Man on the Moon through cinema
Recreating the historic moon landing and Neil Armstrong, the first man to step on the moon, ‘The First Man’, a Hollywood biographical drama is now being screened in theatres in Colombo.
Based on the book First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong by James R. Hansen, the film is directed by Damien Chazelle and written by Josh Singer. Steven Spielberg is the executive producer. It stars Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong, alongside Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Corey Stoll, Ciarán Hinds, Christopher Abbott, Patrick Fugit, and Lukas Haas. ‘The First Man’ follows the years leading up to the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon in 1969.
On the heels of their six-time Academy Award-winning smash, ‘La La Land’, Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle and star Ryan Gosling reteam for Universal Pictures’ First Man, the riveting story behind the first manned mission to the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the decade leading to the historic Apollo 11 flight. A visceral and intimate account told from Armstrong’s perspective, based on the book by James R. Hansen, the film explores the triumphs and the cost—on Armstrong, his family, his colleagues and the nation itself—of one of the most dangerous missions in history.
Written by Academy Award winner Josh Singer (Spotlight, The Post), the epic drama of leading under the pressure of grace and tragedy is produced by Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen (The Twilight Saga, The Fault in Our Stars) through their Temple Hill Entertainment banner, alongside Isaac Klausner (Love, Simon) and Chazelle.
Steven Spielberg, Adam Merims and Singer executive produce, while DreamWorks Pictures co-finances the film.
First Man is screened at Liberty by Scope Cinemas, Scope Cinemas (CCC) – Colombo 3, Empire – Colombo, MC Cinemas – Colombo and Milano – Kegalle.