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.
1. 休叔你为何这么想不开？按理说你不缺钱啊；2. 龟孙不是四川那边的方言么？阿祖一个连普通话都说不好的人为毛要他念“龟孙子”；3. 阿祖的角色装逼得不要不要的，估计他自己都想一枪崩了自己；4. 电影少搞些故弄玄虚，好好讲故事才是真的，不过电影首秀还算及格了，只是她不应该打着诺兰的旗号
想做Neo Noir勇气可嘉，但无奈情节过于老旧，一度让观众无法cares人物命运。动作桥段太生硬了，尤其吴彦祖的戏份，这个删了都不影响。倒是非常喜欢高科技催眠回溯的设定。
这配置从最后的成片来看着实一般般，有点失望。开头的画面质感很好，“水城”很美，核心概念的设定：“追忆”也不错。可惜本子实在不吸引人，悬疑感很弱，前期节奏慢，最后的反转也根本谈不上惊艳。其实就是一借科幻外壳的爱情片。吴彦祖戏份也太少了😅以为是主演结果还是打个酱油就领盒饭了，不过帅还是帅的。
就，从一个人的主视角记忆怎么还原360度全景环绕立体声场景，这个设定问题不好好解释，很难看进去。
“马戏之王”精神出轨CP再续前缘，“西部世界”主要配角全力支持，来一场老兵恋爱脑全力追爱。PS：阿祖英文里夹中文是怎么个意思
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桥段是老套的，悬疑就是为了反转的，但是杰克曼也是真的帅的。跟盗梦空间类似的概念，只是从造梦变成只能读取记忆了。有些特效也不够真实，颇为遗憾。但是吴彦祖这段就很棒，英文夹杂中文，你说说这算不算文化输出啊？哈哈
很多导演现在都喜欢披着各种外衣去讲一个很简单的故事，比如小蜘蛛在外星的混沌行走，比如本电影是未来水世界的背景下的一个谋杀案，创新很枯竭。
虚假的反派只会说《my家》来装X....
剧情太乐色了但是我好喜欢这个世界在沉没的设定哦
还原记忆居然基本都是客观视角这就很没有逻辑了，问题是有一个场景的记忆还原是主观视角，说明导演知道这个问题但她没能力驾驭这个设定。
男主的人物形象是不错的，但故事讲的是个什么玩意儿
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结尾失败，反转不成，爱情也不怎么感人，唯一可取的是海上城市的设定吧
看之前发现美国媒体给这部电影打出40%好评，这电影真有那么难看吗？不是，至少制作水准在那，这么说吧，如果5星我可以给到4星，如果100分我可以给到75分-80分这个区间，真没有美国媒体说的那么烂，这电影就是围绕狼叔，狼叔这人对于自己前女友这种眷恋，这种眷恋特别直白！这么说吧，上映前就知道导演一看见吴彦祖8块腹肌就决定让他全程露着，加上狼叔的那身肌肉，所以在两大男神肌肉对决上，吴彦祖80分，狼叔95分，完胜！果不其然为什么让吴彦祖全身露着肌肉，赚足观众的眼球啊，再说故事，狼叔在这部电影里是个多么痴情的人啊，还有丽贝卡，我之前看《马戏之王》就觉得她的歌声好美，这部再一次献唱，歌声依旧很美，很有歌手气质，一言以蔽之！这电影第一遍看可以，也就只能看一遍，二刷就看狼叔吴彦祖肉体听歌声，剧情就结束吧！
味同嚼蜡.演员CP不足,故事驱动性不足.背景空成摆设
让我在PP看这个我真的是感觉被骗钱坑财了……还是团建看的……my time my eyes！拿钱拍这种烂俗的爱情套一个未来感的框架。真的我还不如来一局赛博朋克狼人杀呢！
感谢吴彦祖。一直以来大家都是中文里夹英文，终于有人英文里夹中文了。
想看诺兰怎么评价这片…by the way，it's such a miracle that 狼叔 didn't punch 阿祖 in the face for his 傻X behaviour😂
3.5 stars, but too dark, and something did not quite come together
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