Hollywood has had several amazing space films in recent years - "Interstellar" and "Gravity" - but "The Martian" promises a different experience. 20th Century Fox unleashed a new teaser, giving the public an extra peek at the exploration film hitting the big screens later this year.

The highly-anticipated movie breathes new life in the genre with the trailer scored with Jimi Hendrix's rocking "All Along the Watchtower" and witty one-liners from Matt Damon's character Mark Watney.

"I'm gonna have to science the sh-t out of this," he summed up his dire situation. Later, he declared, "I am the greatest botanist in this planet."

There is sure to be some drama in this survival epic, but the three-minute trailer pointed to less angst and more action.

"The Martian" is about an astronaut Watney (Damon) who is left behind on Mars after his crew presumed him dead. Stranded with limited supplies, he must find a way to survive, contact Earth and let NASA know he is still alive. When word of his survival reached his crewmates, the group sets off on an epic mission to bring "The Martian" home - against all odds and against NASA's orders.

The stellar cast includes Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kate Mara, Michael Peña, Sean Bean, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jeff Daniels, Donald Glover, and Kristen Wiig.

Ridley Scott's "The Martian" is based on the best-selling Andy Weir novel. Like Weir, Scott is exceptionally committed to the science behind the story, producing a film that even NASA is looking forward to.

In a report by LA Times, NASA director of planetary science Jim Green and others spoke at the NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Tuesday where the press was invited to get a glimpse of the experiments the scientific community is engaging to get one step closer to Mars.

"Mars really is a destination for the human race," Green said, adding that the film was faithful to the major challenges that come with space travel.

Ed Finn, director of the Center for Science and the Imagination at Arizona State University, echoed the sentiment saying, "What this story does really well is imagine a near-future scenario that doesn't push too far of where we are today technically."

In a video from Daily Mail, Damon also touched on the appeal of the story during the panel.

"A lot of the people, including myself, really responded to the character in the book that Andy wrote," Damon said. "And the humor and the way that us mere mortals are always captivated by the way people can do this and seem to have some preternatural calm when they're in this high-stress situation."

"The Martian" will hit theaters on October 2, 2015.