Seems the movie’s theatrical poster took some liberties with the World Trade Center’s location in New York City when it came to showing what was down there at street level.
Some attendees of early screenings of the fim experienced vertigo and got some upset tummies. Don’t think they’ll be including those as pull quotes on future ads.
Fox has teamed with Mail A Spud (a real company apparently) to let you mail a potato to a friend with a stamp featuring the movie’s key art. Potatoes play a key role in Mark Watney’s survival on Mars, so this makes a lot of sense.
This didn’t hit in time for the column, but this feature on Ellen Page hit a frequent theme, which is that Page didn’t follow the usual path for young stars but instead did her own thing, which has worked out well for her.