First Man is being directed by Damien Chazelle, the man who also directed Ryan Gosling in Oscar-winning La La Land. Set in the 1960s, the film is based on the book First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong by James R. Hansen.
First Man trailer was just released and Ryan Gosling looks great as Neil Armstrong, the American astronaut who became the first man to walk on the moon. The film is being directed by Damien Chazelle, the man who also directed Gosling in Oscar-winning La La Land. Set in the 1960s, the film is based on the book First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong by James R. Hansen. Josh Singer has written the screenplay.
The film underlines how humongous a risk it was to send a manned mission to the moon. The scope for disaster was huge. NASA and the United States took this risk during the Cold War. The conflict was not just limited to the land now, it was now a war for the heavens. Both the world powers were showcasing their technologies to the world. The Soviet Yuri Gagarin had already been to space and returned unscathed. The ball was now in the American court.
