0Apollo 11: The MovieOn the 40th anniversary of the moon landing, The Daily Beast orbits the casting couch to find stars worthy of playing astronauts.Updated Jul. 14, 2017 2:22PM EDT / Published Jul. 19, 2009 4:34PM EDT NASA / Getty Images; Vince Bucci / Getty Images Neil Armstrong (Peter Sarsgaard)NASA / Getty Images; Vince Bucci / Getty Images Buzz Aldrin (Thomas Jane)NASA, Time Life Pictures / Getty Images; Charley Gallay / Getty Images Michael Collins (Orlando Bloom)NASA, Time Life Pictures / Getty Images; AP Photo / Litboy Jim Lovell, backup Commander (Ed Helms)Space Frontiers/Getty Images; Kevin Winter / Getty Images Jan Armstrong (Marcia Gay Harden) John Olson / Getty Images; Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images Richard Nixon (Josh Brolin)AP Photo; Jason Kempin, WireImage / Getty Images Walter Cronkite (Sam Elliott)CBS Photo Archive / Getty Images; Sara De Boer / Retna Ltd. Tang (Crystal Light)Newscom; Jesse Grant, WireImage / Getty Images
Neil Armstrong (Peter Sarsgaard)NASA / Getty Images; Vince Bucci / Getty Images Buzz Aldrin (Thomas Jane)NASA, Time Life Pictures / Getty Images; Charley Gallay / Getty Images Michael Collins (Orlando Bloom)NASA, Time Life Pictures / Getty Images; AP Photo / Litboy Jim Lovell, backup Commander (Ed Helms)Space Frontiers/Getty Images; Kevin Winter / Getty Images Jan Armstrong (Marcia Gay Harden) John Olson / Getty Images; Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images Richard Nixon (Josh Brolin)AP Photo; Jason Kempin, WireImage / Getty Images Walter Cronkite (Sam Elliott)CBS Photo Archive / Getty Images; Sara De Boer / Retna Ltd. Tang (Crystal Light)Newscom; Jesse Grant, WireImage / Getty Images