For a couple of years, Whiplash director Damien Chazelle has been attached to a biopic of Neil Armstrong, called First Man. Now he’s found the man to play the main role, as THR reports that he’s set to reteam with his La La Land star Ryan Gosling for the movie.
The film will be based on First Man: A Life of Neil A. Armstrong by James Hansen, which chronicles how NASA managed to put a man on the moon, and how former test pilot Armstrong became that man. Oscar-winning Spotlight co-writer Josh Singer is writing the script.
While it’s not the sort of movie Chazelle has made before, following the tense brilliance of the unexpected Whiplash, and now with many expecting La La Land to make a strong showing at the Oscars, he’s proven he can probably handle anything. Gosling would also seem a good choice for the role, as he’s shown he can turn his hand to most thing. And it’s certainly true that an Armstrong biopic is long overdue.
It’s easy to forget now that on its release, Blade Runner was considered a bit of a flop. Since then it’s become one of the defining sci-fi movies of the last 40 years. Even so, when it was revealed a follow-up was in the works, many were uncertain.
There are a lot of people who think La La Land will be in the mix come Oscar time, and it’s certainly one of the more interesting movies coming out in the next few months. It’s an original musical, starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, and director by Whiplash’s Damien Chazelle.
With a couple of teaser trailers, La La Land has become one of the most intriguing and interesting looking movies of the year. And following its festival screening, some are suggesting it could be a real awards contender.
With a couple of teaser trailer, La La Land has become one of the most intriguing and interesting looking movies of the year. That’s certainly true with this teaser, which features Emma Stone singing a rather charming song, and plenty of great, stylised footage.
The follow-up to Blade Runner just got a little more interesting. Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Robin Wright and Ana de Armas are already onboard to star, and they’ve now been joined by Jared Leto, according the 
La La Land is certainly one of the years more intriguing movies – an original musical starring Emma Stone & Ryan Gosling, from the director of Whiplash. It’s been a bit of a secretive one, but now we get our first proper look with a teaser trailer, which is enigmatic but looks pretty interesting.
For a few years now a sequel to Blade Runner has been in the works, which had the backing of both Harrison Ford and Ridley Scott. While Scott was attached to direct at one point, he’ll now only produce, with Denis Villeneuve helming.