Pablo Schreiber Will Play Jim Lovell in Damien Chazelle's Moon-Mission Movie FIRST MAN

Pablo Schreiber (American Gods) has been cast to play astronaut Jim Lovell in Damien Chazelle’s moon-mission movie First Man. 

Lovell is best known as the commander of Apollo 13 — once played by Tom Hanks in the 1995 Ron Howard movie.  Lovell is one of only 24 people to have flown to the moon. He is the first of only three to fly to the moon twice. He also is the first person to travel to space four times. Schreiber will play along side Ryan Gosling in the Universal movie, which lands in theaters on October 12, 2018.

The movie also stars Corey Stoll (Ant-Man, The Strain), Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes), and Kyle Chandler (Super 8, Friday Night Lights). The movie is written by Academy Award winner Josh Singer (Spotlight).

First Man is based on James Hansen’s biography First Man: A Life Of Neil A. Armstrong, the story of NASA’s mission to land a man on the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the years 1961-1969. Described as “a visceral, first-person account,” the movie aims to explore the sacrifices and the cost—on Armstrong and on the nation—of one of the most dangerous missions in history.

Schreiber is best known for his leprechaun Mad Sweeny character on Starz’s American Gods. Shooting on Season 2 starts in early 2018. 

First Man is set to hit theaters on October 12, 2018.