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.
完成了它好看好笑的目的和工整流畅的呈现，特别是在2021这样一个电影暗淡无光的时候，值得加一星特别鼓励。
這個時候在看這部片對我來說是非常能與「自由城」裡的每一個角色共感的，我們的處境和環境都太像了，那個不敢放下手的中年男人、一直在找貓的老太太、Guy 的好哥們兒 Buddy，尚未覺醒的 Guy ⋯⋯
设定固然不新鲜，剧情也颇套路，但还是获得了很多乐趣，光剑什么的让我一秒激动起来了，漫威彩蛋就没感觉，最后处理跨次元恋爱的方式也算不错。ps：查宁塔图姆still got it！
但本片在这方面却显得深度不足，甚至说他在自己“ai也是人”的主题上都没有下功夫，通篇告诉你意识觉醒的ai不再是工具人，最后真相揭露时guy却依旧是个工具人(只是封信)，游戏元素也只是流于形式的网络延迟和bug
很楚门，尤其“大海”这一关键元素。还挺喜欢男女主的设定，专心搞代码直到最后才幡然醒悟，而Guy可以说就是男主为自己创造的游戏映像（理工人啊！）不过最近看的新片反派为什么都跟有大病一样-_-||| Ps.好多怪怪的情节啊！揉胸公主抱是什么鬼！Buddy最后解下的我以为是裤腰带……“在这里你想干什么就干什么哦！”【大家都爱cheek to cheek！
2.5。徹底tired of好萊塢各種自說自話的「假自由真控制」。名曰NPC解放，實則全部的故事基底和敘事節奏都充斥著陳舊套路；名曰反數據至上，復聯梗一出還是暴露了其「大數據電影」的本質。宏大主題輸出的同時對自己電影製作的問題毫無反思，那麼前者真的是一件很有意義的事情嗎？
特效粗糙，逻辑缺乏，主题暧昧，演员被导演整得拉夸。
整部片子总结下来应该就是——I'm your Guy，can you here me？
前半部分工具人有了自我意识虽然不算新鲜但看得挺有意思，结果到最后工具人就真的只是工具人，可就让人有点不那么爽了，后半部分最具社会意义的桥段大概要数工具人集体罢工。
前半部分工具人有了自我意识虽然不算新鲜但看得挺有意思，结果到最后工具人就真的只是工具人，可就让人有点不那么爽了，后半部分最具社会意义的桥段大概要数工具人集体罢工。
程序员的浪漫——用代码书写一场盛大的表白。感情线的折合处理颇具巧思，在意料之外也在情理之中，不过作为观众的视角还是略心疼工具guy。老瓶装新酒，有借鉴有拼接有致敬，同时也增添了许多新创意与想法。商业流水快消品，看的过程开心就行了。
故事的内核无非是要活出自己人生那一套，无论是NPC或是小角色。“皮儿”相对新颖很多，人工智能自我意识，枪战、爆炸各式特效轮番轰炸足够精彩，主题也没有升华成《楚门的世界》《西部世界》那样，点到即止，特别适合打工人们需要放松的周末。
特效不错，男主角视角的选择也不错，对AR、VR的期待更多了些。
你以为他们在乎的是你这个普通人有没有存在感，是不是被现实生活困住，或者有没有真爱。不，那只是推销给你的手段，他们真正care的是如何推广AI，控枪， free life over free country。
杭州出差在电影院看的，还是4D 版本，椅子会随着车战等场景转动，还会喷出味道和气体。NPC这个概念我也早就想过，只是电影里面拍出来，震撼力就更强烈了。#20210913
从伦理的角度，人类对于AI应该抱有什么样态度的讨论，近20年都没什么新东西。对于一部2021年上映的新瓶装旧酒的电影来说，编剧其实挺不容易的。
媒介电影的意义就在于，怎么讲比讲了什么更有趣。
In 2021 happiness is a privilege. 虽然没什么特别，但是看着挺开心的。
不如《杀手妻子的保镖》好笑，同类题材的很多，商业片领域的话，《无敌破坏王》这种反派视角的应该是最出色的，这部NPC视角的两头不靠，真要看龙套视角的牛逼作品，欢迎大家去玩《恶灵附身》。
以舊瓶裝新酒的形式，講了一個符合這個時代的故事。
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