Century City, inside the WMA office.
Thomas brought over a stack of publications, including "Variety" and "Entertainment Weekly," and placed them on the low table in front of Martin, saying, "Starting this morning, many reviews unfavorable to 'The Martian' have appeared in newspapers, online videos, and TV critique shows."
"It seems someone is treating us as their main competitor," Martin said as he picked up a newspaper to read.
On the front page of the entertainment section of this newspaper, a retired astronaut named Walter criticized 'The Martian' for its lack of rigor, pointing out numerous inaccuracies with the facts.
"Martin Davis maintaining a similar walking and carrying method on Mars as on Earth is not scientific at all. Mars' gravity is only one-third of Earth's. Multiple NASA experiments have proven that normal movement on Mars should involve more jumping or small shuffling steps, not the way Martin Davis does it."