The Martian Finds Drew Goddard

Drew Goddard, the co-writer and director of The Cabin In The Woods, is heading to Mars for The Martian.  Goddard is in talks with 20^th Century Fox to come onboard the project which is being described as a cross between Cast Away and Apollo 13, someone call Tom Hanks’ agent to see if he’s available.  The film will see a space explorer stranded on Mars and desperately trying to find a way back to Earth before his supplies run out.  While it sounds similar in themes and concept to Alfonso Cuaron’s upcoming George Clooney / Sandra Bullock starrer Gravity, The Wrap suggest it takes a different approach to the stranded in space routine.  Goddard recently did some re-writes on Brad Pitt’s World War Z and has also been involved in re-drafting Robopocalypse for Steven Spielberg.  Source – The Wrap