Director Ridley Scott has finally put the debate to rest, confirming that 'The Martian' was always intended to be a comedy. The 2015 film, which stars Matt Damon as an astronaut stranded on Mars, initially faced confusion from the studio who didn't recognize its comedic elements. This led to the film being shelved for two years before Scott revisited it and found it 'really funny'.
Ridley Scott settles the score on the debate of whether The Martian is a comedy. Released in 2015, the sci-fi feature sees Matt Damon 's Mark Watney stranded on Mars after a fierce storm blew his fellow astronauts off the planet. Many critics point out the film's lightheartedness in depicting a hopeless situation. In 2016, the space movie won a Golden Globe Award for Best Picture in a Comedy or Musical, leading many to debate whether The Martian fits the genre.
During the director's roundtable hosted by The Hollywood Reporter, Scott discussed the filming of The Martian, where he dropped a comment about it as a comedy. When asked about the rumor that his 2015 movie was more expensive to make than sending a rover to Mars, Scott revealed that The Martian's production cost was'$80 million,' but the studio didn't see it as'a comedy' at first. This resulted in the film being shelved for'two years' until the director was asked to take a look, and he recalled finding it'really funny.' Check out what Scott said below: ROSS (To Scott) I heard The Martian was more expensive to make than it was to send a rover to Mars. Is that true? SCOTT: No, I think we cost about $80 million. The studio didn’t realize it’s actually a comedy, so it sat on the shelf for two years and then they said, “Do you want to look at this?” And I read it and said, “It’s really funny.” What This Means For The Martian The Martian Was Intended As A Comedy Close According to the latest Golden Globe Awards eligibility and consideration rules, the film's category is determined by what'best matches the overall tone and content of the motion picture,' meaning that for a drama to qualify as a comedy, the comedic elements must outweigh its dramatic tone. Scott's comment clarifies that The Martian was always intended to be a comedy in a sci-fi space setting, which was why he entered the film in the Comedy or Musical categor
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