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.
开心麻花好的地方特别好，每个喜剧点都特别用心，但似乎只能撑起某一“段落”，不注重整体性。比如，在沈腾“想回去”之前，密集的动作、特效戏份是没叙事意义的；“爱情”这唯一的人物连结其实根本没啥描摹，只有“转述”没有“展现”；“将唯一幸存者描述为英雄才能鼓舞人心”也太过牵强，实际也是为了戏仿直播形式的笑点设计；月球上的求生历程已经够丰富了，回程时硬牺牲纯粹是为拔高而拔高，观众真在意这个吗？不过即便结构欠佳，坦诚的喜剧处理总能塑造可爱的人物，开心麻花重视人物、重视娱乐体验的专业性足以使其稳做行业顶流。
谐音梗很自恋，辣目、夏洛特烦恼，这种梗把自己当中心，再碰上“主角大秀、配角围观”的主线，人物退居三堵墙安全区内，让它成了麻花最自恋的电影。配角们躺尸吃瓜，失能似的被主角操控，影片还有一对反对者直接被抹去，让人深觉讽刺。如果把派+看作大号病毒，还会发现，它科幻得不够硬，喜剧得不够软，主旋律的内核倒是强得很，那种“牺牲一个人拯救千万家”的煽情方式犹如抗疫，仿佛创作者做过2021年社会心理调查，以尝试迎合和煽动观众。可惜啊，到了2022年暑期，社会心理已不再是2021的状态了。
独孤月：“现在有一个好消息和一个坏消息。好消息是：这是目前为止沈腾最全方位、多层次展示表演的一部喜剧片。坏消息是：开心麻花电影离最初的部分价值观越来越远了。”
本来感觉是九分，想打四星，一看才7分，那不能够啊，果断改五星。
开心麻花史上最好作品之一，也是我心中年度华语十佳之一。剧本改编自韩国漫画家赵石的同名作，这令麻花在一定程度上抛弃以往的小品风格，迈出舒适区走向正剧，证明“段子梗”只是一时，故事才是王道。
唯一亮点，沈腾确实有魔力，往那一站就很好笑，加一星。
（院线）太闷了，这种题材也能拍到这么俗，给一颗星鼓励一下，加油！开心麻花能不能不要再消费好的题材了？不要再把庸俗和烂，去圈钱割韭菜了？这个电影题材很好，但是你们一部电影抄袭了十来个原创，还四不像，累不累？沈腾演演小品，不香吗？你们一定要搞清楚，喜剧和烂梗的区别，去看看周星驰的电影看一百遍！喜剧的内核，是悲剧，是要引起别人反思的，不是网红！！！！
国产只能拍《独行月球》《外太空的莫扎特》这种低幼的喜剧科幻吗
如果你希望看一部无厘头的喜剧，就像麻花之前的很多电影那样，那你肯定要失望。
可以这么说，这部影片看着不错很大程度上都是因为沈腾的精彩表演。沈腾负责了绝大部分能让人笑出来的笑料，扛起了几个煽情时刻，其出色的发挥甚至掩盖了许多剧作上的短板。
第一幕从月球视角望去，真的是希望最好的样子。孤独因为一点点星光而驱散，人们的口鼻被口罩捂住，眼神中却是纯粹的爱和希冀。
本片应该算是一部科幻轻喜剧，当然，兼顾科幻和喜剧是很累的，在本片中也确实有不少尴尬的地方。
咋感觉豆瓣这么多黑子？这部电影沈腾贡献了绝佳的演技。不必搞这么多尬黑出来，票房怎么都会一骑绝尘的
是喜剧片，也是爱情片，还是科幻片，灾难片；有大制作，也有小温情；笑点不多，但也可以；有些画面是真的很美，很喜欢。一语概之，值回票价。沈马组合，这次在我的期待之上。
现在这个时代，做一部喜剧是不容易，包袱、节奏、落差、领先观众的认知等对于创作者都是不小的考验，从这一点上，能让观众笑就很好了，而且特效、镜头、配乐确实都不错，几乎是沈腾的独角戏也真的是让人觉得久违了，表现上佳。只是这个剧本比较轻薄，完成度一般，当然从立意上我们能看到中国科幻独当一面的可能、世代传承的大无畏的中国精神，给予肯定也要鞭策，期待未来会更好吧！
前半段很有趣。地球上的幸存者观看月球上的幸存者表演，并进行配音和解说(想到了最近的二舅)；核弹的实际作用和电影中的用法；“我不相信科学”，借一句台词不经意地完成了自反。瑕疵当然明显(尤其是声音设计，最后的爆炸声效是个大败笔)。谢谢Coldplay的友情客串。谐音梗扣钱。PS:莫名会觉得沈腾手抗核弹会和吴京手举国旗一样载入国产影史名场面。。
小黄人们都很可爱很好笑。Kevin，Stewart，bob，中国功夫没白学
麻花还得沈腾玛丽，其他人都不行，这片子是国产喜剧片里近三年最好的一部，有胸怀有爱有大无畏的精神。赞一个
求求了 沈叔叔也挽救不了我的睡意 我懒得评论麻花这种几十年的破梗了
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