Well, here we go again. Another movie adapted from a novel by the same name. The Martian was written by Andy Weir, and was a phenomenal success. One of our very own staff members, Jenny, turned us all onto this book and we fell in love with the survival story. We rooted for Mark Watney as he fiercely struggled to survive on the red planet all on his own. Then we heard that our new favorite book was being turned into a major motion picture starring Matt Damon...and we got scared. A few months ago we were fortunate enough to speak with the author, Andy Weir and ask him how he felt about his book being turned into a film (you can listen to that interview here). He was optimistic and positive about the whole experience. I went into the theater excited. I was hopeful. I was...not let down.
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The Martian | Official Trailer
The Martian is set to hit theaters on October 2nd, 2015 and stars Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Michael Peña, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Kate Mara, Donald Glover, Sean Bean, Sebastian Stan, and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
Review: Ant-Man
You've seen one Marvel film, you've seen them all...right? I've heard a LOT of negativity going into the production of Ant-Man. Fans of Edgar Wright will likely hate everything about the movie going in because he left the production and they're die hard Edgar Wright fans. Casual fans of the Marvel universe might not care about a movie called Ant-Man. Really? He has the powers of ants? He can control ants? He's the size of the ant? Yet, we're all amped up at the prospect of a movie called Spider-Man. Whether you are interested in this film or not, one thing you can say is that Marvel doesn't fail often with their films. I was heavily interested in this film, mostly due to Paul Rudd's involvement. I'm a big fan of Paul Rudd, since his Clueless days, so I was feeling pretty good about the entertainment value of this film, so let's dig in!
Official Trailer For 'The Martian' Has Arrived!
In anticipation for Ridley Scott's next sci-fi film The Martian (based on the novel of the same name by Andy Weir, who we interviewed recently) we were given this little teaser clip introducing us to Mark Watney and the crew of the Ares 3...
Ant-Man Enters Production!
After years and years of script issues, director and studio creative differences, and actors leaving the project, Marvel's Ant-Man is finally under way with production starting today. Marvel Studios released an official statement announcing the beginning of filming also giving us a plot synopsis and full cast.