Matt Damon Talks About The Martian Shooting

Released today, The Martian tells the story of an astronaut stranded on Mars, The movie is based on the award-winning novel by Andy Weir. The movie is directed by Ridley Scott and stars Matt Damon in the lead, along with Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Kate Mara, Michael Pena, Jeff Daniels, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Donald Glover.

The Departed star shared his experience while shooting the film and said, “There were days where there was a little discomfort here and there. I got a little hot when we got to Jordan and we were outside in the desert. But we had cooling suits underneath that could mitigate some of that. I think this movie would have been unbearable with a different director, with someone who’s not really sure of himself”.

Matt talked about the scientific authenticity of the film and said, “When Andy Weir wrote the novel, he wanted it to be firmly based on science, the idea that this is not so far away for us. The ways my character survives in the film are actually what one would have to do to survive in that situation. Contrary to the notion that this is all science fiction, I believe this really is right around the corner”.

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