The Martian trailer: meet Ridley Scott’s all-star cast in new sci-fi thriller

Matt Damon leads a cast featuring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jessica Chastain, and Kristen Wiig
Stranded: Matt Damon has to find a way to escape Mars in The Martian (Image: 20th Century Fox)
20th Century Fox
Ben Travis8 June 2015

The first trailer for Ridley Scott’s new sci-fi thriller The Martian has arrived, with a cast almost as star-packed as the outer reaches of space.

Coming hot on the heels of a viral video which offered a first look at Matt Damon as the film’s lead, all-American astronaut Mark Watney, the trailer gives a fuller insight into the central plot.

When a manned mission to Mars goes awry thanks to a huge storm, the crew is forced to evacuate the red planet – but Watney is stranded on the big rock and presumed dead. With nobody knowing he’s alive, any chance of a returning ship four years away, and a habitat designed to last just a month, he’ll have to “science the s**t out of this thing” in order to survive.

The film is perfect territory for Ridley Scott, the director of sci-fi classics including Alien and Blade Runner, and the British director has used his might to pull together an incredible cast. Take a look below to see who’ll appear in the film.

The Martian cast - in pictures

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The Martian arrives in UK cinemas on November 27

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