Watney gets stranded on Mars when his crew is forced to leave him for dead during a major dust storm ... "The Martian" may sound a little like "Interstellar" 2.0: a big budget sci-fi movie ...

20th Century Fox has released the first trailer for its anticipated fall film “The Martian,” and it looks ... as he’s left behind on Mars after a storm forces the rest of his crew to head ...

So the movie is missing a few critical scenes, but it's still pretty true to the book (and full of science).