The Martian is a 2015 American science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon. The screenplay was adapted from the 2011 novel by Andy Weir. The film depicts an astronaut’s lone struggle to survive on Mars after being left behind. It also stars Jessica Chastain, Jeff Daniels, Kristen Wiig, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sean Bean, Michael Peña, Kate Mara, Sebastian Stan, Aksel Hennie, Mackenzie Davis, Donald Glover, and Benedict Wong. It received positive reviews and grossed over USD 630 million worldwide.
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The Martian is a 2015 American science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon. The screenplay was adapted from the 2011 novel by Andy Weir. The film depicts an astronaut’s lone struggle to survive on Mars after being left behind. It also stars Jessica Chastain, Jeff Daniels, Kristen Wiig, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sean Bean, Michael Peña, Kate Mara, Sebastian Stan, Aksel Hennie, Mackenzie Davis, Donald Glover, and Benedict Wong. It premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2015, while the London premiere was held on September 24, 2015. It received positive reviews and grossed over USD 630 million worldwide, becoming Scott’s highest-grossing film to date. The Martian received praise for its direction, visual effects, musical score, screenplay, scientific accuracy, and likability, largely due to Damon’s performance. It won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, seven nominations at the 88th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay for Drew Goddard, and the 2016 long form Hugo Award for best Dramatic Presentation. It was released in the United Kingdom on September 30, 2015 and in the U.S. on October 2,2015, in 2D, 3D, IMAX 3D and 4DX. It is the 10th-highest- grossing film of 2015. The movie was released on DVD on September 25, 2015 in the UK and September 26, 2015 in the United States and September 27, 2015 in the US and September 28, 2015 elsewhere.
It has been released on Blu-ray, DVD, and Blu-Ray in North America and Europe on September 28 and 29, 2016, and in Australia on September 29 and 30, 2016. The US and UK versions of the film are expected to be released on September 31 and October 30, respectively, in Australia and the UK on October 30 and October 31, 2016 in Australia and September 29, 2017 in Europe and September 31, 2008 in the USA. The UK version of the movie is expected to release on September 27 and October 29, 2008, in Europe, and on September 9, 2008 in North America. The U.K. version is scheduled for release on October 9, 2009, and October 10, 2008. The United States version is set on September 14, 2009. The book was optioned by 20th Century Fox in March 2013. Drew Goddard adapted the novel into a screenplay and was initially attached to direct, but the film did not move forward. Ridley Scott replaced Goddard and with Damon in place as the main character, production was approved. Twenty sets were built on one of the largest sound stages in the world in Budapest, Hungary. Wadi Rum in Jordan was also used for exterior filming. Watney awakens after the storm, injured and with a low-oxygen warning, and treats his wound via self surgery. As Watney recovers, he begins a video diary. Lacking communication with Earth, his only chance of rescue is via the next Mars mission.
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