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** NeverTrustATrailer: On the other hand, Mark's humor is limited to a single snark. The trailer also seems to imply that he has a wife and child he didn't have in the book. Except...[[spoiler:this may be the picture of Vogel's family that the details of the Purnell maneuver are embedded in.
In the book, it was actually just a text file with a .jpg extension, rather than actually being embedded in any image file.]]

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** NeverTrustATrailer: On the other hand, Mark's humor is limited to a single snark. The trailer also seems to imply that he has a wife and child he didn't have in the book. Except...[[spoiler:this may be the picture of Vogel's family that the details of the Purnell maneuver are embedded in.
in. In the book, it was actually just a text file with a .jpg extension, rather than actually being embedded in any image file.]]

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** NeverTrustATrailer: On the other hand, Mark's humor is limited to a single snark. The trailer also seems to imply that he has a wife and child he didn't have in the book. Except...[[spoiler:this may be the picture of Vogel's family that the details of the Purnell maneuver are embedded in.]]

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** NeverTrustATrailer: On the other hand, Mark's humor is limited to a single snark. The trailer also seems to imply that he has a wife and child he didn't have in the book. Except...[[spoiler:this may be the picture of Vogel's family that the details of the Purnell maneuver are embedded in.in.
In the book, it was actually just a text file with a .jpg extension, rather than actually being embedded in any image file.
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Four InUniverse style promos currently exist featuring the main characters:

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOXVVvBAl1o "Bring Him Home"]]: [[NationsOfTheWorldMontage The world rallies]] in support of NASA's efforts to, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin bring him home]].
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* RaceLift: Venkat Kapoor is Indian in the book but in addition to a name change, is now half black and half Indian. This was presumably done for his actor Chiwetel Ejiofor.

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* RaceLift: Venkat Kapoor is Indian in the book but in addition to a name change, is now half black Black and half Indian. This was presumably done for his actor Chiwetel Ejiofor.
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* AdaptationalNameChange: Venkat Kapoor's first name is now Vincent. See RaceLift.


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* RaceLift: Venkat Kapoor is Indian in the book but in addition to a name change, is now half black and half Indian. This was presumably done for his actor Chiwetel Ejiofor.
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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Jessica Chastain as Commander Lewis. Lewis' attractiveness in the book isn't explicitly stated, but it's pointed out that Beth Johanssen is the "looker" of the Ares [=III=] crew, implying that Lewis is of at least average attractiveness.
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5WvVytqHFc "Leave Your Mark"]]: A barely disguised [[ProductPlacement Under Armour advert]] with a Punny Title. This promo emphasizes the sports-star status of the Ares program astronauts in the 2030s.
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* OverlyNarrowSuperlative: In one of the trailers, Mark boastfully declares himself the best farmer [[TheAloner on the entire planet.]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wygmxzp6VzY "The Right Stuff"]]: The Ares III crew are interviewed by a NASA psychologists.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wygmxzp6VzY "The Right Stuff"]]: The Ares III crew are interviewed by a NASA psychologists.psychologist.
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fdKyszL1Zo "Our Greatest Adventure"]]: A stunning overview of the Ares III mission hosted by none other than (a gray-haired!) ''Neil deGrasse Tyson!''

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fdKyszL1Zo "Our Greatest Adventure"]]: A stunning overview of the Ares III mission hosted by none other than (a gray-haired!) ''Neil deGrasse Tyson!''
''UsefulNotes/NeilDeGrasseTyson!''

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The film is planned to come out in October 2015, to be directed by Creator/RidleyScott and starring Creator/MattDamon. Official trailers for the movie can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue4PCI0NamI here]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej3ioOneTy8 here]]. And an InUniverse style promo, set aboard the Ares III spacecraft, can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CumZP6_9sHU here.]]

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The film is planned to come out in October 2015, to be directed by Creator/RidleyScott and starring Creator/MattDamon. Official trailers for the movie can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue4PCI0NamI here]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej3ioOneTy8 here]]. And an

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[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CumZP6_9sHU here.]]
"Farewell"]]: Set immediately before the ''Hermes'' launches for Mars.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wygmxzp6VzY "The Right Stuff"]]: The Ares III crew are interviewed by a NASA psychologists.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fdKyszL1Zo "Our Greatest Adventure"]]: A stunning overview of the Ares III mission hosted by none other than (a gray-haired!) ''Neil deGrasse Tyson!''
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* SpaceshipSlingshotStunt: The Ares 3 performs a very dangerous gravity assist manoeuvre around the Earth.
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** The trailer starts with one of the last lines of the book, about hikers getting lost, etc.
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It will probably be a little more complex than that, having read the book. Probably just his videolog.


* FoundFootage: It looks like parts of the movie will be Mark's video logs.
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The film is planned to come out in October 2015, to be directed by Creator/RidleyScott and starring Creator/MattDamon. Official trailer for the movie can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue4PCI0NamI here]]. And an InUniverse style promo, set aboard the Ares III spacecraft, can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CumZP6_9sHU here.]]

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The film is planned to come out in October 2015, to be directed by Creator/RidleyScott and starring Creator/MattDamon. Official trailer trailers for the movie can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue4PCI0NamI here]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej3ioOneTy8 here]]. And an InUniverse style promo, set aboard the Ares III spacecraft, can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CumZP6_9sHU here.]]

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->''Help is only 140 million miles away.''
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** NeverTrustATrailer: On the other hand, Mark's humor is limited to a single snark. The trailer also seems to imply that he has a wife and child he didn't have in the book. Except...[[spoiler: this may be the picture of Vogel's family that the details of the Purnell maneuver are embedded in. I think that the trailer is simply misdirection.]]

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** NeverTrustATrailer: On the other hand, Mark's humor is limited to a single snark. The trailer also seems to imply that he has a wife and child he didn't have in the book. Except...[[spoiler: this [[spoiler:this may be the picture of Vogel's family that the details of the Purnell maneuver are embedded in. I think that the trailer is simply misdirection.in.]]
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** NeverTrustATrailer: On the other hand, Mark's humor is limited to a single snark. The trailer also seems to imply that he has a wife and child he didn't have in the book.

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** NeverTrustATrailer: On the other hand, Mark's humor is limited to a single snark. The trailer also seems to imply that he has a wife and child he didn't have in the book. Except...[[spoiler: this may be the picture of Vogel's family that the details of the Purnell maneuver are embedded in. I think that the trailer is simply misdirection.]]
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* ShirtlessScene: In the trailer, Mark Watney is banged up and looks like death warmed over after being abandoned, but viewers get to see Creator/MattDamon's bare chest.

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Interesting, but how is that \'\'ironic?\'\'


* InSpaceEveryoneCanSeeYourFace: Every spacesuit comes with broad visors and face-floodlights. [[RuleOfCool Looks cool]] in the darkness of the dust storm, though.
* IronicEcho: Mark's voice over in the first trailer [[spoiler: is his final narration from the novel after he's been rescued]].

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* InSpaceEveryoneCanSeeYourFace: Every spacesuit comes with broad visors and face-floodlights. [[RuleOfCool Looks cool]] in the darkness of the dust storm, though.
* IronicEcho: Mark's voice over in the first trailer [[spoiler: is his final narration from the novel after he's been rescued]].
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* IronicEcho: Mark's voice over in the first trailer [[spoiler: is his final narration from the novel after he's been rescued]].
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* ActorAllusion: Not the first time MattDamon has played an [[{{Film/Interstellar}} astronaut stranded for years on a foreign planet]].
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* FoundFootage: It looks like parts of the movie will be Mark's video logs.
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The release date got moved up.


The film is planned to come out in November 2015, to be directed by Creator/RidleyScott and starring Creator/MattDamon. Official trailer for the movie can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue4PCI0NamI here]]. And an InUniverse style promo, set aboard the Ares III spacecraft, can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CumZP6_9sHU here.]]

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The film is planned to come out in November October 2015, to be directed by Creator/RidleyScott and starring Creator/MattDamon. Official trailer for the movie can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue4PCI0NamI here]]. And an InUniverse style promo, set aboard the Ares III spacecraft, can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CumZP6_9sHU here.]]
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* MissionControl: The NASA sets are simply ''stunning'', with dizzying arrays of flashy monitors.

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* MissionControl: The NASA UsefulNotes/{{NASA}} sets are simply ''stunning'', with dizzying arrays of flashy monitors.
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[[caption-width-right:290:Surprisingly ''not'' the prequel to Film/{{Interstellar}}]]

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[[caption-width-right:290:Surprisingly ''not'' the prequel to Film/{{Interstellar}}]]
''Film/{{Interstellar}}''.]]



* ActorAllusion: Not the first time MattDamon has played an [[{{Film/Interstellar}} astronaut stranded for years on a foreign planet.]]
* BrokenFaceplate: Mark's helmet visor gets cracked; he has to try to hold it together with [[DuctTapeForEverything duct tape.]]

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* ActorAllusion: Not the first time MattDamon has played an [[{{Film/Interstellar}} astronaut stranded for years on a foreign planet.]]
planet]].
* BrokenFaceplate: Mark's helmet visor gets cracked; he has to try to hold it together with [[DuctTapeForEverything duct tape.]]tape]].



* TheFilmOfTheBook: of Literature/TheMartian by Andy Weir

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* TheFilmOfTheBook: of Literature/TheMartian ''Literature/TheMartian'', by Andy WeirWeir.



* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The first trailer spoils almost all of the major twists [[spoiler: including Mark using Pathfinder to contact Earth, the airlock failure, ''Hermes'' turning around, and Mark eventually going to the Ares 4 site]].
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* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The first trailer spoils almost all of the major twists [[spoiler: including Mark using Pathfinder to contact Earth, the airlock failure, ''Hermes'' turning around, and Mark eventually going to the Ares 4 site]].
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* BrokenFaceplate: Mark's helmet visor gets cracked; he has to try to hold it together with [[DuctTapeForEverything duct tape.]]


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* TheFilmOfTheBook: of Literature/TheMartian by Andy Weir
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[[caption-width-right:290:Surprisingly ''not'' the prequel to Film/{{Interstellar}}]]


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* CoolSpaceship: The Ares III spacecraft ''Hermes'' is stunningly beautiful.
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* MissionControl: The NASA sets are simply ''stunning'', with dizzying arrays of flashy monitors.
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''The Martian'' is an upcoming science-fiction film adaptation of Andrew Weir's [[Literature/TheMartian novel of the same name]]. It follows astronaut Mark Watney's efforts to survive alone on Mars after his crewmates are forced to abandon the mission site believing him dead.

The film is planned to come out in November 2015, to be directed by Creator/RidleyScott and starring Creator/MattDamon. Official trailer for the movie can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue4PCI0NamI here]]. And an InUniverse style promo, set aboard the Ares III spacecraft, can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CumZP6_9sHU here.]]

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!! This movie contains the following tropes:
* ActorAllusion: Not the first time MattDamon has played an [[{{Film/Interstellar}} astronaut stranded for years on a foreign planet.]]
* CaptainObvious: Lampshaded, by himself.
--> '''Mark''': This is Mark Watney... and I'm still alive... ''obviously.''
* InSpaceEveryoneCanSeeYourFace: Every spacesuit comes with broad visors and face-floodlights. [[RuleOfCool Looks cool]] in the darkness of the dust storm, though.
* PopUpTexting: The InUniverse promo hosted by Watney, ''ARES: Live'', features "Crew Facts" giving backstory details on the characters as wells as live tweets from people on Earth.
* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The first trailer spoils almost all of the major twists [[spoiler: including Mark using Pathfinder to contact Earth, the airlock failure, ''Hermes'' turning around, and Mark eventually going to the Ares 4 site]].
** NeverTrustATrailer: On the other hand, Mark's humor is limited to a single snark.
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