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.
但几首歌曲外加加菲的表演实在是太好听太好看了！！希望加菲能够拿到影帝，胜在讨喜。
life is too short to idle around. 30岁了，还是没有过多的成绩，tick, tick, let's not let the boom happen
不喜欢，别营销最佳歌舞片了，故事很无聊很烂，到后半段才渐入佳境了一丢丢…爱乐之城可以甩这个电影九条街。
终于看到一部94届奥斯卡不垮的了。凡妮莎·哈金斯唱的一首歌还是不错的。
好听好看又有新意。已经难以归纳类型了，但就是这种打破类型和结构限制的叙事方式，另观众的代入感更强，能够完全被情绪所沐浴。在两个小时的市场内仿佛走完了男主角的一生。加菲完全值得一个影帝提名。
生活都被写进剧里，生活本身也自然被掏空。
错过了两次《Rent》的现场，先来看这部作者的传记片，音乐剧一般的底子是本片最大的看点，虽然比不上音乐剧的现场感，也继承了音乐剧单薄的剧本，但利用各种视听化的手段，加上不断出现的滴答倒数声，结合叙事手法与剪辑加强了节奏，将人物的情绪融进了音乐，形成了美妙的视听享受。加菲的演绎也非常卖力，将一个才华横溢的音乐人，在而立之年的倒数时刻，面对友情与爱情，现实和理想，生与死的痛苦抉择和焦虑感展现出来。灵感源于生活，Jonathan强大的感知力将生活的喜怒哀乐通过旋律与歌词，如此有才华，如此热爱生活的人英年早逝实在太可惜了，正因如此，才更显生命的可贵。8.2
Johonny has go guide. Johonny wants to hide. 没有人能够保证你一定能成功，实现自己的梦想。但是，你打算放弃吗？你能做的只是一本剧本一步剧本写下去。
20220218le。年轻剧作家短暂一生的失意时刻。唱歌跳舞不是我的菜，没什么感觉。
What can you do?
一开始我以为这只是一部普普通通格式标准的传记片，但从它舞台剧式的演出，夸张的表现方式中就可以看出这部电影的闪光之处，更不要说本就出色的表演与音乐了。但是全片从头到脚都包裹了一层浮夸，所以不是我的菜。
影片结尾，拉森却重整旗鼓，开始创作《吉屋出租》。就是这个瞬间，对我的冲击力太大了。看完影片我其实不会觉得拉森可怜，甚至有些羡慕他。
LMM首次做導演能有這個水平，他真的很有才華。這電影形式眼前一亮，展現musical行業的艱難，並致敬了LMM的知音Johnathan Larson。Broadway充滿有才華的演員，但有幾個能以此為生，感謝這些堅持夢想的人們❤️
对于歌舞片来说，歌好听，就成功80%了，加上剧情不错，人生短暂，为梦而拼
追求梦想真的不易，ps在看完的凌晨看到了史蒂芬桑德海姆去世的消息🙏
7.3 倒是看出了一些黑暗中的舞者式的设计，但初执导筒的林聚聚显然是不具备冯提尔那样的影像嗅觉，剪辑很多时刻是反而是破功的，摄影机的运动也因此被破坏；它依靠的更多是对于乔纳森拉森，以至于音乐剧本身的真情流露，伪纪录片与内心的剧场穿插共奏，从而谱写出不平凡的人生乐章，《梅艳芳》至少也应该这么拍吧。
本来开始对这种励志歌舞片不感兴趣，看的时候发现这时音乐剧《吉屋出租》的编剧乔纳森·拉森。片子以30岁生日的节点引发人生焦虑，但乔纳森35岁就因为主动脉瘤猝然离世了，知道这个设定也就时片名《倒数时刻》的意思，看似是喜剧歌舞，讲的是人生的困惑，而且实在生命最后的时刻。同时电影的剧本也出自乔纳森之手，记录了他创作、与恋人因人生规划不同而分手、好朋友感染艾滋病等等故事，处于对创作的追求和对生活的热爱，乔纳森后来把身边同性恋朋友、艾滋病话题写入了《吉屋出租》。片子的主题、表演都没问题，因为是展现个人创作历程，穿插了太多励志和困惑交替的表达，中段时有点看的泄气了，故事表现性没那么强，最终没能完全打动我，和《爱乐之城》比可看性还是差了些。
“牢笼还是翅膀，去问鸟吧；恐惧还是爱，别回答，行动比语言更响……”
歌舞片段的出现都极为自然，但感觉还是差一两首波西米亚生活那样的爆炸单曲。Sunday虽好，但无论离City of Star还是La Vie Boheme都有挺大一段距离。
音乐的部分还是蛮喜欢的，确实没有lalaland那么有印象深刻的歌。
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