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'The Right Stuff' lifts off on Disney+, takes flight from book, film [i]Patrick J. Adams discovered his passion for space exploration within its pages. Michael Trotter found he was drawn into the test pilots story in the movie. Jake McDorman only dove into it after joining the production. Like the Disney+ series in which they appear, the cast of National Geographic's "The Right Stuff" drew inspiration from Tom Wolfe's 1979 bestselling book by the same title and director Philip Kaufman's 1983 film adaptation of the same. The new show, which premieres Friday (Oct. 9), builds upon both to delve into the lives of NASA's original Mercury 7 astronauts. "This is an opportunity to really tell the full story, which is why I am told Tom Wolfe gave his full blessing," said Aaron Staton, who portrays astronaut Wally Schirra in the television show. "He was really thrilled because he always wanted more of that story to be told."[/i]
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