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.
#Filmfest München 一段辛酸史，一场荒诞剧。
绝对五星，名副其实的华语年度最佳！荒诞的艺术，光怪陆离的社会变迁，《霸王别姬》的隔空对唱，模糊舞台和荧幕的扑面而来的丁达尔效应，极具个人色彩和地方特色的空灵的戏梦版的表达，文革时期向右野蛮生长的水泥砖墙，屎里找蛆的桥段。细节和记忆点很多，非常大胆，导演也极具野心。在釜山电影节看的，179分钟，中途走了几个韩国人，亮灯后也有几个韩国人昏睡在座位上，只有我和个位数的同胞在诺大的影厅里鼓掌到人潮散去
4个小时的内容是足够丰满了，除了动作戏不是很满意之外，每个英雄该表现的都表现了，这点比起走过场的剧场版实在好的太多。
4.5 今年慕尼黑电影节第一部。看之前没看简介连是部中国电影都不知道，惊喜连连，画面故事音乐都太新奇了，很有风格。不过并不知道老外能不能follow…
为了大本蝙蝠侠我看了这四个小时,我可真是爱他。但我最喜欢超人对蝙蝠侠说的那句话剪掉了
很久没看过这样好的华语电影了。年度最佳。很难得一部很独特性又平衡的影片。内容上很坦率不为审查而避讳，形式上惊艳贴合内容不突兀。
前半段更为震撼。其实非希望这个故事更颠覆一些，更超现实，不必按着正史走，抗争可以多一些，甚至架空历史。
震撼、回味、经典，如此形容扎导的作品一点都不过分，四个多小时看似长得咋舌，实际看下去觉得根本不够看。恢宏的悲歌，多线索的描绘，生与死成和败都不再是三言两语能够解释清楚的事情。每一位英雄都有自己的抱负和顾虑，不是简简单单三言两语就开打的无脑剧情，看完才感觉上映版是如此地粗糙潦草。
超人回到战场嘲讽荒原狼的台词是「Not impressed 」，然后在「钢铁之躯」经典的「飞行」主题旋律（尤其指的是本曲2:41开始的后半段）下，暴揍荒原狼。
这部片子的现世，已经不是一部电影的诞生了，这意味着民意在文化导向中的胜利，意味着资本对于创作者的屈服(虽然在他们的视角是我出钱给你导演补作业，所以你没有工资)，虽然这些决定和疫情导致的院线溃败，转战网络点播不无关系，但这个结果相信让各方面的人都能满意释怀了，特别点名感谢在中间斡旋的诺兰，电影人的信仰与力量~
新又新！@ Anthology Film Archives
小邱福戏谑似地唱出我们小时候唱的绕口令—“我不吃鹅蛋我不变鹅，鹅鸡鹅鸭鹅脑壳”，内心深深地被感动。如果那只站在轰炸之后废墟中茫然失措的鹅是我们，童谣好似成真，也只有化身成鹅的我们才能又进入那段风云变幻的历史。个人不是历史的人质，画地也可以不为牢，那是筑起防线，坚守底线。掏粪也好，乞讨也罢，任何恶劣的环境下都有选择，只不过看我们会不会选。邱福选了他的道路并走到了底，喝了孟婆汤这一生无惧也无悔。（太阳出来喜洋洋那段也太好听了
ny和喜欢的朋友们一起看的，实在不太会打分
#SGIFF#风格绮丽，几组长镜头和诗歌的运用恰到好处，☯︎交替的转换也颇有创意，阴间也和阳间一样。时代浮沉下小人物的命运能被拍得如此魔幻现实，真的很难得。 如果说缺点的话，就是时长太久了，叙事的话用诗歌作为间隔也显得取巧了。
reach-around真他妈点睛之笔，比尾灯的冷笑话还令人作呕。扎克施耐德离dc有多远滚多远。
剪辑和镜头编排明显优于院线版许多，即便没有在电影院被特效渲染，4个小时也依旧不会觉得闷，一些细节的保留和暗线的补充使得电影更饱满充足，不过过度使用慢镜头让我有些生理性反胃，麻烦动作片还是尽量快准狠一点。
自2019年支持众筹起整整三年后终于欣慰地看到了成片，没让我失望。邱炯炯独特的棚拍美术风格让本来就很爱《痴》的我看得会心一笑。本片也同样继承了《痴》的历史厚重感，用三小时的篇幅勾勒出川剧团半个世纪的风雨浮沉，亦是一出大历史沉重时代下一群小人物椒麻酸辣的悲喜剧。戏迷将军和唱戏烤蛆的细节应都有历史原型，在较低成本制作下完成度极高，可与《霸王别姬》相提并论。同时又铺设一条牛头马面的阴间故事线，戏谑讽刺兼备，节奏拿捏得当。一众非职业电影演员状态也好，个个浑身是戏，尤其是饰演师叔的川剧戏骨好出彩哇，他的每场戏举手投足都大方自然，让我忍不住击节赞叹！顾桃演的驼背也仿佛是历史的旁观者。若说缺点，则是观感尚未达到神作《痴》那样醍醐灌顶的通透震撼。但若放在当代华语电影序列中，无疑必有分量颇重的一席之地。四星半
每个角色都比尾灯魔改版本更加丰满。黑超帅翻天，但还是最爱老爷，毕竟没人疼他。
很想报复性打高分，尤其是在四年之后还留有被喂屎后的bad taste。这一部恐怕是施奈德生涯最佳，从自身的角度进步是因为并没有沉迷于being a pseudo-intellectual。是一部对得起DC的漫画电影。Whedon, you misogynistic fuck. 以这部电影为基石，DCEU能带给粉丝观众娱乐性的潜力真的很大，甚至大于MCU，就看WB继续昏招连发了。最后单独说一句，郑恺大概是近期好莱坞讨好中国的电影里最不tag on的一个中国演员了。
记录：anthropology archive. 举重若轻，人如鸿毛在时代的洪流中。太喜欢了，两年内看过的最佳。
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