Ryan Gosling Eyed To Star In Damien Chazelle's Neil Armstrong Biopic

Ryan Gosling may be on his way to step into the shoes of American hero Neil Armstrong in First Man, Damien Chazelle's (Whiplash) upcoming biopic of the astronaut.

According to Deadline, Universal Pictures is courting the actor to play Armstrong, who in 1969 became the first human to set foot on the moon.

Talks are still in its early stages but Gosling's decision may come down to whether he would want to reteam Chazelle or not. The actor just wrapped up the musical La La Land, the director's follow-up project to Whiplash.

The film, which Spotlight co-writer Josh Singer is currently writing, is based on James Hansen's biography of the famed astronaut, First Man: A Life of Neil A. Armstrong.

Speaking to Collider last year, Chazelle revealed that he hesitates in calling the project a biopic. "It’s a mission movie. It’s purely about the landing… It will cover about six years. It’ll start with him joining NASA and will end in ’69 with the landing. So it’s purely a process movie, it’s a movie about building up to that achievement."

Source - Deadline | Collider

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