Sean Bean roped in alongside Matt Damon in Ridley Scott's 'The Martian'

Sean Bean has joined Matt Damon in Ridley Scott's 'The Martian', it has been revealed.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the story revolves around an astronaut played by Damon who gets stranded in a Martian colony and struggles to survive, hoping that he can last long enough for NASA to organize a rescue mission.

Bean will play the role of a NASA flight director.

The movie made under Twentieth Century Fox has already roped in Jessica Chastain, Jeff Daniels, Kate Mara, Michael Pena and Kristen Wiig.