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Ryan Gosling’s 2018 biographical space drama First Man has made its way to Prime Video, providing audiences with another chance to experience one of his most technologically brilliant but emotionally polarizing movies in the last decade. Directed by La La Land director Damien Chazelle, the movie is based on James R. Hansen’s biography of Neil Armstrong.

Despite the critical acclaim the film garnered at the time of its release, it surprisingly left many audiences unmoved. While lauded for its accuracy and restraint, the movie was heavily criticized for lacking ample emotional depth. Now, in the digital era of subtle films being brought back to life through newer audiences with a liking for quiet realism, one question remains: can this meticulously crafted sci-fi drama finally find its emotional footing with a broader audience?

Ryan Gosling’s Brilliant but Subdued Space Drama

Ryan Gosling slipped into the role of Neil Armstrong with a stoic,...

The Magic Faraway Tree is an upcoming movie based on the childrens book of the same name, which follows a family in the remote British countryside as they discover a magical tree that transports them to fantastical lands. Its a sweet story about the importance of family, compassion, and appreciating the world around you, penned by the popular childrens author Enid Blyton. There are plenty of great animated movies based on childrens books, but theres a sense of playful wonder to The Magic Faraway Tree that sets it apart.

Blytons 1943 book was previously adapted as a collection of short TV episodes called Enid Blyton's Enchanted Lands: The Magic of the Faraway Tree. However, the upcoming film will take a deeper dive into the story. Simon Farnaby will pen the script, with Ben Gregor directing, promising an all-around great adaptation. The entire cast of The Magic Faraway Tree hasn't been announced yet,...

Ryan Gosling's new sci-fi movie, "Project Hail Mary," shares similar themes with "First Man." "First Man" was a box office failure despite positive reviews, potentially due to fierce competition and controversy. "Project Hail Mary" has the advantage of being a full-on sci-fi story and is based on a successful novel, which may help it succeed where "First Man" failed.

Ryan Gosling already has a couple of projects lined up after the success of Barbie, among them a new sci-fi movie with which he can redeem one of his most recent box office letdowns. Ryan Gosling is now regarded as one of the biggest stars in Hollywood thanks to his acting skills, charisma, and sense of humor, and he has shown his talents in movies of various genres. Gosling’s acting career started in The Mickey Mouse Club in 1993, and he made his big screen debut in 1997 in Frankenstein and Me.

Over the past 20 years, Ryan Gosling has given audiences several notable performances in both indie and blockbuster films, garnered numerous awards and accolades, and earned a spot as one of Hollywood's most respected actors. He notably started his career in front of the camera as a teen in the early 1990s on "The Mickey Mouse Club" and continued to land minor roles on television throughout the remainder of the decade. By the 2000s, Gosling began acting in movies, with his role as Noah Calhoun in the 2004 film "The Notebook" launching him into superstardom. Since then, he's had leading roles in Oscar-winning films like "La La Land" and "Blade Runner 2049," but he recently received plenty of buzz for his latest work in Greta Gerwig's "Barbie."

"Barbie," which stars Margot Robbie as the iconic fashion doll brought to life, features Gosling as Ken, Barbie's counterpart and companion throughout the film.

Five of the last eight winners of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress were previous Emmy champs. At this year’s Oscars, there are multiple Emmy winners gunning for that prize. Will any of them be able to continue the trend?

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It all started in 2014 when Patricia Arquette won the Oscar for her performance in “Boyhood” nearly a decade after winning her first Emmy for “Medium.” In 2016 Viola Davis won the Oscar for “Fences” over a year after winning an Emmy for the first season of “How to Get Away with Murder.” In 2017 Allison Janney, who had received seven Emmys over the course of 15 years, won an Oscar for “I, Tonya.” In 2018 Regina King won an Oscar for “If Beale Street Could Talk” after pulling off three surprise Emmy wins over the course of three years.

Claire Foy will tell you she’s played her fair share of historical figures on both the big and small screens. From her Emmy and SAG Award-winning performance as Queen Elizabeth II in “The Crown” to Janet Armstrong in “First Man” to, more recently, Emily Richardson-Wain in “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain.” But the challenge of portraying the utterly complex Margaret Campbell, the Duchess of Argyll, in “A Very British Scandal” another matter entirely

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The daughter of a successful businessman, Campbell married Ian Douglas Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll (Paul Bettany) in 1951.

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Broadway ladies united earlier this month for the world premiere of Award-winning composer Carmel Dean's Well-Behaved Women. The cast included Lachanze, Liz Callaway, Natascia Diaz, Melissa Rose Hirsh, Bonnie Milligan, Katie Thompson, Kuhoo Verma, Sasha Allen, Andrea Burns, Hannah Elless and Barbara Walsh. Watch an exclusive song from the show, performed by Liz Callaway asNeil Armstrong's wife, Janet Armstrong.

Features: Harrison Ford (Narrator), Neil Armstrong, Mark Armstrong, Dave Scott, Gerry Griffin, Christopher Kraft | Directed by David Fairhead

In conjunction with the fiftieth anniversary of humanity’s achievement of the moon landing in 1969, the world of late is currently inundated with cinema revolving around anything Apollo 11. Audiences were treated to a stunning portrait of Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong in Damien Chazelle’s academy award-winning First Man in the latter half of 2018. This year audiences were once again treated to perhaps the most complete experience of the defining moment itself with Todd Douglas Miller’s masterful documentary Apollo 11. Two pieces of art that compliment both the extraordinary complex mission of landing man on the moon but also the blood, sweat and tears that pushed the three astronauts and the team to succeed.

To cap off an unofficial trilogy of sorts is David Fairhead’s Armstrong. A biopic of...

Stars: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Pablo Schreiber, Christopher Abbott, Ethan Embry, Ciarán Hinds, Kyle Chandler, Corey Stoll, Shea Whigham, Patrick Fugit, Lukas Haas | Written by Josh Singer | Directed by Damien Chazelle

Damien Chazelle is hot off the heels with his fourth feature after two highly critically acclaimed entries into his vastly growing filmography: with the Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons starring vehicle Whiplash and with Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling in the Oscar-winning musical/drama La La Land. Both ultimately bringing him to the forefront of young talent in Hollywood and the avenues for future endeavours endless. His follow up First Man, reuniting him with leading actor Gosling, takes him on a different path from the exploration of music rhythmic sections to a more nuanced and ultimately exhilarating path of restraint; albeit manic examination of a crowning achievement of mankind in the moon landings, but specifically the journey...

You can check Josh Singer’s homework; in fact, the Oscar-winning screenwriter would love nothing more than that. In an awards season that has exalted fact-based features like “Green Book” and “Bohemian Rhapsody” that have been dogged by claims of inauthenticity and fact-stretching, Singer’s “First Man” screenplay provides a compelling counterpoint: a rigorously investigated script that was vetted by experts, family members, and friends, and one that still offers a fresh take on the mythos of astronaut Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling).

Singer is no stranger to turning true stories into lauded features — while his 2013 debut film, the Julian Assange-centric “The Fifth Estate,” was hardly a smash hit, it opened the door for his follow-up projects. Two years after “The Fifth Estate,” Singer earned his first Oscar for “Spotlight,” which dramatized the true story of the Boston Globe journalists who uncovered the Catholic Church molestation scandal. In 2017, Singer and...

The 2019 BAFTA nominations include five performances that are not certainties at the Oscars. These bids at the BAFTAs could be just the boost that Viola Davis, Adam Driver, Claire Foy, Margot Robbie and Sam Rockwell need with Oscar nominations voting underway until next Monday (Jan. 14). Remember, the British academy closely resembles the American one in both size and makeup, and the two groups have significant overlap. Other than the SAG Awards, this is the only industry group to weigh in before nominations for the Oscars are announced on Jan. 22.

Here is how being recognized at the BAFTA Awards help these five performers:

Viola Davis (“Widows”)

Davis was considered to be a strong contender for Best Actress before awards season got into full swing. While critics praised her performance in Steve McQueen‘s crime drama, they were left underwhelmed by the film as a whole. Coupled with tepid box office, the...

The Oscar-winning scribe behind such historical projects as Spotlight, The Post and First Man, Josh Singer can’t overemphasize the importance of getting his stories right. On the latter film from Damien Chazelle, based on a biography by James R. Hansen, the writer dove head first into a project of incredible complexity. Depicting the life of Neil Armstrong, the first man to step foot on the moon, and every challenge and sacrifice he endured to get there, the project was emotionally deep, probing the psyche of an inward-looking figure grappling with loss. Portraying the terrifying nature of space flight, as no film had before, it naturally concerned itself with technical detail as well, which would have to be reckoned with at the same time.

To present Armstrong’s experience of grief and unprecedented achievement as realistically and holistically as possible, Singer did an immense amount of research. Consulting Hansen’s text,...

Regina King issued a Time’s Up challenge as she accepted her Golden Globe for best supporting actress for If Beale Street Could Talk at the 76th Golden Globe Awards Sunday night.

“Amy, thank you for the prayer,” King began her speech, nodding to fellow nominee Amy Adams. Adding “Time’s Up, times two,” King continued, “In the next two years, everything that I produce, I am making a vow, and it’s going to be tough, to make sure that everything that I produce, that it’s 50 percent women, and I just challenge anyone out there who is in a position of power … I challenge you to challenge yourselves and … do the same.

Based on the novel by James Baldwin, If Beale Street Could Talk follows the romance of two young African-Americans, Tish (Kiki Layne) and Fonny (Stephan James), who strengthen their bond through an unexpected pregnancy and are...

Continuing an awards streak that now has her positioned as the Oscar frontrunner, Regina King took home the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for her work in Barry Jenkins’ “If Beale Street Could Talk.” Based on the novel by literary icon James Baldwin, the film follows the romance of two young African-Americans, Tish (Kiki Layne) and Fonny (Stephan James), who strengthen their bond through an unexpected pregnancy and are nearly torn asunder by a wrongful imprisonment. King plays Sharon Rivers, mother to Tish, who is a fierce advocate for her daughter and fights valiantly to prove Fonny’s innocence.

“Amy, thank you for the prayer,” King began her speech, nodding to fellow nominee Amy Adams. Adding “Time’s Up, times two,” King pledged: “In the next two years, everything that I produce, I am making a vow, and it’s going to be tough, to make sure that everything that I produce,...

Universal City, California, December 10, 2018 – Follow the gripping and captivating true story of the first manned mission to the moon in First Man, arriving on Digital and via the digital movie app Movies Anywhere on January 8, 2019 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand on January 22, 2019 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Hailed by critics as “the best movie of the year” (Collider) and “exhilarating” (Entertainment Weekly), First Man comes from acclaimed Oscar®-winning director Damien Chazelle and stars Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong and Claire Foy as Janet Armstrong in the heroic and emotionally driven journey through a pivotal moment in the history of mPutting You In the Seat – Through the use of innovative technology, most of First Man was shot in-camera. Take an in-depth look behind the lens of this epic film.

Based on the book First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong by James R. Hansen...

The 4K Ultra HD and blu-ray details for Damien Chazelle's latest film, First Man, have been revealed along with the handful of bonus features for fans to enjoy. Come inside to learn more!

First Man brought the harrowing story behind the first Moon landing to the big screen earlier this year, but if you missed out on the stunning film, or simply want to watch it again, you'll get your chance next month. Universal has announced the film will launch digitally on January 8th, with the 4K Ultra HD/blu-ray arriving a couple weeks later on January 22nd with a handful of bonus features:

Follow the gripping and captivating true story of the first manned mission to the moon in First Man, arriving on Digital and via the digital movie app Movies Anywhere on January 8, 2019 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray™, DVD and On Demand on January 22, 2019 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

It’s unimaginable to think of “First Man,” “The Favourite,” and “Widows” as digitally shot. Film is part of their DNA and the impact of viewing them is more visceral because of it.

Which is why Damien Chazelle, Yorgos Lanthimos, and Steve McQueen prefer working in the analog world, where grain structure affects color, light, and shadow with greater richness and depth. And cinematographers Linus Sandgren, Robbie Ryan, and Sean Bobbitt have certainly delivered the emotional and aesthetic goods.

“You can be so much more expressive with film,” said Oscar-winner Sandgren (“La La Land”), who re-teamed with Chazelle on “First Man” and is linked to “Bond 25” with director Cary Fukunaga, which might also be shot on film. “I think it’s really important to educate film students in shooting on film just so they know and can see the difference,” added Sandgren.

He shot “First Man” in multiple formats...

“Saturday Night Live” has set its hosts for the final three episodes of 2018: Claire Foy, Jason Momoa and Matt Damon.

Foy, who will host on Dec. 1, the first episode back for the NBC late night sketch series after a week off for the Thanksgiving holiday, stars in “First Man” as astronaut wife, Janet Armstrong. For the last two years, she also starred on Netflix’s royal family period drama, “The Crown,” for which she won a lead actress Emmy in September. She will be joined by musical guest Anderson .Paak, who is making his “SNL” debut in the episode.

Momoa, who will host on Dec. 8, is currently best known as Aquaman from “Justice League” and his upcoming standalone film. Previously, he starred on television series including “Game of Thrones,” “The Red Road” and “Frontier.” Mumford & Sons will return for their third appearance as musical guest during Momoa’s episode.

When Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling) lands on the moon and exits the spacecraft, the “First Man” soundtrack goes quiet, the camera still, and the image expands to accommodate the IMAX-shot footage. The 15 minutes leading up to this inevitable, climatic moment of Armstrong’s first steps on the moon move like music. Not unlike director Damien Chazelle’s previous film, “La La Land,” the visuals are carefully designed to match the timing and emotion of composer Justin Hurwitz’s score.

This third act conclusion is the polar opposite of the 110 minutes that preceded it, when the film leaned heavily on documentary-style footage. As a guest on IndieWire’s Filmmaker Toolkit podcast, the Oscar-winning director explained that building emotional currents toward the cinematic explosion of the film’s conclusion required using the camera to unearth the man behind the myth.

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“With someone like Neil Armstrong,...

It should come as no surprise, considering the times, that a film about Neil Armstrong and the Apollo 11 moon landing should court controversy. Does First Man represent a liberal rejection of patriotism? Is it a sort of right-wing tall tale kowtowing to American heroism? That criticism of the film can be stretched out to fit all sorts of political targets should speak to the narrative tendencies of the cinema of Damien Chazelle, which proves time and time again that the young director is uninterested in political commitment. Like Whiplash (2014) and La La Land (2016), First Man explores the world of passionate men, devoted to their work to the point of folly. In the case of First Man, Chazelle’s first nonfiction adaptation, the task of trimming not just any story, but one embedded with textbook authority in the American cultural imaginary, down to the sliver of one man’s experience has the ambitious,...

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First Man (2018) is not a movie overly preoccupied with fashion, And why would it be? The focus of the story is astronaut Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling) and his journey to become the first person to ever walk on the surface of the moon. Armstrong wears a lot of button down shirts, short sleeve checks, neutral slacks, the odd dark single breasted suit for formal occasions – largely dour attire for a dour man. He also wears a space suit, several of them. However, outside of Emilio Pucci’s involvement in designing the logo for the Apollo 15 flight in 1971, fashion rarely intersects with the requirements of surviving in space. First Man costume designer Mary Zophres ensures Armstrong feels of his time for the film’s 1961 – 1969 setting, but it is difficult to not be more drawn toward the clothing worn by his wife Janet (Claire Foy). Not that she is sartorially distracting in any way,...

First Man is unquestionably one of award season's buzziest films. Although there's been plenty of glowing words tossed in the direction of both leading man Ryan Gosling and director Damien Chazelle, the lion's share of praise seems to be directed at Claire Foy, who gives a searing performance as Neil Armstrong's outspoken and passionate wife, Janet Armstrong. In order to give us an inside look at just how this tragic, incredible true story came together, The Crown's star hopped on the phone with us and shed light on everything from getting her portrayal of Janet just right to how she perfected her onscreen dynamic with Gosling.

- Additional reporting by Quinn Keaney

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Claire Foy only really loses it once in Damien Chazelle’s “First Man.” Stuck at home, listening to her husband Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling) during yet another test run for his imminent space flight via a squawk box hooked up to Nasa’s own feed, Foy’s Janet Armstrong is horrified to discover that her audio has been suddenly switched off. The test has, inevitably, turned rough, and the Nasa brass make the executive decision to cut off Janet and the Armstrong family, ostensibly to spare them from any possible trauma.

Janet is not having it. Frantic, she runs out of her house, gets in her car, and drives directly to Nasa’s Houston base. There, she unleashes years of rage and frustration at Nasa’s Director of Flight Crew Operations Deke Slayton (Kyle Chandler). “All these protocols and procedures to make it seem like you have it under control,...

Stars: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Pablo Schreiber, Christopher Abbott, Ethan Embry, Ciarán Hinds, Kyle Chandler, Corey Stoll, Shea Whigham, Patrick Fugit, Lukas Haas | Written by Josh Singer | Directed by Damien Chazelle

Damien Chazelle is hot off the heels with his fourth feature after two highly critically acclaimed entries into his vastly growing filmography: with the Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons starring vehicle Whiplash and with Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling in the Oscar-winning musical/drama La La Land. Both ultimately bringing him to the forefront of young talent in Hollywood and the avenues for future endeavours endless. His follow up First Man, reuniting him with leading actor Gosling, takes him on a different path from the exploration of music rhythmic sections to a more nuanced and ultimately exhilarating path of restraint; albeit manic examination of a crowning achievement of mankind in the moon landings, but specifically the journey...

(Spoiler alert: Do not read on if you haven’t seen “First Man.”)

“First Man” is a retelling of one of the biggest moments in history, as well as a portrait of the reclusive man who became the first to walk on the moon.

Damien Chazelle’s drama starring Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong focuses more on the home life of the astronaut as he prepared for his dangerous missions into space.

That includes delving into the 1962 death of his daughter, Karen, of a malignant brain tumor at age 2. Throughout the movie, Armstrong is seen holding his daughter’s bracelet — and even takes it to the moon and throws it into a giant crater there before returning home.

But how factual is that part? Did Armstrong really throw his daughter’s bracelet into the crater?

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First Man is an intimate portrayal of an American icon. Neil Armstrong's moon walk indelibly secured a place in history. Oscar-winning Director Damien Chazelle breathes life into the legend. First Man is not hero worship, or a grandiose exploration of space. It is a candid, searingly honest look at a stoic man; and the stalwart wife who bravely supported him.

First Man opens in 1961 with Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling) as a test pilot for Nasa. A humble, quiet man, Armstrong was facing difficulty at work and heartbreak at home. He had several high profile crashes that worried his superiors. His beloved two-year-old daughter, Karen, had an inoperable brain tumor. Neil and his wife, Janet (Claire Foy), held their family together during her sickness.

Karen's tragic death devastated the Armstrong family. In 1962, Neil was chosen to be an astronaut in Project Gemini. The mission was to successfully rendezvous a manned capsule with an orbiting spacecraft.

Ryan Gosling and Claire Foy's color coordination is stellar. The First Man co-stars, who play famous husband and wife Neil Armstrong and Janet Armstrong in the upcoming moon biopic, were clearly in sync when they stepped out on the red carpet in Washington, D.C. for the premiere of the film. The two posed for photos along the red carpet at the National Air and Space Museum, a fitting setting for the film. It seems the location wasn't the only thing that was thought out for Thursday night. The two stars were also sporting matching shades of yellow—Foy in a draped marigold chiffon gown by Oscar de la Renta and Gosling in a green Gucci suit with a...

“This is a big movie,” writer-director Tony Gilroy told a crowd gathered for a screening of “First Man” on Wednesday night at New York’s Whitby Hotel. “Whether you end up loving or hating this film, you’re going to want a drink after.”

The 2-hour 21-minute opus, starring Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong, chronicles Nasa’s journey to the moon and the myriad hurdles — both emotional and technical — encountered before the successful landing on July 20, 1969. “This film is both intimate and grand, and it’s too bad that you don’t have seat belts, because its very intense,” Gilroy added before the lights dimmed.

Due out on Oct. 12, Gosling is supported in “First Man” by Claire Foy as Neil’s wife of 38 years, Janet Armstrong. The role is a stark about-face from her turn as Queen Elizabeth II in Netflix’s “The Crown,” making it a clear bid for Oscar gold.

After the massive success of their last flight of fancy, La La Land, director Damien Chazelle and actor Ryan Gosling have decided to take a flight of a very different kind in the form of First Man, which casts Ryan in the role of astronaut Neil Armstrong, who was no less than the first human being to set foot on the surface of the moon. That historic event took place on July 29, 1969, and while all of that will be covered, the film also explores the decade leading up to that moment from Neil's perspective. As the studio explains it, "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." Explains Damien in comments provided by Universal, "Ryan and I have more than simply an ‘actor-director’ relationship.

In First Man, director Damien Chazelle tells the story of the historical moon landing of July 1969, in a film which reads like a love letter to the men and women who dedicated their lives to conquering space in the second half of the 20th century. Adapted from James R. Hansen’s biography of the same name, First Man sees Chazelle reunited with his La La Land star Ryan Gosling in an exquisite production, which despite being a million miles away from the director’s previous features, still manages to be just as spectacular and just as engaging.

Focusing the story mostly on Neil Armstrong’s experiences and his rise from brilliant test-pilot to reluctant American hero, First Man tells a heartwarming story of courage and determination in the face of doubt and political unrest of the early to late 60s.

Packed tightly into a rattling aircraft no bigger than a beer barrel,...

Universal Pictures has released the first poster for First Man, featuring Ryan Gosling as iconic astronaut Neil Armstrong, with the first trailer slated to be released tonight, during ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live. This could be one of the early Oscar contenders for 2018, reuniting Gosling with writer-director Damien Chazelle, after their work together on 2016 Best Picture nominee La La Land. While Gosling certainly won't be dancing through the streets of L.A. in this drama, it could put him at the forefront of the Oscar race once again.

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 of Nasa's mission to land a man on the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the years 1961-1969. A visceral, first-person account, based on the book by James R. Hansen, the movie...

Following the first poster drop earlier today, Universal Pictures has released the first trailer for First Man. Ryan Gosling stars as American icon Neil Armstrong, set in the decade as he prepares to become the first man in human history to set foot on the moon. This trailer was first aired on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight before it arrived online for all to see.

Ryan Gosling takes on First Man, based on the book First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong by author James R. Hansen, which was published by Simon & Schuster in 2005. The author was a history professor at Auburn University, who first wrote to Armstrong in 1999, asking if he could write a biography about him. Armstrong replied that he was just too busy at the time, adding that he had already turned down offers from prominent authors such as Stephen Ambrose and James A. Michener before him.

Thanks to Universal, a number of first look images have emerged of Ryan Gosling in the historical drama, First Man.

The biopic/”mission movie” follows Neil Armstrong, played by Gosling, as he becomes the first man to walk on the moon in 1969. Gosling teams up once again with Damien Chazelle after the pair worked together on the award-winning La La Land.

Chazelle was quick to state this venture wouldn’t be your normal run of the mill biopic, and that it would, indeed, surprise people.

“Ryan and I described the movie to each other as it’s about the moon and the kitchen, which means basically we wanted to tell the story about one of the most epic accomplishments in human history, but root it very much in the intimate and the day to day details of what it was actually like,” he says. “What did it feel like to...

Damien Chazelle directed Ryan Gosling to an Oscar nomination for best actor in “La La Land,” and he could do the same in the upcoming “First Man.” The Neil Armstrong space drama is one of Universal Pictures’ major Oscar contenders set for release this fall and it’s Chazelle’s first movie since “La La Land” made him the youngest best director Oscar winner in history.

“First Man” stars Gosling as Armstrong and recounts the astronaut’s obsession with landing on the moon and the years it took to achieve the goal. Claire Foy, who also has “The Girl in the Spider’s Web” opening in the fall, plays Janet Shearon, Armstrong’s first wife. The supporting cast includes Corey Stoll as Buzz Aldrin, Kyle Chander as Deke Slayton, and Jason Clarke as Ed White.

“Ryan and I described the movie to each other as it’s about the moon and the kitchen,...

Ryan Gosling is heading into outer space — for his new movie, First Man.

In the upcoming historical drama, the Oscar-nominated actor stars as pioneering astronaut Neil Armstrong. The film, which re-teams Gosling with his La La Land director Damien Chazelle, follows Armstrong’s incredible journey to becoming the first person to walk on the Moon in 1969.

“What fascinated me about Neil Armstrong is that he is kind of a mystery,” Chazelle tells People. “For someone that accomplished something that is among one of the most famous things that anyone has ever accomplished, the human himself is a little bit of an enigma.

Las Vegas and Cher belong together. The star made a showy entrance at CinemaCon’s Coloseum, emerging from a huge plant in a shimmering pantsuit surrounded by dancers, live-belting Abba’s “Fernando” to promote Universal’s “Mamma Mia!” sequel “Here We Go Again.” (July 18). Inevitably, given the original’s status as the most successful film musical of all time ($609 million worldwide), Ol Parker’s sequel brings back the sprawling cast to sing more Abba, including Meryl Streep. The story cuts between past and present to show the young Streep character (Lily James) and the three young swains later played by adults Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgard and Pierce Brosnan. Cher plays Amanda Seyfriend’s grandmother.

Universal, under motion picture chairman Donna Langley and her bosses Jeff Shell and Ron Meyer, has long relied on singles and doubles and last year brought breakout “Get Out” from Blumhouse and two franchise entries, “The Fate of the Furious,...

New projects from Damien Chazelle, Barry Jenkins likely to be among contenders.

The 2018 awards race officially closed on Sunday, with the curtain coming down as Fox Searchlight’s The Shape Of Water triumphed at the Oscars.

While the 2019 race may feel like a distant prospect, the recent Sundance and Berlin festivals have kick-started murmurings about potential contenders, and already talk is turning to which releases could be leading the conversation come next year’s awards season.

Below, Screen runs down 12 of the early-run candidates.

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Despite La La Land having best picture snatched away by Moonlight at the 2017 Oscars,...

For Claire Foy, balancing motherhood and a career requires collaborative teamwork.

On Thursday, People confirmed that the Crown star — she played the role of Queen Elizabeth on the Netflix drama — and her husband of four years, actor Stephen Campbell Moore, had separated.

“We can confirm that we have separated and have been for some time,” the couple said in a joint statement obtained by People. “We do however continue as great friends with the utmost respect for one another. We ask for our privacy during this time.”

Months before she confirmed her split, Foy, 33, opened up about how she and...

Claire Foy has separated from her husband after four years of marriage.

The 33-year-old Crown actress, who plays the role of Queen Elizabeth on the Netflix drama, confirmed her separation from Stephen Campbell Moore in a joint statement to Metro.Co.UK.

“We have separated and have been for some time,” reads the statement. “We do however continue as great friends with the utmost respect for one another.” A rep for Foy did not immediately respond to People’s request for comment.

The couple wed in 2014 and welcomed one child over the course of their marriage: 2-year-old daughter Ivy Rose,...

Claire Foy‘s husband, Stephen Campbell Moore, has opened up about his private health battle.

As Foy’s hit The Crown aired on Netflix and she became a household name, at home, her family was quietly dealing with a major crisis.

Campbell Moore, 38, revealed in an interview with The Sun on Sunday that at the end of 2016, doctors found a tumor on his pituitary gland, which is located at the base of his brain.

Fortunately, the tumor was benign but still required surgery, which he underwent in the summer of 2017.

Campbell More, who welcomed his first daughter with Foy in...