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The Martian is a 2015 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon. Drew Goddard adapted the screenplay from the 2011 novel by Andy Weir.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.
The Martian is a 2011 science fiction debut novel written by Andy Weir. The book was originally self-published on Weir's blog, in a serialized format. [ 1 ] In 2014, the book was re-released after Crown Publishing Group purchased the exclusive publishing rights.
The Martian debuted at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2015, [2] and was released on September 30 in the United Kingdom and on October 2 in the United States. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Produced on a budget of $108 million, [ 5 ] The Martian grossed $630.6 million worldwide, [ 6 ] finishing its theatrical run as Scott's highest ...
The first album titled The Martian: Original Motion Picture Score, features instrumental tracks from the original score composed and conducted by Harry Gregson-Williams, [1] [2] and the latter, featured incorporated songs used in the film, that was released as a separate album under the title Songs from The Martian. [1]
His 2011 novel The Martian was adapted into the 2015 film of the same name directed by Ridley Scott. He received the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2016 [3] and his 2021 novel Project Hail Mary was a finalist for the 2022 Hugo Award for Best Novel. [4]
Marvin the Martian is an extraterrestrial character from the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series. He frequently appears as a villain in cartoons and video games, and wears a Roman soldier 's helmet and skirt .
The question of how humans would get to Mars was addressed in several ways: when not travelling there via spaceship as in the 1911 novel To Mars via the Moon: An Astronomical Story by Mark Wicks, [24] they might use a flying carpet as in the 1905 novel Lieut. Gullivar Jones: His Vacation by Edwin Lester Arnold, [14] [18] [20] a balloon as in A Narrative of the Travels and Adventures of Paul ...
My Favorite Martian, which premiered in the fall of 1963, was the first of the "fantasy" situation comedies prevalent on American television in the mid-1960s featuring characters who could do extraordinary things, predating My Living Doll (1964–1965), Bewitched (1964–1972), and I Dream of Jeannie (1965–1970).