ALthough we're soon to see him reprise his role as the idiotic Harry Dunne in the second Dumb and Dumber movie, Jeff Daniels has recently signed on for Ridley Scott‘s The Martian, in which he’ll play the director of NASA. Matt Damon leads the cast, while Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Kate Mara, andMichael Peña are circling supporting roles.
The Martian is based on the self-published novel by Andy Weir, and centres on an astronaut (Damon) who is accidentally abandoned on Mars by his crew. NASA tries to deal with the crisis by sending out a rescue mission.
The Martian is set for a 25th November 2015 release.