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.
没有预期得那么难看。有头号玩家在前，其实毫无创意，连基情也照搬过来。整体真的很俗套，结尾还要解释剧情也很拉跨。黑命贵在黑人俗套配角的嘴里喊出来，耐人寻味。悬崖边的储藏室和一段配乐令人想起创战纪，世界坍塌的样子很像无敌破坏王，不过都是迪士尼家的，海边触到边界让人想起楚门的世界，不断重启的时间线以及出逃设定难免联想起土拨鼠之日
4.5 私心很喜欢，尤其是八十年代那摇曳而迷幻的音乐，飘荡在醉人的巴黎的夜，仿佛是那抚慰人心的电波，温暖夜归的人。极小极平常的故事却拍出了对时代的追缅和对城市的热爱，叙事和表演滴水不漏，简直是以小见大拍电影的范本。
一个半小时正好，后面的剧情很多余，反面人物也没有塑造好，也不够丰满。我只能脑补成他是腾讯，才勉强合理一些。
IMAX@英皇iSQUARE 1.《复联4.5》和《洛克人11.5》确实有被惊喜到；2.对于科技or互联网公司技术岗员工以及游戏玩家这两类人来说，这绝对是一部福音电影，从一直原地跳的游戏玩家，到游戏公司普遍的年货续集制度，到经典的代码占位符，这些梗都能说名主创真的很懂游戏产业；3.保护npc的主题也是一个对于资深游戏玩家来说有思考空间的话题，想当初我也思考过《宝可梦》系列里面为什么不会为了照顾玩家的方便从而设置“批量放生”的选项；4.对于AI的设想、程序员对自己感情的含蓄表达方式这两点虽说不算很新颖，但是作为电影的主题之一也是合格了；5.TBD。
不错的表现，“贱贱”与小变态碰撞出了一丝火花，故事完成度也算尚可。影片大量的致敬彩蛋与惊喜客串确实很提升整体，尤其是米奇老板输送的版权，太过惊喜！漫威星战纷纷出战，在电影院里拍手叫绝！
In 2021 happiness is a privilege. 虽然没什么特别，但是看着挺开心的。
In 2021 happiness is a privilege. 虽然没什么特别，但是看着挺开心的。
为什么我的友邻都给这片打了五星，你们是收钱了吗？可恶
如果每个工作日都能溜出来看这么一部轻松搞笑充满梗的爆米花电影上班也就不那么疲倦了！
一直希望朋友们明白，虽然我是游戏玩家，但我对游戏题材的电影一点都不感兴趣。从绘画电影再到游戏，艺术门类越新则表现渠道越多元，越旧的优势则是往往更古雅。用旧门类手法表示新门类主题，只会失去表现渠道的多样性，但绝对不会变得古雅起来，双输。但本片还是不错的，主题是讨论自由意志、和基于自由意志的生活意义，游戏只是借以表达的一个舞台。俗套不算多。对当下游戏环境和多数玩家心态的批判，我也持类似的态度
纯粹为了波士顿街景看的，应该没有别的电影比这部有更多波士顿街景了。剧情很一般，印象深刻的只有波士顿几个地点被改成游戏里的样子
没什么负担的纯娱乐片，所以也没必要试图在这样的片子里寻找意义和深度。不过不知道为什么，观影情绪总觉得差一口气，没有那种很爽的感觉，搞笑的部分也不太够。感情线更是看得我？？？结局爱情线的处理太草率了吧？我还以为会针对这部分稍微深入一下来着，有点失望。特效真的很漂亮，有很强烈的游戏感，这点我觉得是最优秀的地方了。可能是因为头号玩家拉高了我的期待值，这部稍稍感觉不够劲儿。【7.8】
怒赞！好久没看到这么好看想要去二刷的电影了，完全不逊色《头号玩家》，甚至在人物刻画和喜剧程度上还要更胜一筹。Ryan饰演的blue shirt guy简直不要太讨人喜欢，女主也延续了杀死伊芙的酷冷杀手形象，在电影里和Ryan还挺有火花。虚拟世界+真实世界的结合，让人跳过在两个世界之间，亦真亦幻，最后还被Guy感动了一番。看完电影，我一个不玩游戏的人看完后都想去体验下NPC游戏了！😄
我去，梦魇融合怪！瑞安·雷诺兹现在演什么角色都是一股死侍的味道，爱情线跟古早的浪漫爱情喜剧差不多尬，特别是渲染暧昧关系时候用的音乐都是听到耳朵起茧的那种老歌了，更加强化了这种印象。结尾处又在打嘴炮呼唤爱了，我可去你的。个人认为是几个主角夸张甚至有点傻宝的演技拉低了我对本片的观感分，本质上就是一部套着游戏皮的浪漫爱情喜剧吧。
程序员的浪漫最为致命：“我就像一封专属于你的情书”
立意真比头号玩家高，看到落泪不是因为19.9白菜价的杜比全景而是电影里各个塞的很好的泪点，尤其Buddy让Guy继续run的那段。啾啾和guy的那一吻堪比米开朗基罗的《创世纪》了。戴着3D眼镜看NPC戴眼镜，I came in like a wrecking ball~
总算不再废话连篇，开始老老实实的爆梗。虽说依然没营养，但也是色香味俱全的爆米花。逆袭的NPC，没啥大不了的事是一个吻解决不了的。齐心协力毁灭大魔王，完美到每个人都无遗憾。至于NPC怎么觉醒的无从知晓，符合输出价值观一切皆OK。6.4
轻松愉快的爆米花电影，可惜疫情防控不能吃爆米花
不好看。我对小贱贱审美疲劳了😪而且为啥觉醒要靠真爱啊，这不就是个illusion吗。现状是：非romance里面充满了对爱的幻想，真正解构反思幻想的romance 反倒被人看不起。
有些人玩游戏都难谈到恋爱，而有些人玩一辈子游戏都爱不了。
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