Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, 87, has been hanging around the stars.
The second man on the moon was a hit at several parties in LA leading up to the Golden Globes — including bashes hosted by Leo DiCaprio and Steven Spielberg — and he’s even sold his own buzzy project.
A rep confirms, “We’re actively shopping Buzz’s sci-fi story based on his book, ‘Encounter With Tiber,’ which we are hoping to make into a TV series.”
We hear producer Rupert Hitzig — whose credits include “The Last Dragon” and “Jaws 3-D” — has optioned the tale of an astronaut who finds evidence of an ancient alien civilization.
Hopefully, Hollywood hasn’t already gone to Aldrin’s head: Sources told us he was seen at the Chateau Marmont in a contentious conversation with Spielberg, in which he complained about “the cut of a film.”
Aldrin’s rep explained that “he was just complaining about something totally unrelated to Spielberg . . . Buzz says there was nothing negative intended towards Mr. Spielberg.”
The rep added, “Buzz can often be obtuse, so it’s not unusual for people to misunderstand things that he says . . . He usually is complaining about his issues with NASA and lack of progress in human spaceflight.”