Ryan Gosling's Brother-In-Law Gets Hollywood Boost

0:00It's March 28th, from Hollywood to your headphones. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News. Today, powered by AI, I'm Cory with the Story. Ryan Gosling turned a promo event for his new sci-fi hit Project Hail Mary into a job fair for his brother-in-law. During a panel at the director's guild in Los Angeles this week, he spotted Carlo Mendes in the crowd, had him stand up and straight up pitched him too, all the directors, producers, and writers in the room. Carlisling praised Carlo as one of the most dedicated actors out there, whose overdue for bigger breaks, urging everyone to cast him in their next projects. It was a heartfelt shout-out right in the middle of talking up the movie, where he plays a lone scientist racing to save the dimming sun. Carlo Mendes, brother of Gosling's partner Eva Mendes, has been grinding in Hollywood since the mid-2000s. He's popped up on shows like 9-0-2-1-0, Parks and Recreation, back in 2011, and more recently in 9-0-1-1, and a recurring, role on the Dexter prequel Original Sin.

1:04The two attended the SAG awards together last year, with Gosling up for a nod on Barbie. He and Eva started dating after their 2012 film, The Place Beyond the Pines, share two daughters, and she's mostly stepped back from, acting since then. This family boost comes as Project Hail Mary crushes it at the box office, sitting as the number two domestic earner of 2026 so far. Hollywood's all about those real connections keeping the dream alive.