Sean Bean roped in alongside Matt Damon in Ridley Scott's 'The Martian'

Matt Damon

Washington: Sean Bean has joined Matt Damon in Ridley Scott's 'The Martian', it has been revealed.


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According to the Hollywood Reporter, the story revolves around an astronaut played by Damon who gets stranded in a Martian colony and struggles to survive, hoping that he can last long enough for NASA to organize a rescue mission.

Bean will play the role of a NASA flight director. The movie made under Twentieth Century Fox has already roped in Jessica Chastain, Jeff Daniels, Kate Mara, Michael Pena and Kristen Wiig.