The Martian is a 2015 American science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott and adapted by Drew Goddard based on the novel of the same name by Andy Weir. The film stars Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Michael Peña, Kate Mara, Sean Bean, Sebastian Stan, Aksel Hennie, and Chiwetel Ejiofor. The film was released by 20th Century Fox.