--- description: Watch Matt Damon survive on Mars. title: Watch Matt Damon Survive on Mars in Trailer for "The Martian" image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9652890a9381dbb9/6988536355a8592fa9a8c622/screen-shot-2015-06-08-at-9-57-31-am.png?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Matt Damon Survive on Mars in Trailer for _The Martian_ by [Esther Zuckerman](/author/esther-zuckerman/) ## Esther Zuckerman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Zuckerman is a contributor for TIME. Jun 8, 2015 2:31 PM CUT  by [Esther Zuckerman](/author/esther-zuckerman/) ## Esther Zuckerman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Zuckerman is a contributor for TIME. Jun 8, 2015 2:31 PM CUT In the trailer for Ridley Scott’s _The Martian,_ Matt Damon is abandoned alone on a planet, again. Damon, who showed up (spoiler alert) in [_Interstellar_](http://time.com/3591780/interstellar-christopher-nolan-comic/ "undefined")as another solitary astronaut, plays Mark Watney, who is abandoned on Mar. The film is based on Andy Weir’s [novel](http://www.amazon.com/The-Martian-Novel-Andy-Weir/dp/0804139024 "undefined") of the same name, and features, outside of Damon, an incredible ensemble cast, including Jessica Chastain, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kate Mara, Donald Glover and Kristen Wiig. Watney is part of a mission to Mars that must be aborted when a storm hits, and is presumed dead, at first. Watney’s sense of humor—(“In your face, Neil Armstrong”)—and penchant for profanity is on display in both the trailer and another video released, which shows Watney interacting with the rest of the crew before their mission. The film is set to hit theaters in November. _Read next:_ [_NASA Prepares ‘Flying Saucer’ for Take Off_](http://time.com/3904665/nasa-flying-saucer-mars-mission/?iid=time%5Freadnext "undefined") [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/autoplay/?xid=spl-fullbrief-article "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3912364/matt-damon-martian-trailer/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3912364/matt-damon-martian-trailer/"},"headline":"Watch Matt Damon Survive on Mars in Trailer for The Martian","datePublished":"2015-06-08T14:31:54.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T07:59:53.777Z","description":"\"In your face, Neil Armstrong\"","url":"https://time.com/3912364/matt-damon-martian-trailer/","keywords":["movies","Matt Damon","Kristen Wiig","ridley scott","Jessica Chastain"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9652890a9381dbb9/6988536355a8592fa9a8c622/screen-shot-2015-06-08-at-9-57-31-am.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Esther Zuckerman","jobTitle":"Zuckerman is a contributor for TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/esther-zuckerman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9652890a9381dbb9/6988536355a8592fa9a8c622/screen-shot-2015-06-08-at-9-57-31-am.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Screen Shot 2015-06-08 at 9.57.31 AM","caption":"","creditText":"","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3912364/matt-damon-martian-trailer/","name":"Watch Matt Damon Survive on Mars in Trailer for The Martian"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Ares 3 Farewell","description":"Ares 3 Farewell","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/mcQnpDPr/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-06-08T13:27:09.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/mcQnpDPr.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3912364/matt-damon-martian-trailer/","duration":"PT3M31S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3912364/matt-damon-martian-trailer/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```