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.
把“惊声尖刺Stab”改成“惊声尖叫Stream”我还会多给一星，毕竟还能拉下脸来拿自己开涮。
不要讲什么逻辑，就是直给，带着老演员重启必须买帐。给低分只能是年龄问题，岁数不够补补alternative和nu时代的老片子，自然就满上了
a so fucking shit movie
相比月光光和德州的requal(学到了这个新词)，这部对于系列第一部表达了极大的尊重，主题延续并第一次在系列中明确强调了对身边所有人的怀疑，这种谁都可能是凶手的猜忌才是惊声尖叫的恐怖核心，而不是一惊一乍的鬼脸杀手。对恐怖片的调侃也与时俱进。
天啊，当看到第一部里面的几位主演回归的时候，鸡冻死了！！！虽然剧情真的不咋滴，不过还算凑合吧
没看过前几部的我，表示一脸懵逼，如坐针毡。。。
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搞笑片断零零散散接不上，演员演技烂的爆炸（除了打酱油专家泰森），和前几部没的比。
这种电影讲逻辑的话都只能打一颗星，看的就是各种送死的傻逼和最后的反杀嘻嘻
有佳句无佳章，一部效仿该系列的迷影片，熟知恐怖类型片的套路和节奏，并对其解构与结构，反类型铺成，反套路行进，在你以为出现凶手的地方留白，在平淡无奇处又下猛药，虽然看似玩出了些不一样的元素，但整体降智的低陋还是藏于众多细节中，送人头敷衍了事，角色智商忽高忽低，逻辑顺应也不流畅，面具杀手原子弹都无法终结，虽然凶手成双，但杀机无处不在，简直为填满耸动环节而神话凶手，却在凶手揭面后瞬间变为普通智障，行动力和执行力被三个女人齐齐碾压，求饶说辞成诡辩，效仿先辈像放屁，活脱脱又是一场无聊的闲篇闹剧
拉跨，但是也没完全拉跨。整体而言算是对第一部的致敬了。对影片本身的吐槽可以有，但有点过多和无趣了。
可以说是比较优秀的一部续集，充满了对系列前作的致敬与调侃，节奏把握恰当，三元老回归赚足了情怀，在现今一众杀戮题材恐怖片续集逐渐陷入烂俗的趋势中脱颖而出，3.9星！
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用疯批做反派的好处就是动机什么的无所谓了，你可以把凶手安在任何一个人身上都不会觉得突兀，还能美其名曰反转。倒是无时无刻不在打破第四面墙来吐槽并解构恐怖电影，很大程度上避免了让主角犯蠢的情节，但是细节上经不起推敲的地方仍然不少，比如基本上没有存在感的警察，比如肚子被打了一枪或者被捅了一刀，还能跟凶手打得有来有回。血浆很多，第三幕高潮还是能给人一种爽快的感觉。作为一部恐怖电影的续集，你不能奢求更多了。
又是部售卖情怀的劣质作品，毫无新意，还要一直滔滔不绝以前几部的老梗，卖弄恐怖片的法则，以为续集真这么好拍？
面具尖刀男不会来找我吧？！
这种电影传统来说第一个出来遇到凶手的必然是酱油，前面主角们不犯傻那就凑不足这么长时间
a so fucking shit movie
弱智到发笑，电影院里响起了此起彼伏的笑声，我怀疑这是一个喜剧片…
开头那段就是在讽刺那些看不起jump scare血浆片，更喜欢隐喻氛围恐怖片的新生代影迷。Scream系列一直都是很self-aware的恐怖片，前四部经常用迷影梗自嘲，这部更加夸张，活脱脱的喜剧片了，不是Reboot，也不是Sequal，而是Requel。为什么评分这么低啊？有笑点、有迷影、有自嘲、有血腥，What more do you want？
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