New Clip from 'The Martian': Fear Mark Watney's Botany Powers

Many fans of Andy Weir's novel, The Martian, are pretty psyched to see the film adaptation starring Matt Damon and directed by Ridley Scott.

The trailers have looked great, the early reviews have been overwhelmingly positive (sitting at 96% currently on Rotten Tomatoes), and now we are starting to get some short clips from the film via 20th Century Fox.

It's nothing spoiler-ish (I mean if you've read the book you basically know the movie), but the less than 1 minutes scenes are more to give you an idea of the tone for the film than anything else.

In the clip below, it's basically Matt Damon's main character of Mark Watney doing one of his many video log entries to discuss how he's going to survive with limited food resources on Mars. The humor is seemingly there, along with the obvious visual detail you can tell the filmmakers put into what was a big budget project. See for yourself below:

During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive. Millions of miles away, NASA and a team of international scientists work tirelessly to bring “the Martian” home, while his crewmates concurrently plot a daring, if not impossible, rescue mission. As these stories of incredible bravery unfold, the world comes together to root for Watney’s safe return. Based on a best-selling novel.

The Martian stars Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Michael Pena, Kate Mara, Sean Bean, Sebastian Stan, Donald Glover and Chiwetel Ejiofor. It is directed by Ridley Scott from a script by Drew Goddard.

The film opens nationwide October 2nd.

Source: 20th Century Fox, Rotten Tomatoes

Comments

[Aslan]

Fantastic. Hope I get to see it!

[Shabani]

I hope you get to too.