The Martian author Andy Weir shared the first-ever snap of Matt Damon as astronaut Mark Watney on the Jordan set of Ridley Scott's film adaptation.

In it, the 44-year-old Oscar winner can be seen in costume on the red dunes of Wadi Rum (doubling for Mars) as a six-wheeled rover is parked in the background.

The bulk of the film takes place in 2035 on the planet's Acidalia Planitia where Watney has been marooned following an emergency evacuation.

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Exciting! The Martian author Andy Weir shared the first-ever snap of Matt Damon (R) as astronaut Mark Watney on the Jordan set of Ridley Scott's film adaptation (pictured with his assistant Colin, L)

Jessica Chastain - who plays Commander Melissa Lewis - has also shared several behind-the-scenes snaps from the sci-fi flick.

The 38-year-old Oscar nominee has called the 77-year-old filmmaker 'a gem of a human being.'

‘I get to be an astronaut, with the astronaut suit,’ the Interstellar star told MailOnline in February.

‘My character’s not in the whole movie - it’s Matt’s movie. But my character’s still a bad-ass and she’s pretty cool. She gets to go to space, and I did zero-gravity training.’

The real Martian landscape: The bulk of the film takes place in 2035 on the planet's Acidalia Planitia where Watney has been marooned following an emergency evacuation

‘I get to be an astronaut, with the astronaut suit!' Jessica Chastain - who plays Commander Melissa Lewis - has also shared several behind-the-scenes snaps from the sci-fi flick

Rear view mirror: The 38-year-old Oscar nominee wrote that she was so excited to see the 77-year-old filmmaker 'put it all together' and she was going to 'miss this group'

'The Martian Martians': Working in Budapest with the Interstellar star were her Ares 3 crew (from L-R) - Michael Peña, Sebastian Stan, and Aksel Hennie

Working in Budapest with Chastain were her Ares 3 crew - Michael Peña, Sebastian Stan, and Aksel Hennie.

The foursome practiced 'indoor skydiving' while inside the gravity-defying wind tunnel at SkyWard.

Chicago-born Michael Peña - who plays Major Rick Martinez - filmed the impressive freefall simulator on his cell phone.

Norwegian-born Aksel - who plays astronaut Alex Vogel - took a selfie while shooting at Korda Studios in the Hungarian town of Etyek.

Weeee! The foursome practiced 'indoor skydiving' while inside the gravity-defying wind tunnel at SkyWard

'Martians learning to fly': Chicago-born Michael Peña - who plays Major Rick Martinez - filmed the impressive freefall simulator on his cell phone

NASA patch: Norwegian-born Aksel - who plays astronaut Alex Vogel - took a selfie while shooting at Korda Studios in the Hungarian town of Etyek

'I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that': Romanian-born Sebastian - who plays Dr. Chris Beck - resembled Keir Dullea from 2001: A Space Odyssey in his b&w selfie

Romanian-born Sebastian - who plays Dr. Chris Beck - resembled Keir Dullea from 2001: A Space Odyssey in his b&w selfie.

On December 5, a cover page from the script featuring Ridley's doodles was blasted into space on NASA's Orion spacecraft.

The Martian - also starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kristen Wiig, and Sean Bean - hits US theatres November 25 and UK theatres November 27.

'I'm gonna science the s*** out of this planet!' On December 5, a cover page from the script featuring Ridley's doodles was blasted into space on NASA's Orion spacecraft