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.
从故事来看，大家都是老套剧情，《战狼2》好歹讲了个合逻辑的故事，也就是有些小瑕疵。《尚气》这故事什么逻辑？一帮人在干什么？为什么要这么干？目的是什么？从故事背景设定来看，《战狼2》也远比《尚气》真实吧？起码一个非洲人看了《战狼2》里的非洲，总体感觉和当代非洲有共同点，不会觉得完全不知道哪个时代那个地方能套得上吧？
[09/01纽约首映]高于预期。完全可以想象尚气这种既有当代中国的表达，又有亚裔表达的电影，很容易在很多很低层面的水平搞砸；尚气的处理是超过预期的。从diaspora的视角看：三个年轻人的选角表现出的中文水平和英文口音都和他们角色的经历能对上（生在美国vs青春期离开中国vs一直在亚洲但是英文很好）。中文台词还是有点糟糕，但是不是谷歌翻译那种；更多是漫威的拿腔拿调风格作祟。什么场合用中文、什么场合用英文在双语之间切换也是禁得起推敲的。
国内华人的观感，顶多给三星。倒不是有辱，纯粹因为比较尬，共情力也有些弱。看在创作者诚意的份上，多给点鼓励。作为一部漫威英雄起源电影，勉强也可以打四星吧。
疝气的传奇故事刚刚开始，不过我已经开始脚痒难耐了。
非常典型的美剧风，真实、风趣，真的能带来很多快乐
故事真挣扎，估计给老外直接讲尚气的父亲千年不死，母亲来自地狱，老外都不理解才把故事搞的这么拧巴。此片唯一利好上汽集团的股票价格。
尴尬的旁白，尴尬的情节，尴尬的打光，甚至是尴尬的长相……
挺好的。请放弃，请放弃，请彻底放弃这个市场。
漫威电影不仅仅是主题乐园化了，已经是动态漫画化了，即设定大过一切，情节、人物、主题都要服务于设定，导致我对这部电影里的东方元素共鸣都大于角色本身。这样的问题不是《尚气》一部电影的问题，而是《蚁人》、《惊奇队长》和《黑寡妇》都存在的问题，这几部电影恰恰是为了补全漫威电影宇宙设定而诞生，这样并不纯粹的开发目的，也导致了它们无法像《钢铁侠》《美国队长》系列那样连续地打造一个有血有肉的角色。
刘思慕很帅！梁朝伟很帅！Awkwafina很逗！这部电影怎么说呢，并不太像近年漫威的电影，更像迪士尼动画片的套路。一点也不乳化好吗，更像是功夫熊猫，全片40%在说中文。。。
剧情设计比剧版成人大胆一点
前面公交车和澳门钢架打斗的戏拍得还挺好看的，出乎意料了。其实我觉得不戴批判的眼镜看的话，还可以接受的。东方元素确实堆砌太多了，太刻意了。后面全线崩塌，仿佛导演不知道怎么搞，就弄成了圣斗士尚气十环大战哥斯拉。
打斗不错，特效莫名其妙很五毛？但东方奇幻这个分类近年来已成烂片代名词，这部却区分于漫威惯常的科幻风，视觉效果做的还可以。
电影之外，新的审美，新的族群共识，乃至新的共同体，往往就诞生于这样的杂糅之中。当文化挪用不再是一个指控，一套现有的标尺就无法衡量这自发的新议程。另外，确实是像哈。
我给两星不过分吧。主要是一个喜剧没有笑点。。。。为什么叫喜剧？Bob's burger我是扫过之前的动画片。所以抱着好奇心和无所事事去考文特花园看的
看完之后想找这个动画的TV版来看，一搜发现第一季是2011年出的，心想那追起来也不用多久，再往下拉发现，季数怎么这么多！转念一想，原来2011年已经是11年前了！
非常典型的美剧风，真实、风趣，真的能带来很多快乐
简直他爹的神经病！！！！！！！！！！！！！！
白月光，照天涯的两端。在心上，却不在身旁。
比我看过的任何一部妇联单人电影好看。 比较像九十年代的二流港产片。
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