Director Damien Chazelle
Genre Biography | Drama | History
Cast Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Kyle Chandler, Pablo Schreiber
Rating PG-13
Release Date October 12th, 2018
“A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.”
From director Damien Chazelle, the man who brought us the Oscar-winning film La La Land and Whiplash, First Man is a look at Neil Armstrong and the path that led him to being the first man to step foot on the man. The screenplay is written by Josh Singer and is based on the book by James R. Hansen. The cast includes Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Kyle Chandler, Pablo Schreiber, and Jason Clarke, Check out the official trailers below!!
Ted Takes Fun Facts, First Man:
Damien Chazelle's first choice to play the role of Neil Armstrong was always Ryan Gosling. Gosling was even rumored to be attached to the project during its development stage but nothing was officially confirmed. It wasn't until after Gosling did La La Land (2016) with Chazelle that Gosling would officially sign on to do the project.
The first film directed by Damien Chazelle in which he didn't write the script.