'Whiplash' director Damien Chazelle may helm Neil Armstrong biopic

Damien Chazelle, director of 2014 film 'Whiplash,' is in talks to helm the Neil Armstrong biopic 'First Man.'

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the Universal project, that would tell the tale of the astronaut, who was the first man to set foot on the moon, is based on book First Man: A Life of Neil A. Armstrong by James Hansen, and would be penned by Josh Singer.

Armstrong was a Navy bombing pilot, who flew 78 missions before the age of 23. He was also a test pilot in the 1950's and 60's, and slowly moved over to astronaut work in the 60's, making his way up to lead the 1969 Apollo 11 mission to the moon.

The project, which had been around for more than 10 years, would be produced Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey of Temple Hill Entertainment.