Marvin the Martian’s absence in The Day the Earth Blew ... Pig as they join Porky’s porcine paramour Petunia in trying to save Earth from an otherworldly invasion and a swarm of zombies ...

Yet that's exactly what Matt Damon's character, a NASA astronaut stranded on the Red Planet, does in the upcoming film "The Martian," based on the best-selling novel by Andy Weir. NASA's head of ...