Apollo 11: The Movie
On the 40th anniversary of the moon landing, The Daily Beast orbits the casting couch to find stars worthy of playing astronauts.
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Neil Armstrong (Peter Sarsgaard)
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Buzz Aldrin (Thomas Jane)
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Michael Collins (Orlando Bloom)
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Jim Lovell, backup Commander (Ed Helms)
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Jan Armstrong (Marcia Gay Harden)
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Richard Nixon (Josh Brolin)
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Walter Cronkite (Sam Elliott)
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