Neil Armstrong is known for two extreme things. He was the first human being to ever set foot on another world when he leaped off of that ladder, planted his foot in Moon dust and said, “That’s one small step for man, and one giant leap for mankind.” The other extreme thing the famous astronaut is known for is his reclusive lifestyle, literally shutting the outside world away and spending all his time with family and very close friends. That has remained the case for four decades, until now.
Armstrong hardly ever grants interviews and since that famous landing nearly 40 years ago has rarely been seen in public life.
Well, that all changed when Universal Pictures asked the man on the moon if they could speak to him about a new major motion bio-picture they had in mind about his life. Armstrong said yes and for the first time in decades NASA historian James R. Hansen was given permission for a unique and rare direct access to Neil A. Armstrong, the first man on the moon, a.k.a. “The Ice Commander.”
Gifted screenwriter Nicole Perlman, who has just completed another NASA script titled “Challenger” (about the tragic 1986 Space Shuttle explosion), has been assigned to write the script for Universal with Temple Hill Entertainment partners Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey produce.
“The closer he got to the moon, the further away he became from his family,” Perlman said. “He had a family tragedy before Apollo that turned him into this driven astronaut, and he became such a perfect hero that while Buzz Aldrin was announced to be the first man on the moon, NASA reversed its decision because Neil was regarded as more heroic.”
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I’ve “First Man” and I can say it is an excellent biography. Highly recommended!