Sci-Fi Bloggers

Sprout Magazine

  • Movies
  • TV
  • Games
  • Comics
  • Books
  • Science
  • F.F.
  • Contact Us

Weir’s The Martian Will See Big Screen

0

By Carly Fjeld on January 27th, 2015

A much beloved book from the science fiction community is coming to the big screen, and before you become too skeptical, hear me out, because it sounds like it’s in good hands.

The Martian was first published by its author, Andy Weir, in 2012. Weir is a computer programmer and he made sure all the research behind his debut novel was legitimate. The story takes us on the journey of Mark Watney. Mark is on a month-long mission with NASA and after a disastrous sandstorm he finds that he’s the only person left…on Mars. Mark knows that it will be four years until the next mission to Mars, and he knows his supplies won’t last, so what does he do? He thrives, and Weir’s science intellect was too hard to ignore. The book has now sold publication rights in 21 countries and was widely released by Crown Publishing in 2014.

The story is already a hit, so who does Hollywood get to direct the movie? Ridley Scott! The screenplay was adapted by the brilliant Drew Goddard of Cabin in the Woods fame and will star Matt Damon. The rest of the cast sounds promising too. There’s Interstellar’s Jessica Chastain, Saturday Night Live’s Kristen Wiig, and Captain America: The Winter Soldier’s Sebastien Stan. The film should be released on November 25, 2015.

The film is already promising, and it’s script has already been to space. Literally. Ridley Scott managed to get the first page of Goddard’s original draft, as well as a nice personal drawing of main character Mark and a line from the book reading, “I’m gonna science the shit out of this planet,” onto the maiden voyage of NASA’s Orion. On December 5th, the first page actually flew 5,600 miles above Earth’s surface. If it’s good enough for NASA, then it’s good enough for me. Check it out over on Amazon, iTunes, or any place books are sold.

If you enjoyed Carly’s expedition, you can find the rest of her work right HERE on Sci-Fi Bloggers. You can also follow her on Twitter @MrsCarlyRodgers.


Possibly Related Posts:

  • Friday Fiction: Hiding In Plain Sight (Part 2)
  • Ironheart Episodic Coverage: “We in Danger, Girl”
  • The Magnus Protocol Reviews: “Hostile Workplace”
  • Friday Fiction: Hiding In Plain Sight (Part 1)
  • Continuing Impressions of Revival Ep3: “Reality Check”

Comments

  • Books, The Latest
  • Andy WeirBooksDrew GoddardMatt DamonRidley ScottThe Martian
  • Boldly Go! Subscribe Below!

    Get all of our stories for the week delivered right to your inbox!
  • Explore! Search The Site

  • Like Us On Facebook

  • We Are Sci-Fi Podcast

  • “So many people get shived!” – Merril

  • Trailer Fix

  • Now Streaming

  • Stream Everything…

  • Find Us on Find Your Influence & Blogs Release

     SCI-FI BLOGGERS

  • About Us | Contact Us
  • Contribute | Friday Fiction
  • Advertising
  • Disclosures

Copyright © 2009-2025 Sci-Fi Bloggers. Privacy Policy | Disclaimer


In order to support our blog, some of the links contained in our articles may be affiliate links. We also occasionally feature sponsored posts and other content. In this event, these posts are clearly labeled. We strive to provide only the best content that we believe our readers will enjoy and our opinions on any content we feature are our own, regardless of sponsorship.