Ryan Gosling Being Courted For Damien Chazelle’s Neil Armstrong Biopic ‘First Man’
Ryan GoslingandWhiplashdirectorDamien Chazellehave been working together onLa La Land, and apparently they’ve had such a good time they’re looking to team up again. Gosling is being courted for Chazelle’sFirst Man, a biopic of astronautNeil Armstrong.Josh Singer(Spotlight) wrote the script. More details on the possible Ryan Gosling Neil Armstrong movie after the jump.Deadline, which broke the Ryan Gosling Neil Armstrong news, cautions that no deal is in place. Singer is still writing the script based onJames Hansen’s biographyFirst Man: A Life of Neil A. Armstrong. In 1969, Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon. He’s the one who uttered that iconic line: “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” He eschewed the fame that followed, and lived a relatively private life after his return. He passed away in 2012 at the age of 82.First Manhas been in development for over a decade. Originally it wasset up at Warner Bros., withClint Eastwoodplanning to produce and direct. By 2008 at it was at Universal, withNicole Perlman(Guardians of the Galaxy) set to write the script. Chazelle began orbiting the project since last year.Wyck GodfreyandMarty Bowenof Temple Hill will produce.
Chazelle broke out last year withWhiplash, which starred Miles Teller as an aspiring drummer and J.K. Simmons as the brutal conductor who pushes him toward greatness. He planned to reunite with Teller forLa La Land, but Gosling ultimately took the role instead. Also starring in the contemporary musical is Emma Stone, who co-starred with Gosling inGangster SquadandCrazy, Stupid, Love.La La Landopens next summer.
Gosling hasn’t been seen onscreen since 2013’sOnly God Forgives, but he’ll be all over the place for the next year or so. Next month he stars with Brad Pitt, Steve Carell, and Christian Bale in Adam McKay’s financial crisis dramaThe Big Short. In addition toLa La Land, Gosling also has Shane Black’sThe Nice Guysdue out next summer. And at some point in the not-too-distant future, he’ll begin shootingBlade Runner 2with director Denis Villeneuve.
