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.
如果不了解一点背景就一定会一头雾水的电影，海报也会加剧这种莫名。而稍稍了解一点后又可以立即感觉到其中倾注的情感与复杂内容：藉由皮兰德娄的死亡与身后复杂旅程，注入对时代变化与故人离去及死亡话题的哲学思考，再由未完成的故事和创作，带出对哥哥的纪念。内容的嵌套和色彩的变化增加了层次，会令人回想起如《恺撒必须死》等精彩前作，为艺术生涯增添新的内容。
这片摄影和灯光好厉害，在大银幕上看真的很爽。故事倒是非常简单，拿掉身份设定其实是个男性成长的故事。
我不想做一个标准要求及其高的观影人哦！其实这个片子也就三星的水平，可是我真的好喜欢狗狗，看到狗狗的片子就会毫不犹豫点开。世界上如果真的有红色狗狗也不错！
难看🙂。
今年目前为止看到最好看的黑白影像。前后2个故事联系不足，可能是我没get到吧。
有诡秘的诗意感 但演员都不够charismatic 无法让我沉浸其中
视听体验极佳，可是除此之外好像就没有其他优点了，冗长拖沓，简单、却又故作深沉的内核撑不起整部片子，聊胜于无
[Berlinale Competition] L'Avventura
What's the meaning of this film?
迷离荒诞的奇幻之旅，色彩与镜头的登峰造极，即便放在众多A24杰作之间，《绿衣骑士》仍然是其中极为耀眼的那一部，满分。故事上个人感觉并非晦涩到一筹莫展，导演还是留了很多讲解在的，大体上表现出了这是一场关于骑士的成长冒险，只是细节上的确需要原文对照。
弟弟与哥哥漫长的告别，第三幕笔锋一转，以对未尽之作毫不完善的演绎总结这一波三折的"魂归故里"，在粗糙的背景板下略过了人生的跨度，乡愁中更增添了许多遗憾。
还不错，有点以前《101斑点狗》的节奏，喜剧，后面也是遇到坏人要捉狗。结构虽然老，但是挺可爱的，带小孩看的童话电影，挺好的。
绿🌲骑士在他颈上轻轻一划，一个高尚的骑士灵魂由此诞生。
Il fu Luigi Pirandello， 已故的皮兰德娄，“指导我们行为的准则来自于坟墓和死亡。”
一个无名小卒的骑士养成之旅，电影节奏属实太慢，看的中途我睡着好几次，如果不是看到了最后，我还真以为他只是一个玩不起游戏的胆小鬼，当上国王后抛弃自己的女人的败类，没想到结尾却来了一个大反转，直接颠覆了我对他的看法，他是一个从幼稚不断走向成熟的士兵，他配得上“骑士”的称号。
7.9 画面和配乐都很精美，只是这么简单个事真没必要拍这么长。
好“看”好“听”好美的电影，只是剧情太苍白。
可能我不太懂这种流派…
儿童电影哈哈哈哈 没东西看的时候看看还是很有意思的 3.5
文艺风格的剧情片。适合文青吹逼，至少能通过本片了解史诗级的原著。故事晦涩，节奏巨慢，竭尽所能故弄玄虚，浪费了镜头所营造的悬疑与史诗感。
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