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.
A HOT MESS. 无论是电影还是电视剧都打出尚佳成绩、奖项宠儿的Adam McKay其实早已深暗自己的“流量密码”- -由全明星阵容保驾护航，跟风蹭各种热门话题以及钝化一切分歧，都用「娱乐精神」炮制（甚至这次还把和Will的不和花边也拿来作为前菜，辅助呈现这道精心烹调的主菜）；谁不说句太懂了。只可惜它既没有成为能最终扣响议题的末世危言，也欠缺到达最终结果的精心铺垫；即使演员们意外没有在这种散乱中被冲走，我们也乐见两个彩蛋带来的讽喻。当然还是好玩儿的- -尤其是“抓”那些客串做找熟脸儿游戏，以及诸如从“Kate”的角色设计找到类似“Greta Thunberg”抑或一些热门现象的对应讽刺；但，
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。
断断续续几次看完了。整体感觉，意义大于可看性。我不是很喜欢前半段的镜头语言，感觉太刻意了，那种在冷静叙事和人物大特写之间的来回切换。后半段的可看性稍微了好了一丢丢。内容当然是扎实的，虽然是胡诌片，但是也下了功夫。片子讽刺美国的整套政治游戏和政客的虚伪，但说真的，某国人民还没跟着一起讽刺美国、然后觉得自己优越性的资格。如果说有什么整体讽刺、不分国籍国家的，大概就是，讽刺每个人都觉得自己很聪明、而别人是蠢货，每个人都是这样。唉。
电影本身是极好的，表演也特别特别好，但过度的克制和反高潮，让人比较难入戏和共情角色。
D+ / 仅有局部的精彩，前半段陷入刻意的语焉不详中，后半段为了转变氛围与节奏频频借用配乐施咒，最后一幕单拎出来真的很网红悬疑片式结局。
适当加速吧，这样的感觉太拖沓。
如此星光闪耀的全明星阵容，就预感着不好看，确实不是我的菜，就是个加长版的SNL，美国人自黑起来绝对第一，这种片子Netflix上看看就行了。想要隐射的讽刺的东西，只要你近几年在美国生活都能看出来。结束以后出字幕不要急着走，彩蛋是全片最精华，我笑吐了！
有一个一秒钟的转场镜头，是个大俯瞰，高速公路上的鹿群被一辆从另外车道上驶过来的车子惊吓跑散。不知道拍这么一个看似无关紧要极容易被忽略的镜头要花多少人力财力和时间，但牛逼的电影还是会把这些东西编排进去（而且是个喜剧片）。一个镜头能解释很多问题。反正我拍的那么多小时的素材里没有一个这样的东西。
不喜欢这部电影。不喜欢Cumberbatch的表演。也不喜欢剧本。看样子八成是要拿奥斯卡，但依然不喜欢。
整了个荒诞喜剧的拍法，把美国时下的笑料与讽刺都放进去了，有些点真的很好笑，但总体有佳句无佳章。其实也是演员本人的一些投射了，梅姨反川普所以演了这么个角色，严重怀疑皮特的角色原型是马斯克。
人已经分不清轻重，遑论缓急。反正都是一个死，我们也不能做什么，那就不如闭上眼睛，死一个自得其所。
奥斯卡瞎了只给了最佳导演，还欠最佳改编剧本和最佳男配。（搬钢琴想起《钢琴课》，原来是同位导演）。每日所见的门前巨山，暗藏张口欲吞的黑犬。人性裂缝里的巨大阴郁与暗火幽微，磨爪，绷到最后一环才释放张力，赞最后一夜那幕马棚点烟，又一史册级含蓄拨炭火撩欲不脱衣的名场面。。各怀孤独，各去乖僻，蛇吞大象的果断，野兔也没有逃路。能看的出后面有个优秀文本支撑，已经很想看小说了。因为看到打了同性标签，打算看色情戏的人会失望了。。。可以二刷的片，4＋
应该归入西部惊悚片或者同志心理悬疑片的类目底下。
还是很厉害的 那个交换抽烟的镜头堪称经典
可以看啊！好Adam Mckay那一口的应该还是会很喜欢，这奢华阵容演一出过于真实的米国社会百态图，也算是反跨年了。喜欢结尾和彩蛋，甚至可以称得上温馨浪漫。千言万语一句话，毁灭吧，赶紧的。
适合我的幽默，以后有这导演的电影都不会难看到哪去的
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。
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。
在传统硬汉电影主战场西部片，新时期电影人对“有毒的男子气概”的精准击杀。在审美日趋多元、打破性别刻板印象的今天，这类电影会越来越多。
群星云集拍成这样，我恨不得想跟《法兰西特派>加一星
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