First Man: Patrick Fugit and Lukas Haas on the Physics of Orbital Mechanics
35First Man: Patrick Fugit and Lukas Haas on the Physics of Orbital Mechanics
First Man is one of the best films of 2018. Directed by Oscar-winning Whiplash and La La Land filmmaker Damien Chazelle, the film—based on a book by James R. Hansen—chronicles the amazing behind-the-scenes story of NASA’s mission to land a man on the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong between the years of 1961 and 1969. Ryan Gosling fills the role of Armstrong, with Emmy-winning The Crown actress Claire Foy playing Armstrong’s wife Janet. The film also stars Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Patrick Fugit, Ciaran Hinds, Ethan Embry, Lukas Haas,Shea Whigham, Corey Stoll, and Pablo Schreiber. First Man was written by Oscar-winning Spotlight and The Post co-writer Josh Singer and produced by Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen alongside Chazelle and Gosling.
While we’ve all seen a number of movie and TV projects about the early days of NASA and the space race, Chazelle opens the door to a new way of looking at the subject matter with the way he frames the events on screen. Trust me, even though I knew which missions were successful I was on the edge of my seat as I watched the astronauts attempt to do the impossible. I cannot recommend this movie enough and I’m extremely confident it will be up for all the big awards at the upcoming Oscars.
Last week, I got to visit Kennedy Space Center in Florida to conduct interviews for the film. In today’s installment, Patrick Fugit and Lukas Haas talk about what it was like working with Damien Chazelle, if they have what it takes to be an astronaut, what they were surprised to learn about what NASA and the astronauts had to do to get to the moon, the physics of orbital mechanics, and more.
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