'The Martian' Author Developing new Film with Ridley Scott and Fox
Andy Weir, the writer behind last year's hit drama The Martian, has an untitled film project set up at Fox with producers Ridley Scott (via Scott Free productions) and Simon Kinberg (via Genre Films).
Fox has bought Weir's pitch, and has hired him to write the script. It will be Weir's first screenplay. No logline has been revealed.
The Martian was self-published in 2011 as a free serial on his website, before he sold it on Amazon Kindle. He eventually sold the rights to Crown Publishing, and it became a New York Times bestseller.
Source: Variety
