First Man - The Annotated Screenplay

by Josh Singer, James R. Hansen

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 explores the sacrifices and the cost--on Armstrong and on the nation--of one of the most dangerous missions in history.

First The Annotated Screenplay is the official companion to the movie, and features a wealth of stunning photography, alongside the full shooting script.

Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Josh Singer (Spotlight) and James R. Hansen, whose book First Man is the only authorized biography of Armstrong, provide an in-depth commentary on the challenges of dramatizing a fact-based historical motion picture. Exclusive annotations separate those facts from the dramatic fictions the filmmakers utilized, as well as explain the overarching dramatic choices made in telling the story of the man behind the icon.

240 pages, Hardcover

Published October 9, 2018

Reviews

[Don · Rating 4 out of 5]

The script of the almost completely historically correct movie with notes of changes and why. And so ugh that had to be cut. Lots of photos, of course. Some of the text is hard to read because it’s small, printed overtop images, and lacks contrast. I enjoyed it thoroughly.

[Shah · Rating 5 out of 5]

The type of screenplay that makes me jealous of these talented writers because I could never write something this good.

[Ming · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the movie, so this was a good read.

[Nick Martin · Rating 5 out of 5]

All these protocols and procedures to make it seem like you have it under control. But you’re a bunch of boys making models out of balsa wood. You don’t have anything under control.