Matt Damon is NASA Astronaut Mark Watney in the first promo of the forthcoming Ridley Scott film The Martian, based on the book by Andy Weir. In the clip, Damon offers a three-minute tour of the Ares, a spacecraft whose crew is played by Jessica Chastain, Sebastian Stan, Michael Pena, Kate Mara, and Aleksel Hennie.
It all feels decidedly optimistic, though given what usually happens in Ridley Scott sci-fi films, there's a sense of grave portent hanging over everything.
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kristen Wiig and Sean Bean also star in the film, which arrives in theaters around Thanksgiving.
