posted 08-02-2008 02:29 PM               

Buzz Aldrin may have been the second man on the moon, but he's also got his eyes set on Hollywood – especially Reese Witherspoon.

The former astronaut, 78, is in talks for a proposed film about the battles he faced after his Apollo flight – and his subsequent love story, he told reporters Thursday at the New York premiere of the animated 3-D feature Fly Me to the Moon. Aldrin did voice work for the film.

As for casting the role of his wife of 20 years, Lois, Aldrin envisions Oscar-winner Witherspoon, 32.

"Lois likes Reese Witherspoon," he says, "because she played a similar part in Walk the Line."