Date 08/03/2017 - News People
"La La Land" director Damien Chazelle just finished one Oscar season and appears to be headed for another. Universal Pictures has just dated Chazelle's "First Man," which stars Ryan Gosling as astronaut Neil Armstrong, for October 12th, 2018. The release date will return Chazelle to the heart of awards season again. "First Man" focuses on Armstrong between 1961 and 1969, and follows NASA's race to land a man on the moon. The script, based on James R. Hansen's book, is written by "Spotlight" scribe Josh Singer. Chazelle became the youngest to ever win best director at the Academy Awards at age 32. "La La Land" has made nearly 400 million dollars globally and took home six Oscars.