>> THAT’S YOUR LATEST WEATHER. >> NOW TO ONE OF THE YEAR’S MOST
ANTICIPATED MOVIES.
ANTICIPATED MOVIES. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT "FIRST MAN."
IT EXPLORES THE LIFE OF NEIL
ARMSTRONG.
ARMSTRONG. YOU GOT TO TALK TO THE STARS.
>> I DID.
>> I DID. I MET UP WITH RYAN GOESSLING AND
CLAIRE FOY AT THE KENNEDY SPACE
CENTER.
CENTER. WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT THE NEW
MOVIE AND THE CHALLENGES OF
PORTRAYING ONE OF THE MOST
FAMOUS MEN IN THE WORLD.
>> THIS IS AMAZEING.
>> EVEN HOLLYWOOD’S BIGGEST
STARS.
STARS. >> CLAIRE.
>> CLAIRE. >> OH MY GOD.
IT’S LIKE THE TITANIC OR
SOMETHING.
SOMETHING. >> STAND IN AWE WHEN STARING AT
A ROCKET DESIGNED TO TAKE MEN TO
THE MOON.
THE MOON. >> THAT’S PRETTY REMARKABLE.
>> IT WAS 1969 WHEN IT LAUNCHED
NEIL ARMSTRONG AND HIS CREW ON
THAT HISTORIC MISSION.
>> IT’S ONE SMALL STEP FOR MAN
ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND.
>> THE ASTRONAUT THAT TOOK THE
FAMOUS FIRST STEPS, THE FOCUS OF
THE FILM "FIRST MAN".
>> WHEN YOU WERE IN THE CAPSULES
DURING THE FILMING OF THE MOVIE,
WHAT SURPRISED YOU THE MOST
ABOUT THOSE?
ABOUT THOSE? >> I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN WHAT WAS
COMING BECAUSE THEY REFERRED TO
THE ASTRONAUTS AS SPAM IN A CAN
BUT I CAME TO UNDERSTAND WHERE
THAT NAME CAME FROM.
IT’S REALLY HARD TO CONVEY JUST
HOW SMALL THEY ARE AND JUST HOW
DANGEROUS IT ALL WAS.
HE AVOIDED USING GREEN SCREENS
AND UTILIZED REAL NASA ARTIFACTS
LIKE THIS ASTRONAUT VAN THAT
CARRIED THE CREW TO THE LAUNCH
PAD.
PAD. >> THEY TOWED THIS VAN OUT FOR
US TO LOAD THE ACTORS INTO.
WE WERE ALL PINCHING OURSELVES.
BUZZ AND MIKE COLLINS WERE ON
SET.
SET. WE COULDN’T DRIVE THE VAN SO
THEY JUST GO IN SO IT DOESN’T GO
ANYWHERE BUT TO BE ABLE TO USE
IT IS SURREAL.
>> IT FOLLOWS ARMSTRONG OVER THE
NINE YEARS LEADING UP TO HIS
TRIP TO THE MOON.
>> WE’RE PLANNING ON THE FLIGHT
BEING SUCCESSFUL.
BEING SUCCESSFUL. >> AS THE ARMSTRONGS MARRIAGE IS
PUT TO THE TEST AGAIN AND AGAIN.
CLAIRE FOY PLAYS ARMSTRONG’S
LIFE.
LIFE. >> YOU’RE A BUNCH OF BOYS.
YOU DON’T HAVE ANYTHING UNDER
CONTROL.
CONTROL. >> MY WIFE AND I LOVE THE CROWN
SO WHEN WE WATCHED THIS MOVIE
THERE WAS AN OBVIOUS SIMILARITY
BETWEEN THE QUEEN AND JANET.
ONE BEING, THEY’RE BOTH THRUST
INTO THE SPOTLIGHT.
>> THEY DEFINITELY SHARE A
SIMILARITY IN THE SENSE THAT
THEY NEITHER EXPRESS THEMSELVES
OPENLY TO LOTS OF PEOPLE.
BUT I THINK JANET HAS THE
AMAZING ABILITY TO KNOW WHEN SHE
NEEDS TO STEP UP AND WHEN SHE
NEEDS TO SPEAK UP AND KNOW WHEN
SHE’S HAD ENOUGH.
>> IT ALLOWS US TO SEE THINGS.
>> WHILE IT’S ALREADY RECEIVED
CRITICAL ACCLAIM IT’S ALSO
RECEIVED CRITICISM FOR LEAVING
OUT A KEY MOMENT.
>> A COUPLE OF PEOPLE COMMENTED
THAT THE U.S. FLAG IS NOT
DEPICTED EXPLICITLY BEING
PLANTED ON THE MOON.
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO THAT?
>> IT WAS ALL ABOUT PAYING
TRIBUTE TO REAL AMERICAN HEROS
WHO DID EXTRAORDINARY THINGS.
>> THIS CONVERSATION IS LARGELY
HAPPENING AMONG, I WOULD SAY
ALMOST ENTIRELY AMONG PEOPLE
THAT HAVEN’T SEEN THE FILM.
I DO THINK IT’S VERY PATRIOTIC
FILM AND I FEEL NEIL AND JANET’S
STORY IS WORTH THE TRIBUTE THAT
THIS MOVIE ATTEMPTS TO PAY TO
IT.
IT. >> HOW MUCH OF NEIL ARMSTRONG IS
LIKE RYAN GOSLING?
HOW MUCH ARE YOU LIKE NEIL?
>> NOT ENOUGH.
IT’S A STRUGGLE TO CONNECT TO
HIM BECAUSE HE’S SO
EXTRAORDINARY IN SO MANY WAYS.
AND, YOU KNOW, IT WAS AN HONOR
TO GET TO TRY AND PERSONIFY
SOMEBODY THAT I GET SO MUCH.
>> CLAIRE FOY, BY THE WAY, WE
THOUGHT SHE HAD SEEN THE SATURN
5 ROCKET, SHE HAD NOT.
LITERALLY, SHREEKING WITH
DELIGHT AS SHE SEES IT.
EVERYONE SHOULD GO TO THE
KENNEDY CENTER.
KENNEDY CENTER. >> I’VE NEVER BEEN.
>> WORTH A TRIP.
>> FIRST MAN OPENS THIS FRIDAY.