Scientists have set their sights on the human exploration of Mars within a generation – but Discovery Channel and Galafilm Inc. will bring the Red Planet experience to audiences across Canada and around the world even sooner than science, announcing today that principal photography has begun on Race to Mars.
This landmark three-hour docudrama imagines and simulates with breathtaking realism the first human mission to Mars based on the science being developed and tested today. Production on Race to Mars, starring Michael Riley (Supervolcano, This is Wonderland) as astronaut Captain Rick Erwin, commenced today in Montreal and St-Hubert, Quebec, and will continue through mid-June.