First Man
Damien Chazelle’sFirst Manhas addedAmerican Godsstar Pablo Schreiber in the role of Jim Lovell , one of the Apollo astronauts who did n’t set foot on the moon . Ryan Goslingwill play Neil Armstrongand Corey Stollwill play Buzz Aldrinin the Universal film based on the Armstrong biographyFirst Manby James R. Hansen .
Clint Eastwood was originally lined up to directFirst Manfor Warner Bros , but when that fell through the project die to Universal . Chazelle and Gosling were announced to be re - team up forFirst Manin late 2016 , while their hit musicalLa La Landwas still in the operation of snarl up awards ( though not the Oscar for Best Picture , as it finally turned out ) . Described as a " visceral , first - someone account,“First Manwill zoom in on Armstrong during the yr 1961 - 1969 , chronicle the hardships endure by the man and his res publica during that most tumultuous and historical of 10 .
With Gosling in spot , First Manis now filling out its supporting cast , addingAmerican Godsstar Pablo Schreiber in the role of cosmonaut Jim Lovell ( viaTracking Board ) . Though Lovell was not on - board the historic Apollo 11 military mission , he was a key participant in the Apollo broadcast as a whole , commanding the Apollo 8 mission that first put homo in domain around the moon . Lovell would later command the renowned Apollo 13 mission , a near - catastrophe chronicled by Ron Howard in his smash hit 1995 filmApollo 13starring Tom Hanks as Lovell .
Stepping into a role previously played by Tom Hanks could be consider a daunting project , but Pablo Schreiber is surely a redoubtable enough performing artist in his own right . Schreiber is an impose forcible presence , with a astonishingly soft heart , as the two - fisted leprechaun Mad Sweeney in STARZ ’s seriesAmerican Gods . He was also the man everyone get it on to detest as the creepy-crawly prison house guard George " Pornstache " Mendez in Netflix’sOrange is the New Black .
Schreiber ’s other upcoming movie mention let in the Dwayne Johnson - led action / disaster thrillerSkyscraper , the dramaTracesco - star Rick Springfield , the fantasyThe King ’s Daughterwith Pierce Brosnan and Kaya Scodelario , the Gerard Butler vehicleDen of Thievesand the crime dramaBeast of Burdenwith Daniel Radcliffe .
First Manhas also lined up Jon Bernthal as astronaut Dave Scott , Kyle Chandler as NASA Flight Crew Operations Chief ( and original Mercury astronaut ) Deke Slayton , Claire Foy as Armstrong ’s ex-husband - married woman Janet Shearon and Jason Clarke as Ed White , one of three astronauts killed in a 1967 pre - flight Apollo space capsule testing mishap .
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