We Might See ‘The Martian’ Extended Cut Later This Year
By Jack Giroux/March 31, 2016 4:30 pm EST
Last year we heard rumblings about an extended cut of The Martian, and it’s been confirmed that later this year we might see Scott’s longer version of the adaptation.
Around the release of the critical and box office hit, a deleted scene made its way online, featuring Mark Watney (Matt Damon) discussing the “Mark Watney syllabus.” Since the scene featured the lovable Mark Watney, of course it was a charming clip, but you could see why it got cut.
In an interview with Collider, Scott confirmed one of his earlier cuts was around 20 minutes longer than the theatrical version. Here’s what he had to say:
Ridley Scott added he misses those more grueling details, but apparently for some viewers, the sequences were a little too difficult to watch. There are a few other scenes missing, of course, but that’s clearly what the director is most excited to see go on the Blu-ray. Admittedly, paying for a double-dip is never exactly fun. There have plenty of “special editions” that have felt like nothing more than a cheap cash grab. We shouldn’t expect that from a Ridley Scott film, though, since most of his special editions are packed with fantastic, fly-on-the-wall making-of docs and all sorts of informative features.
It was two hours and 40 minutes. All the cuts we do our pretty well put together, even with temp music and a good soundtrack. That said, the film was too long at two hours and 45, but it was enjoyable. It easily could be a Blu-ray alternative version. Funnily enough, I was sad to see go the inevitable question, as we got intimate details about how you grow food and what do you use for fertilizer, you have to ask the question: when he’s on the road, how and when does he do the necessary? So I made this beautiful self-inflated tent, which is an airlock, so that daily he could go in there. With baby wipes, he cleans himself the best he could and does whatever he has to do. That’s a good one I miss; it just tells you how. Even at the end of the day, when you see him in the rocket at the end, has he gotten scurvy? Absolutely. Is he melting down? Are his organs being affected by his lack of a more efficient diet? Absolutely. That’s why he’s scarred, marked, and sawed, like a baby rash.
