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Century City, in the reception room of WMA.
Martin sat on the couch, flipping through the script catalog provided by Thomas.
Diagonally across from him, Ridley Scott was carefully reading through the printed manuscript of "The Martian."
Ali and Thomas, two agents, sat not far off, whispering to each other.
Having scoured the script catalog to no avail, Martin set it aside on the table nearby.
At that moment, Ridley lifted his head, shook his head to ease his neck, and said, "This novel involves too many technical details. Without NASA's involvement and support, adapting it for filming would be difficult."
He asked, "Is the author someone who works or researches in this field?"
Martin responded, "Andy Weir was a programmer at a gaming company before he became a full-time writer."
This revelation surprised Ridley who nodded and said directly, "I'm really interested in this project. It's my kind of genre, second only to epic films."
