The Martian
looks like Matt Damon went through a bodily transformation while makingThe Martian.
The film can make audiences laugh and cry thanks to Damon’s arguably career-best performance.
Still,The Martianwas the10th highest-grossing film of 2015 with a worldwide box office total of $630 million.
Out of his entire filmography, only Ridley Scott’sAlienhas a higher Rotten Tomatoes critic score thanThe Martian.
We had about six months.
And I said, “That’s perfect.
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And he went, “Fk that.”
Damon also elaborated on the choice in an interview withMaclean’sin 2015.
And we had to shoot exteriors for the beginning, middle and end of the movie.
Adapted by Ridley Scott from Andy Weir’s novel of the same name, The Martian follows the plight of astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) after he finds himself stranded alone on Mars after he is falsely presumed dead during a mission. Unable to communicate with Earth and armed with little more than his scientific expertise as a botanist, Watney must find a way to survive on the barren planet until the next scheduled mission arrives.
So we used a body double.
It was, like, two shots.”
Did Matt Damon Grow A Beard For The Martian?
Damon told Newsweek, “I have these hair extensions in.
I look like I should be playing in a rock band.”
The only time I’m in space is the very end."
We don’t actually have to survive on Mars.
We’re there for a little while, and then we go out for coffee and come back."
