he housed like 15 of them. You.

can't do that. You can't do that. He's. not like us. >> Oh my god, I love this dude. >> He could just house half a bottle of. Advil as a joke. He doesn't care. He's just Dude, when he You know in in. um in uh Ra- you know I think it's. Raiders, you know when he's riding his. hat kept coming off? And he's riding the. horse, he stapled it TO HIS HEAD. JUST. THIS GUY'S INSANE. >> THEY WERE TRYING to tape it and he said,

"Forget it. Give me a stapler.". And he stapled it to his head. Is this like a well-known thing about. Harrison Ford that he's just a lunatic? >> He's not like us. He's one of those. aliens among us, man. He's that guy. >> That is [ __ ] hilarious. That line. where she says Princess Leia says, "I. love you." and he goes, "I know." That's. him. He said that HE SAID THAT. THAT'S HIM. HE'S THE REAL DEAL. OH, what. a legend, man.

Is it true you were suspended from first. grade because you brought steak knives. and started throwing them at kids on at. recess? I didn't throw them at kids. I might. have thrown near them. I I I THINK I WAS. I MIGHT have just been doing them in the. ground, but yeah, I did get in a bit of. trouble for that. >> Nice, man. >> Well, you're you're speaking to two. other I I was expelled from a preschool. for stabbing a kid with a spork. What? I. did Yeah, yeah. If you're going to do it. with something, a spork is Well, and it. was also it was a retaliatory stab. It.

wasn't like I was just like. you know, psycho in this and just. stabbing RANDOM KIDS OR. HE HE STABBED ME FIRST. AND THE DULLNESS. of it would just really it would just. hurt in a different way, which is like. more like psychological. Oh, yeah. No, it broke skin. It broke skin. I saw it. I saw it. It broke skin. Yeah, it was. not good. Not good. Anyways, how do you. feel about being the unofficial face. of Taco Bell inflation? Um.

this is the first time hearing it. What is this? The Beefy 5-Layer Burrito, 89 cents. Really? And the Beefy 5-Layer Burrito now $5.36. I'm not getting a dime for this. I'm not. even getting. I'm not even getting. free burritos for this. Oh my god. Is that real? I I would assume so. I mean, it's real. on the internet. So, I guess I guess.

it's real now. >> The internet is undefeated, man. Undefeated. The internet's going to. internet. That's one thing you can count. on. No doubt. What is your Taco Bell. favorite? I mean, I don't want to keep. giving Taco Bell. free ad space. Yeah, but I don't know. I'm more of a cre- Cheesy Gordita Crunch. guy myself. All right. What Do you have. a welcome to Hollywood moment? >> Oh. Like what? Like Like what do you. mean? It could be good or bad or like. something where you're just like, "Oh, this is Hollywood." Right. Where it just.

dawned on you. I mean, you were It's. hard, I guess, cuz you were in it so. young. >> I had a moment um. at like a a party where I did I like. was trying to sneak in and out like just. to not you know whatever I whatever I. went in through the kitchen. Yeah. And I. saw Stallone. He was hiding in the. kitchen too and I got to talk to him for. for like. >> hiding in the kitchen too? Yes. And you know he had just been such an. inspiration to me. in so many ways you know and like I got.

to yeah talk to him in the kitchen at. this party just felt like such a like. a pretty Hollywood moment you know. But. he didn't disappoint either. He gave me. great advice and he was like yeah he was. he was just how like that went down how. you would hope that it would. What's. your Hollywood moment? >> Well I'm still I ain't got a Hollywood. moment yet. We got an NFL moment. Travis. might have a Hollywood moment. The. closest thing to Hollywood moment for me. was. I was doing SNL and I was already like I. have no [ __ ] business doing being the.

host of SNL. And as I'm doing as I'm. doing the table reads which I can't read. at all. So I am like already nervous as. hell just to try and get through the. reads let alone having all these writers. come up to me. trying to get me to really nail that. punchline. I'm sitting here like. stuttering through everything. Same by. the way. You're not alone. Will Ferrell. just comes kind of coasting through and. I just like freeze in the middle of my. read I'm like.

full circle moment of like being at SNL. I've only like. watched SNL because of guys like Farley. and and Will Ferrell and Sandler and. those guys. So it's like to feel that. man coming come walking through and and. see me struggling trying to read his. script was like a full [ __ ] it was a. [ __ ] and in my head I was just. like what is life? He's the best man. Just the absolute best. >> Another one that I had too is when I. went involving him was like I when I. first moved to Hollywood I went to see a.

the taping of a talk show and one of the. guests was late or something so they had. us like sit on the floor and then they. were like throwing three musketeers at. us like to feed us. It was just awful. the way they were treating treating. everyone and we were all like this. sucks. Like you know, it was not the. experience we wanted. And then we showed up and we sat in the. audience and you know, they're like. telling us when to laugh and everything. felt pretty like rehearsed and it just. wasn't like aligning with your what you. wanted it to be. And suddenly this was.

before Will Ferrell was known, but he. started like pretending he was lost on. the set, so he would like show up behind. the the host and then like move along. and then get lost. And we were all. like he was crashing this person's. interview. And it was so funny and it kind of it. just made the whole experience for us, you know, we were like this sucked until. he showed up and now everything's. better. Yeah. He's always like that.

Like I'm not surprised to hear you were. having a hard time and then Will Ferrell. showed up and suddenly things got. better, you know, he's just like. It's so crazy. Let me ask you this. before we get out of here. I know we. usually end on the uh the uh the. Hollywood moment question, but um you. were obviously in Hollywood at a young. age and a lot of what you were doing was. music. Um have you ever thought about. like kind of venturing or like getting. back into the music side of things or. having a more of a career in that? >> I feel like it's it's been cool to be. able to do it in in some films, you.

know, Sorry. I love Will Ferrell, man. explore that. I mean, I kind of got in. you know, my uncle was an Elvis. impersonator and so that's how I I. I came home one day when I was eight and. my uncle was bedazzling a white jumpsuit. in the living room. And I was like, "What are you doing?" He. was like, "I'm going to be Elvis for a. little while.". And I was like. "Okay.". >> It's a hell of a statement. So he became. Elvis. He was like doing karate in the. backyard and talking like Elvis and.

wearing the outfit in the house and he. he was showing me how to like method. act, basically. So not even at like. birthday parties or events, he was just. doing this He was just Elvis. He was. just going to be Elvis for a little. while, full-time. This is so good, man. And then he put us all in the act. So he. said to me, "You're going to be my head. of security.". Yeah. I'm eight. YOU KNOW. THIS IS SO GOOD.

>> HE got me like a gold lamé jacket that. said head of security. And like I was. serious. I was like, "Okay, that's my. job." And then he would perform at the. mall and you know, like it just it kind. of changed everybody's life, right? Like. we all felt like we were hanging out. with Elvis. We felt like we had seen. Elvis. The whole town was like came. alive. People were singing and dancing. and they had their talents. It was this. amazing impact that he had. And then he. decided not to do it anymore and. everything got real boring again.

My sister and I were like, "Can we do. that again?" You know, Yeah, we did. I. want to keep going that, yeah. >> We kind of liked you better as Elvis. My sister and I started singing at. weddings. You know, that's where the. music thing kind of started. It just. felt like a way to stay in that vibe, you know, to keep to keep not go back to. normal life, to just keep going with the. circus, you know. So then music became a. thing that I was doing, you know, just. as a way to stay. to keep things from becoming normal, you. know, and again and then.

you know, I found acting and then I. found filmmaking and so it kind of was a. thing to get me there, but um. >> Yeah. Anyway. [ __ ] that's awesome, man. Well, Ryan, I appreciate the stories. Thank. you for your time, dog. Everybody, Project Hail Mary in theaters Friday, March 20th. Make you make sure you see. it on the biggest screen possible. Brother, I just want to say, man, you're. one of my favorites of all time, dog. The from La La Land, Crazy Stupid Love, bro. This is so cool to just pick your. brain on on how you got here and and.

happy for you, man. Project Hail Mary is. a it's a home run. >> The fact that you guys would have me. knowing I'm a liability at the CORNERS. TO SELL. IT'S LIKE MEANS A LOT to me, honestly. It like legitimizes that. >> We're all about team players. Yeah, we're team guys. That was a team move. You you and. Charlie Charlie Conway, the only guys. that pulled themselves out when you. your team would get better. Anyways, you're the best, Ryan. I. appreciate this. >> Thank you so much, guys. Dude, that guy.

is an electric SOB. He does not disappoint. I mean, how it's. funny, charming, good-looking. God damn, how many [ __ ] things do we have going. for us, Ryan? >> Well, I mean, we can wish we got to ask. him about throwing the football or the. baseball. That's a wrap, Trav. How about. it, man? Thank you to Ryan Gosling for. being here. CHECK OUT PROJECT HAIL MARY. IN theaters on March 20th and make sure. you subscribe to the New Heights channel. on YouTube and wherever you get your. podcasts. Fill out those brackets, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls.

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RYAN, WE'RE NOT EXPERTS AT THIS. WE'RE. JUST GOING TO have a conversation. >> makes three of us. What a cool gig though for you guys. This is amazing. >> Still don't know how we got here, Ryan. Still don't know how we got here. You're. just talking to each other about stuff, but you turned it into like. an amazing job. So, who worked this deal. for you? Can I get like me and my sister. get in on. Brandon, Carly, come back in. We need. questions. Yeah.