Sep
16

Cast of ‘The Martian’ Talk to Space Station Crew Members, Receives Johnson Space Center Tour

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 45 Commander Scott Kelly and Flight Engineer Kjell Lindgren of NASA took time out of their work schedule to talk to Sebastian Stan and Mackenzie Davis, cast members of the new movie “The Martian”, during a visit they made to Mission Control at the Johnson Space Center, Houston Sept. 15. They were joined by JSC Director Ellen Ochoa. Kelly is at the midway point of a year-long mission aboard the orbital laboratory with Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), gathering valuable biomedical data that will be used in the formulation of a future human mission to Mars. Lindgren, who is a medical doctor, is beginning the third month of a five-month mission on the outpost.

Mackenzie Davis and Sebastian Stan, stars of 20th Century Fox’s Film “The Martian”, got a tour from Johnson Space Center Director Ellen Ochoa. News media followed the tour taking a peek at what NASA’s “Real Martians” are working on.

Sep
16

KHOU: ‘Martian’ actors meet real-life counterparts at Johnson Space Center

Sep
15

Cast From ‘The Martian’ Compares Notes With NASA Astronauts

It’s the half-way point of a special one-year mission on the International Space Station. NASA is testing the limits of extended stays in outer space. That’s as a new movie about an extended stay on Mars is about to premiere.

“This will come as quite a shock to my crew mates — and to NASA — and to the entire world — but I’m still alive. Surprise!” said Mark Watney, Matt Damon’s character in “The Martian.”

“The Martian” centers on one astronaut’s survival on planet Mars. He is believed to be dead, but proves otherwise, and then needs to be rescued.

Actors from the movie visited the Johnson Space Center to compare notes with astronauts and crew members.

It was a chance for Sebastian Stan and Mackenzie Davis to meet ISS astronaut Mike Hopkins.

Mackenzie Davis: “Well, how long is a spacewalk?”

Mike Hopkins: “Spacewalks typically are about six hours.”

Davis: “Six hours!”

Hopkins: “Six hours, but that doesn’t tell the whole story. There’s a long procedure on getting into the suit.”

Sebastian Stan: “Forty-five minutes, right, it takes you, or more?”

Hopkins: “No, it’s even more than that. Yeah, it’s five or six hours from when we start preparing to when we’re actually going out the hatch. And all of a sudden it’s six hours later and you’re coming in after completing a space walk.”

For realism when making films about space, Hollywood often collaborates with NASA.

Sebastian Stan talked about one problem in making the film.

Stan: “I should mention, by the way, that when they made our astronaut suits, they did not, like, think about us going on pee breaks, at all!”

Hopkins: “Ditto! Yeah! That’s … it’s the same!”

“The Martian” opens in theaters on October 2nd.

Source: houstonpublicmedia.org

Sep
15

Sebastian Attends NASA Roundtable in Houston

Sebastian and his The Martian co-star Mackenzie Davis took part in a NASA Rountable discussion in Houston, TX on September 15th. You can check out photos in our gallery now.

Sep
13

‘The Martian’ Cast at Variety Studio

Sep
13

Sebastian Attends InStyle & HFPA Party at TIFF

Sebastian stepped out agains last night to attend the InStyle & HFPA Party at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. Check out the photos below:

Sep
12

Sebastian Stan On Set Interview for ‘The Martian’

Sep
12

“Storm Report” Clip from ‘The Martian’

Sep
12

People Magazine TIFF Portrait

Check out another new photo of Sebastian from People Magazine’s Photo Booth at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival!

Sep
12

Sebastian Attends the Twentieth Century Fox Premiere Gala for ‘The Martian’ at TIFF

Sebastian stepped out looking absolutely handsome for the premiere gala of The Martian at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival yesterday. You can view photos from the event in our gallery now.