Browsing: Andy Weir

We are so pleased to share the news that our friend and everybody’s favorite “The Martian” author Andy Weir has…

NatGeo’s MARS series is based on the 2015 book How We’ll Live on Mars by Dr. Stephen Petranek and blends drama with real-life interviews from experts across various areas to explain events unfolding in the story. If you haven’t seen the first season of the show (and you really should), here are some of the basics: It’s the […]

If you haven’t read Andy Weir’s second novel Artemis, you really really should. The author of The Martian followed up his red planet survival and adventure story with a lunar tale featuring a female protagonist. She lives and works on the first colony on the Moon called Artemis, and it’s being developed into a film that Phil […]

Author Andy Weir took the book world by storm with his hugely popular first published work, “The Martian”. Maybe you recall it being adapted into a film by Sir Ridley Scott starring Matt Damon that garnered numerous award nominations. Weir’s second novel “Artemis” just released last week from Crown Publishing, and luckily for me, the […]

Rosilyne Bean reporting from NYCC for Bleeding Cool In anticipation of his upcoming new thriller Artemis, Andy Weir, author of The Martian teamed with actress Rosario Dawson (The Defenders, Sin City), Audible and artist Luke Jerram to launch the “Museum of the Moon” exhibition at the Classic Car Club of Manhattan during NYCC. The exhibition […]

After the success of his first novel and subsequent film adaptation, Andy Weir, author of “The Martian”, has a new novel coming out in November called “Artemis” that’s already been optioned by FOX for a film. The big news today is that two directors just signed on to tackle the Artemis movie.  Phil Lord and Christopher Miller have […]

Andy Weir’s first novel “The Martian” took the world by storm, a dusty red Mars storm.  It hit hard and fast, a masterful melding of humor, science, peril, and heart.  It was quickly scooped up by 20th Century Fox with Drew Goddard attached to direct the script he adapted. But then Sir Ridley Scott stepped in […]

Andy Weir’s first novel “The Martian” took the world by storm, a dusty red Mars storm.  It hit hard and fast, a masterful melding of humor, science, peril, and heart.  It was quickly scooped up by 20th Century Fox with Drew Goddard attached to direct the script he adapted. But then Sir Ridley Scott stepped in […]

I’m not sure how to start this.  So, I’ll say what I’ve been telling everybody, READ THE DAMN BOOK.  Once you’ve done that, maybe you’ll understand my utter disappointment with Fox Studio’s newest film, The Martian. Based on the FANTASTIC book by Andy Weir, the film version is directed by Ridley Scott (Alien, Legend, Blade Runner) […]

If you’ve noticed, one of the films we’re most anticipating this year (I mean Star Wars notwithstanding) is The Martian.  Based on the fantastically heavy science novel by Andy Weir, the film is being directed by Ridley Scott and has all the makings of a true space classic. One of the things you need to know about […]