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.
细节上做得不错，对于老版的粉丝来说算是一种“高清复刻重制版”吧，剧情上没有走系列疯狂搞笑的路线，温情脉脉，贩卖情怀，特效进步了，喜剧效果退步了。
几个孩子的IQ，尤其是特雷弗，这也实在比那些成年人聪明了太多，于是也太拉低了电影观影年龄。
打打闹闹嘻嘻哈哈。2021年还是如此传统的套路来拍电影是不行的。但是麦肯娜小妹妹好好看啊!
我2013年时才看的第二部，到现在都快十年了，当时还对第三部保有着幻想，结果来年年初哈罗德就去世了，传闻的第三部更是无影无踪，16年那部SNL女将翻拍版更是拉低了本系列的水准，新作悄无声息的就重启了，怪不得近期有不少豆友点赞了我对第二部的评价呢！本片想法很巧妙也处处体现出真诚与心意，尤其是到最后大作战时的特效显身，挺令人百感交集的，你说你们早干嘛去了？怎么第三部就是迟迟出不来呢！核心是承上启下由老同志薪火相传，把捉鬼的接力棒递到了隔代孙女辈儿的手中，我实在是讨厌怪奇物语里那混子，他除了长相外存在感极低，反而是麦肯娜表现报表，感觉小姑娘极具慧根，是真的用心揣摩了外公哈罗德的角色，隔辈遗传尽显，戴着眼镜颇有当年女版的艾根的风范！西蒙斯这酱油打的实在不值，还有奥利维这两年也不知干嘛去了！
这片子严重被低估了，豆瓣比IMDb低整整1分。其实在意料之中，毕竟这个系列是很多美国人的“爷青回”，在中国注定水土不服。抛开这些要素，个人感觉这部的完成度非常好，启用的年轻角色观众们耳熟能详。怪奇物语+小谢尔顿+漫威的多名主要角色，让观众专注于演员的表演。致敬部分设计的尤其好，Bill Murray的出现承上启下。不知道还有没有后续，但是衔接的非常好。
由搞笑片变成儿童片了 那三老头一出来还是原来那德行 不错 不错
一镜到底的拍摄角度确实很新颖，阿金斯开启了新功夫角度
显然鬼怪已经不适合现在 看到别的生物第一反应不应该是外星生物吗？怎么会想到Ghost！
那个胖鬼还挺可爱的。12岁女主将来可成大器！
就一镜到底吧，我觉得也就还行，算不上很好，但也不是很糟糕。
“你相信这世界上有鬼吗？
演员动作及枪战尽管夸张，但现在确实不好见到这种电影了。
这种片子，也是很难再拍出新意了，也就是拼谁拍死的人多了！选自杀式炸弹人那段还是挺触动人心的。及格。
连看太多闷片就能理解无脑爽片存在的重要性，但爽片不爽就非常致命…比喝假酒还难受…基本就是原内容翻拍新瓶装旧酒，但这新瓶…比旧瓶子质量差太多……最后硬生生让老爷子们重聚卖了拨情怀。
合格的商业片 特效还行 麦肯娜很灵 然后没了
Discover the Past. Save the Future.
一镜到底的动作片，爽！室内cqc爽到了！爆米花电影！
没看过老版，所以没有什么对比，整体看下来挺欢乐，但是中间有些地方过于拖沓了。麦肯娜很棒。
比另一个女版加花瓶锤哥的好点，捉鬼也要做播客
Si on ouvre le bal par un film d'horreur série B façon Stanger Things, on termine forcement sur un recyclage "corps et âme" du premier volet par une abondance de clins d'œil qui mettra en émoi les fidèles fans de la franchise. Le réalisateur préfère poursuivre en toute sécurité dans le sillon creusé 37 ans auparavant pour en faire un pur produit de divertissement réservé davantage aux fans, que nous réservera "ce héritage" ? Ne serait-ce que son aura nostalgique distillé par les 30 dernières minutes?
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