First ManOscar?-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. Written by Academy Award? winner Josh Singer (Spotlight, The Post), and based on the book by James R. Hansen, the film explores the triumphs and the costs-on Armstrong, his family, his colleagues and the nation -of one of the most dangerous missions in history.