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.
知道导演本意是想讽刺伪善的黑心资本家，但是殊不知愿意装装样子走走形式的老板在我们这儿已经算好人了。
第一个小时的剧情和后面太不相关以至于我总觉得像看了两部电影
前面讲Carny的部分好喜欢，用三十年代嘉年华做背景真的很棒，全程怀念【Carnivale】，后面么就。。。不过noir当代化反正也一直拍不好，因为本来就没有什么情节，那种特别的氛围感又很难现代化，虽然色彩布景服饰和女主角确实都很好看
看的时候觉得是个很老派的故事，有种特别的冷酷和直接，原来是翻拍的片子……现在的黑色故事反倒充斥着矫情和虚伪。电影水平非常一般，库柏演得还不错。但是男演员健身过度本体先于角色的存在真的不是啥好风气😑
“uh…mister…I was born for it”
不知道是库珀太没魅力还是电影本身太没魅力，总之看不进去。《不要抬头》里觉得凯特布兰奇的奇怪样子是刻意的化妆，这里看好像脸真的有点不自然了，反正她也越来越徒有气场了，大概被大魔王这SB称号把演技都吸走了吧。
“You don't fool people Stan, they fool themselves.”
看到中途还以为它后面能带来些观众想不到的事情。只可惜只是逐渐无聊而已。Cooper有点接不住zeena和魔王的戏。
观感还不错，演员们的演技都在线，剧情也颇有亮点，特别是第一幕在马戏团的戏成功拍出了西方老式的神话般的诡秘感。但虽说是翻拍，这种故事放到现在显得比较过时，我更倾向于大改会比较好。马戏团和城市之间的转换稍微有些割裂，全片的节奏也很拖沓，铺垫得太详细太冗长了，完全没有必要凑两个半小时，导致直到最后半个小时节奏开始滚动起来以后才能完全入戏。
前半部分太长了 结尾渐入佳境 陀螺还是nb的 copper真的不错
环境布置还不错，很有时代气息，展现出来的内容很不入肉，应该着重突出心理学方面的内容，把主角的成魔之路再刻画得深刻些。
有没有一种可能，泡在福尔马林或毒酒里的畸形标本有一天跑出了罐罐，长大成了一名电影角色，没人知晓他的身世、他的欲望、他的结局。热爱收藏畸形标本何尝不是一种恋尸癖好？马戏表演，其实是复古又魔幻的恋物崇拜。巨大而浮夸的电流穿过，只带来了一小阵麻木的肌肉痉挛，与一众不明所以的傻瓜观众的惊呼，这就是恋物癖导演们所追求的电影体验。
权力的置换和命运的循环。大魔王这种扮相真的太美了。
电影在文本改编上基本上延续了47年电影版本，特别是几个主人公的设定跟古尔丁版本一致。可惜两次电影改编都忽略了原著以塔罗牌为章回的意义，电影不约而同的强调了”倒吊人“这张代表“牺牲”的牌。陀螺在结尾的处理基本上还原了格雷沙姆的小说原著，从Geek开始到Geek结束，“恐惧是通往人类本性的钥匙”。
毫无新意的剧本+装神弄鬼的道具+及格线上挣扎的主演+150分钟的时长=看了三个晚上才勉强看完后一脑门子的问号
昨晚，不知多少人和我一样，被「国师」张艺谋「知微见著、去繁化简」的「中国古典」美学和浪漫震撼与感动到。虽与东方传统文化大相径庭，但喜欢钻研「黑科技」的观众也不妨看看西方《梦魇巷》里的「精神现象」学。显然，这是一个吸引「眼球」和争夺「注意力」的时代，导演的工作就是吸引并操纵观众。对于「江湖骗子」来说，导演仅是一个饭碗。然而，男主却是一个有「弑父」意识和包袱，且有「恋母」诉求和冲动的「时空」旅行者。他一面「挣钱」糊口，一面《偷吻》学艺——他的「艺术」启蒙导师是他的母亲，而他的「越界」对象亦是扮演《心灵猎人》角色的「通灵知心」师母。在托罗这部试图运用「基督」文明详解「水火既济」卦相，被「空心病」患者低估的寓言作品里，他的理想观众显然不是那些寻求感官刺激，容易被「江湖杂耍」牵着眼和脑子走的访客。待续
You don't fool people. They fool themselves.
有点无聊 说起来我最近才知道Rooney mara和纸牌屋的Kate mara是亲姐妹
I like how fate has bounded the characters together. The final act is gripping to watch. The shots in the film look beautiful, but Mr. del Toro has failed to impress me with his yet again thinnly written characters.
属于过时的故事，现在没太多人看传统的黑色电影聊。而且故事进展太慢，很多观众估计停止在了前三十分钟。想要蛊惑人心的人忘了自己的心也是肉长的，心术不正也终将被其他的歪心眼儿打败。
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