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.
“很多人认为欧洲的过去会是亚洲的未来，事情或许是，亚洲的过去才是亚洲的未来...”
想起以前自己在外不顺利的时候，妈妈喝醉了打电话过来，说对我工作最大的希望就是开心轻松，并能健健康康、欢畅快乐地生活着。我听着听着快哭了。而这次，我终于哭了出来。
当所有的混沌都选择回归常态的时候，我想知道我们这个时空何时能冲破铁笼，大梦初醒，涅槃重生
单凭创意征服我的电影，上一部还是“黑客帝国”。东方家庭式内核插上天马行空的想象力翅膀，感觉就像在打一个千变万化的皮纳塔玩偶：当奇幻、动作、喜剧这些外壳被逐一敲碎后，哗啦掉落的竟然是中国人又爱又恨的亲情。混乱混沌的多重宇宙，每个宇宙都是鸡飞狗跳的家人，每个宇宙都想九九归一黑洞清零，想要家不散掉爱很重要，但更重要的是学会放手和倾听——就像片尾五月天的还你自由版“温柔”。
我也想只做块石头，也想我妈放手，也想everything被吸进黑洞…
我到底做错了什么，这把年纪了要看这么个疼痛青春玩意🙄️ 叼着这可怜的、一丁丁那么点的想象力就想吞大象，像刚存了200块就想落定买深圳湾一样，你睡醒未啊？拿来主义，打各种电影百家布补丁，好难看啊，你想讲什么啊…… 不会就是家庭爱吧…… 内涵空洞，剧本垃圾，剪辑裹脚布（看了前40分钟就想关掉），以上种种更突出了营销翻车，什么视觉奇观，肉眼可见的省钱，男主人肉眼可见的便宜。太尴尬了😅，脚扣地眼翻烂。值得一夸的只有女儿的演员，演得蛮好的even in this mess😅 再也不敢信营销货了，真尼玛虾仁。🍤
1、趣味性：足够
个人觉得电影到变成石头的时候就可以，后面中国家庭式的团结和好太理想化了，父母和孩子之间的矛盾并不是通过说教才能化解。
好像是荒诞科幻片，可是离生活那么近，那么温柔又尖锐，让人又哭又笑，然后更热爱一切。
能看到这么好的电影是我上辈子修来的福气。
1.《妈的多重宇宙》比《瞬息全宇宙》翻译更信雅达，很符合本片的大脑洞和恶趣味。很多人都是被石头那段破防，其实赛博外公从追杀到保护妈妈那段也很赞。平行宇宙的外壳下，包裹着妈妈拯救女儿，祖孙三代亲情和解的柔软内核。
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表现得很疯狂，但内核却很传统。后半段的两颗石头那一幕，对于困在国外三年还没能见到母亲的我来说，真是催泪弹。
最喜欢两坨石头对话那段，因为只有那里留白了，其他时间都塞得太满了，充满了家庭伦理、人生意义、科幻设定、动作场面、妆效和剪辑（庞大到要吐血的工作量）。以及，中国式家庭就是永远不接受Let go，怎么就原谅了。
这是碳基生物能想出来的电影？！致郁又治愈，好笑又好哭，是今年看过的最佳电影了！
年度最佳。天马行空的想象力，完美的节奏，极好的立意，甚至演员实力、服饰道具、拍摄配乐都无可挑剔。在欢笑和泪水中，带起你的记忆，引发你的共鸣。有人会觉得停留在石头那段就完美了，但是那只是表现了一种“躺平”哲学。在加上后半段之后，一家人选择努力、沟通、和解，让“世上只有一种真正的英雄主义”得到了完美的诠释：我经历了那么多种人生，见识过了那么多种结局，依然希望要在你身边，一起报税，开洗衣店，热爱生活。
用最出奇的形式讲了一个内核最传统的故事。过程真的屡次突破预期且超级好笑，完全值得五星。只是如此天马行空的想象力最后迎来一个无趣的结局，还是感觉非常可惜。丈夫这个角色没有存在的意义也撑不起这么重要的戏份。女儿不应该需要母爱来拯救，就放她去往bagel的另一面不好吗…虽然讲的是同一个故事，但相比之下Turning Red在意识上要更有突破性。
我舍友说，在另一个平行宇宙，郭敬明导演拿了五次戛纳大奖。
本宇宙最朋克的亚裔电影 / 不止于母女亲情 感觉只要对某人某事还有一丝丝留念 就不至于nothing matters吧 在这内核之外涉及到的东西很多 站在不同人的角度会有不同的看法就也难怪评论里有些张口就来的不伦不类
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