Matt Damon stars in the upcoming movie "The Martian." (Photo : Reuters)
The makers of Matt Damon's "The Martian" did not leave a single stone unturned and made sure that the movie is as close to reality as possible by seeking limitless cooperation from NASA.
The moviemakers sought direction from the organization in everything, right from weather condition on Mars to space suit design. Director Ridley Scott revealed recently that prior to the shooting of the movie, he got in touch with Jim Green, the director of the Planetary Science Division at NASA, and talked with him for several hours.
Green was also in touch with the movie's crew and answered their endless questions for about a month. A tour of Johnson Space Center was also arranged for the movie's production designer Arthur Max, who in turn took several pics including the "real images of Mars and images of control centers, down to what the computer screens look like," Green told The Hollywood Reporter.
Scott is also organizing several promotional events with NASA's cooperation. In a rare instance, the movie was screened at the International Space Station on Sept. 19, 250 miles above the Earth's surface.
Meanwhile, the stranded-on-Mars drama, also starring Jessica Chastain and Jeff Daniels, is expected to rope-in $45 million on the opening weekend, Cinema Blend reported. With a budget of $109 million, although the movie has a long way to go to cross start profiting, the experts have predicted a good run for the flick owing to the strong start.
The movie is about an astronaut who is presumed dead and is left behind on the planet by his crew. The movie shows how the astronaut survive the harsh condition while signaling others on Earth that he is still alive after which the scientists around the world get on a mission to find a way to get him back.
"The Martian" is set to hit the theatres on Oct. 2.
