Green Wing and Free Agents star Stephen Mangan is to play the lead role in BBC4's adaptation of the late Douglas Adams Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.
Mangan will be joined by Darren Boyd as his sidekick Richard MacDuff and Cold Feet and Friends actor Helen Baxendale, as MacDuff's girlfriend Susan.
Adapted by the Bafta-winning writer Howard Overman – who is also behind Misfits, Vexed and Merlin – Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency follows the exploits of Adams's chaotic character as he uses his unusual methods to solve crimes.
Mangan said: "I've been a fan of Douglas Adams ever since the Hitchhiker's radio series which I used to record as a child and listen to over and over again in my bedroom. It's such a thrill to now be playing one of his brilliant characters.
"Dirk is a chaotic, anarchic force of nature with a totally unique take on the world. He is described as 'lazy, untidy, dismissive and unreliable'. I've absolutely no idea why they thought I'd be right for the role."
The Dirk Gently books have formed the basis of a play and a BBC Radio 4 series but have never before been filmed for TV.
Adams's agent, Ed Victor, said: "For all the years I represented the late, great Douglas Adams, the most substantial frustration for both of us was that we couldn't get films made either of Hitchhiker or Dirk.
"Douglas once said, memorably, that 'getting a film made in Hollywood was like trying to cook a steak by having a bunch of people come into the room and breathe on it'. Well, we did eventually get a film made in Hollywood of Hitchhiker and, tragically, Douglas didn't live to see it. Nor will he see this adaptation of Dirk – but it's worth bearing in mind that Douglas always thought Dirk would make a better film than Hitchhiker and I feel sure that this new TV drama with a terrific script by Howard Overman will prove his point."
Shooting begins this week in Bristol on the 60-minute drama, which is being made by ITV Studios in association with the Welded Tandem Picture Company.
The Dirk Gently production is to be directed by Damon Thomas – who also directed BBC4 drama The First Men in the Moon – and will air early next year.
小白兔扮猪吃老虎，没太明白，他为什么要杀他？
三星半。和想象中完全不一样，归结起来算是个邪恶复仇故事。整体情感和情绪都很怪，男孩这个角色从开始就笃定要保护母亲，却深藏不露，是故事幕后的大boss，但角色被塑造得不怎么丰满，不够立体。摄影着实很美，但故事真的太怪了~
2022年1月9日看过，极好的黑色暗喻。借着一颗毁灭地球的陨石，暗喻着整个政商媒体权力体系。其实陨石可以看作是气候变暖。电影里的总统既有克林顿女士的身影，又有佩林的影子，而科技大佬既有乔布斯又有马斯克还有贝索斯的影子。最令人唏嘘的几点：1.讲出一个明确的事实，竟然先需要咨询法务，还需要媒体培训，而这竟然是一个纽时编辑劝告两位科学家的；2.所有人都已经适应了将严肃报道轻松化的氛围之后，已经没有了严肃新闻得到严肃关注的氛围，所有上节目的人都是为了抖机灵，获得更多的关注度，因为所有人需要的都是FUN，而不是事实了；3.NASA局长竟然是总统的大额捐助者和麻醉师出身，太嘲讽当代美国政治了；4.总统在科技大佬面前的唯唯诺诺；5.看似稳重可靠的三星将军，用白宫免费的零食骗了科学家20美元，毫无羞愧感。存于硬盘8/美国电影/2022
犬山之力轻如鸿毛，又重于泰山，新西兰旷野之息般的壮阔美景再次被尽收眼底，静默的积云点缀西挂的垂阳，压迫着被牛仔们圈养的苍暮大地。Peter手中的柳叶刀也是坎皮恩洞察两性欲望交汇点时的敏锐眼力，诗意般的对父权社会结构下的雄性气魄进行着赤裸窥探与无情解剖。最值得回味的当属点烟织鞭那场戏，调度一绝，卷福和kodi的表演更是无懈可击，性情与体魄迥然不同的两位白男形象，同时被其小心隐藏的回忆、私欲与本我驱使着，共舞着谋划着一片属于二人的私密地带，若即若离且充斥危机信号的暧昧氛围促使文本以外的性张力直线拉满，真的奉劝大老爷们儿们一句传世民谣，你戎马一生为了谁，又能爱几回恨几回？
节奏一直很安静，但细节很多就很有意思。儿子做花朵、George在途中跳舞突然放手、儿子胆战心惊勒马下崖、BC让他骑马跌倒都是有歧义可以误导观众期待的小细节。BC蹂躏纸花、玩汗巾、Rose常常衣衫不整卧床见儿子都很有性张力。电影最初和最后从两个窗户里看BC走过对称的镜头；BC和儿子share烟两次不对称的镜头一次反打一次没有，比较有趣。大概因为是小说改编总觉得也有些无效对白，比如厨娘-不过也许她说的八卦故事就是无意义冷酷为了呈现Rose的孤独感。Yale的细节也不知道作何用。晚宴的光，浅焦和总有独自一人的呈现做出了极致的孤立和尴尬。BC前期还有视点镜头和俯视角度，随着弟媳儿子渗入生活主观视点逐渐消失了，变过肩仰角了，发怒也是客观镜头了。Dunst好棒。
6.0/ 优质电影。相比于人们所说的克制带来的平淡，我感到了直白带来的无趣。男子气概多少为前提塑造的角色都颇有刻板印象感，文明进入荒蛮环境的表达是《钢琴课》的重复，但又不如《钢琴课》。
男孩这个演员挑的不错，神经质又病态。Rose确实看起来让人不爽。这个弟弟从头到尾就不知道在干嘛。不看影评的话基本就没看懂。
本来要煽牛，但是三分之二时间都在磨刀，最后把牛杀了
用男权打败男权，什么以柔克刚，什么逆练女权？
#3.5/5
不知道为什么看着莱昂纳多演的博士想到了张文宏。。
行吧，大概是没认真看，知道有很多没看懂的点立马去看了解说，才理解了所谓文明和蛮荒的碰撞。其实能自己悟出这个点，没耐心好好去品，整个片子还是平淡的让人没有太高期待。
小白兔扮猪吃老虎，没太明白，他为什么要杀他？
第一部令我简直怀疑自己智商为零的电影，看到一多半竟然还是不太清楚各人物之间到底是什么关系怎么回事，最后也只能靠不确定来猜测这片子到底讲了什么。现在的电影已经要靠故弄玄虚来制造噱头了吗？原谅我不懂这是电影的进步还是退步。（影片中卷福多次穿着大喇叭裤走来走去也没干什么事，真不知道几个意思。）
连贯性不是很好，卷福演的挺好，可能从前演过的角色太深入人心了吧，导致感觉上形象太过英伦范儿，看上去今年也是要拿影帝的节奏啊。其实这个男主更适合马修麦康纳来演。
好久没看到情绪这么克制的片了，很喜欢Peter的设定，中立性别的暧昧感
经过了 2021 年后，电影中描写的世界末日都是可以忍受的了……
鹊巢鸠占，杀人无形，真的是让人不寒而栗。菲尔出场惹人厌，中场令人敬，结局让人悲。彼得看似柔弱，实则暗藏杀机。电影告诉我们一定要戴手套。
关于高速运转的集权资本主义世界最基本的秩序法则：相信“相信”的力量。红刀子进白刀子出，沾血的凶器象征爱与和平。荒诞对话间隙切至人物正侧面特写，表情僵硬，焦点涣散，两耳嗡嗡作响。亚当·麦凯创造出一种以明星光环为中枢的稳定喜剧频率，笑料被制成料包，先爆炒后熬煮，世界末日一片欢腾雀跃，良辰美景深处丧尸遍野。
拍得真好。拿奥斯卡奖实至名归。在那个小镇上，能做到不在乎别人的目光，做自己，真的挺难的。
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