Ryan steps in as Neil Armstrong

The last time Ryan Gosling and Damien Chazelle teamed up, their collaboration led to Oscar glory.

The La La Land duo’s latest project looks like it’s aiming to follow the same trajectory, though the Academy Award-winning director’s follow-up to his 2016 musical certainly won’t include any song or dance.

The forthcoming First Man stars Gosling as astronaut Neil Armstrong and follows his harrowing journey to set foot on the moon. But judging by the trailer, which dropped on Friday night during Jimmy Kimmel Live, the movie will play more like a thriller than an inspirational biopic.

The risks behind the space trip are underscored repeatedly in the footage, with Armstrong’s wife (played by The Crown star Claire Foy) fretting about the safety regulations for the mission.

Universal will release First Man in the US on October 12, priming the film for an awards season run.