It’s no secret that we’re big fans of Andy Weir’s novel The Martian here at Ars—the (mostly) realistic sci-fi survivalist story swept the Ars Orbiting HQ late last year to much internal acclaim. It was a treat to interview Weir himself about the book’s success and his future plans, if for no other reason than how much Weir resembles protagonist Mark Watney in character and attitude.
In the interview, Weir dropped some details on us about the book’s movie adaptation, which is penned by screenwriter Drew Goddard and directed by none other than legendary filmmaker Ridley Scott (Blade Runner, Alien, and a ton of other movies). Due out in November of this year, the movie stars Matt Damon as Watney—a casting choice that left a lot of folks skeptical at first. However, at the time, Weir defended Damon as Watney. "A lot of people forget how good an actor Matt Damon is," Weir told Ars. "Remember, he can do 'smartass' really well, as we saw in Good Will Hunting!"
On Sunday afternoon, the world got its first official glimpse of the smartass in action, with the release of The Martian’s first teaser video:
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