November 25, 2015 Based on the superb book by the same name. Starring Matt Damon (Chris Pratt would have been better IMO) Directed by Ridley Scott. Doodle by Scott that was sent into space on the Orion probe:
This makes sense. In reading the book, I was already thinking it was more of a screenplay than a novel. It's got the right pacing, and it's the perfect story length for a movie.
An astronaut knocked unconcious while trying to escape the planet during a wind storm is left for dead on Mars by his crew. He wakes up after the storm and is forced to improvise in an attempt to survive.
Haven't finished the book. I better finish it and then I can say that the book is bett r than the movie before the movie ever comes out.
Agreed with the OP that Chris Pratt might have been a better choice. But I guess he can't be in every movie.
Read the book earlier this year. I remember screaming hell yea! and cheering to myself during certain parts of the book. Really Looking forward to this
Very excited about the flick. B-Bob is right. The novel almost reads like a screenplay. Very visual, and very, very exciting. Damon should be good in the role, although I wouldn't have minded seeing someone a little younger. Someone like Chris Pine would have been nice. Weird, now that I think about it, to be calling Matt Damon "old" for a role. -
He'll be excellent, but I really wish I hadn't seen Elysium recently. Lord, that was a awful flick, in my humble opinion. Not Matt's fault, of course.
