Matt Damon is set to be joined by Jessica Chastain and Michael Pena in Ridley Scott's film of The Martian...
Edging closer and closer to filming is Ridley Scott's next science fiction project, the big screen adaptation of Andy Weir's book, The Martian.
Telling the story of an astronaut who finds himself stranded on Mars, seemingly with no chance of returning home, the film has already attracted Matt Damon, who's set to star. Now we learn that both Jessica Chastain and Michael Pena are in early talks to join the project as well. We don't know details of their roles, but they're likely to sign up to The Martian.
Simon Kinberg is on board to produce the film, which a week ago was also linked to Kate Mara.
The movie is set to be released on November 22nd 2015. We'll keep you posted on it.
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