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.
各方面很合格的爆米花电影 而且非常中文friendly 懂得都懂 看到许久没见的元华还蛮亲切的 加上杨紫琼和梁朝伟还有一些非常港式的场景也勾起老港片的回忆 尚气的妈看着好眼熟后来看演员表是陈法拉 梁朝伟和陈法拉的打戏不禁让我想起了叶问和宫二 不是挑刺但是我真的很想问 父母都浓眉大眼为什么生了个小眼睛尚气（虽然我喜欢小眼睛）【发现自己真的好久没进电影院 上次去是鬼灭之刃无限列车 再上次是冰雪奇缘2
好像进了一家号称融合菜的餐厅，什么元素都给你来一点，乱七八糟都给你炒在一起，还觉得挺得意的。也别管这里的服务员为什么一会中文一会英语，一会穿现代衣服一会穿古装，这就是fusion！
④观影时请忽略剧情逻辑硬伤（参见第三条）
两星半。再好的演员也cover不来的全面崩坏的剧情逻辑。我真的脑子里槽点太多塞住了吐不出来了
和朋友们一起看的，体验很好，使得对这个片的印象也好了不少。东方主义的部分都不想说了，剧本写得稀烂，谁也不挨谁哪也不挨哪一嘟噜一块，刘思慕全程一脸整不明白的表情，确实整不明白。觉得有意思的地方倒是把功夫片和怪兽片结合起来的尝试，龙虽然长得跟皇带鱼似的，但动作设计还挺有意思。梁朝伟和打戏堪称港片回魂尸，看了觉得忧伤。
有人说情节老套。拜托，得有情节才能说这种话吧？
今年内水准很高的漫威电影了吧，比花木兰剧情饱满，打斗戏更流畅。女主虽丑但人家有名有能力，希望某些人在嘲别人长相之前先去谷歌百度一下😁
男尚气，女木兰，代表了好莱坞对中国文化的最高理解成果。
梁朝伟是真帅啊，而且演技超级有层次感。相比起来刘思慕演技真的就真麻麻……和漫威电影讲剧情合不合理有点为难他们了，但是讲真尚气的三观真有点问题，那么多年不联系妹妹，也是够呛。动作戏还不错。能看出漫威已经努力在合理中英文穿了，但是麻烦讲中文的把普通话练一练。总的来说就是白人眼里神奇的东方世界吧，Sean觉得可好了。
1.个人观感胜过去年的真人版《花木兰》，故事不时联想到《功夫熊猫3》，没想到最后还有像《哥斯拉大战金刚》的庞然大物对决；2.装上龙眼后的特效场面让我眼前一亮；3.本来以为梁朝伟对元华讲的那句“小子，跟我讲话礼貌点。我吃的盐比你吃的饭还多。”会是我全片最大的笑点，结果却被第一个彩蛋的《Hotel California》给后来居上了；……
比想象中有意思啊。。。动作设计挺好看的咧！音乐好听的咧！这个家庭纠葛也太星战正传，各种力量和来自黑暗面的呼唤也让我幻视星战了。出场后我第一反应是请迪士尼和漫威加班加点给我拍梁朝伟陈法拉前传三部曲，我要看文武传！（杨紫琼对着刘思慕说“像你妈妈”的时候整个影厅笑出声。。。
最大的问题还是叙事有些儿戏……盐吃米多翻译不出来挺遗憾。
梁叔你用胳膊肘打儿子那一下用的明明是八极拳，这是觉得咏春不够用了嘛。
剧情就不说了。这廉价的布景，尴尬的打戏……漫威正常水平罢了
中西大杂烩，至少很欢乐。打戏很不错，起源电影能排前三的。这里面感觉就陈法拉中文说的最好。。。
⑤武打动作+音乐很棒
不过难看本质上还是漫威这套叙事模式本身已经无聊到爆
老外对华人文化的印象: 太极，阴阳，以柔克刚，用气胜力，看重传统，代代相传。
梁朝伟连演个超英反派都这么迷人，印象中确实很少看他演父亲。
视觉效果很棒，有更多的元素出现在这个宏大的宇宙里是好事。
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