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.
三点五，满足类型需要。虽然我打得分不高但是确实是近期值得去电影院看的电影。
不用考虑原著，基本就是个新故事。许一成到底冤不冤？许和平为嘛隐姓埋名？许愿当真是鉴宝天才？不较真的话，蛮顺畅的商业片模式，但就是雷佳音咋哪部片都一样呢。
李现辛芷蕾扑克脸演技，整了一堆大哥大姐过来客串。主线太弱了，不如夏雨版电视剧。话说回来，就是一个手机包膜的事，说这么费劲儿？
有点中国的《国家宝藏》的感觉，情节有些硬伤
最可怕的是拆佛头的时候竟然拿着锤子狠砸，文物这种东西是拿来这么折腾的？？？？？？
还得尝尝不知道过期多少年的大白兔奶糖，谨防食物中毒。
本应该很成熟的一部商业电影，但还是因为工业化的不成熟导致在底层逻辑，细节刻画，人物塑造，场景转换上出现了大量bug，不合理等现象，基本上热门评论已经找的七七八八，就不复述了。就提一句，这部电影在事件的推进上，以及一些笔墨的泼洒上，已经得到了很多好莱坞电影的精髓了，日后多加努力我觉得国产电影应该能掌握好这类商业电影分精髓。值得期待
其他的不说了，李现在这一堆戏骨里是真得拉。
还可以，就是有一点不懂，既然假头里面是真头，那许一城不还是卖国吗
逻辑bug无数。父亲布局，这漫长的20年如果儿子英年早逝，如果不爱古董行业，如果不下围棋，如果没那么聪明，那明堂玉佛的秘密会永久的埋葬下去。
受不了辛芷蕾任何角色…PS.这个反转太意料之中了
唐突的剧情，莫名其妙的对白外加迷之演技，本来都是减分项但凑到一起就还挺有趣的。雷佳音在韩国颓废大叔这条路上真的是一去不复返，只是他除了脸大，四肢都细，穿着臃肿的毛衣就稍稍有些露怯。李现的“花瓶”演技竟然正向增加了娱乐性。希望第二部出来之前他不要塌房吧。。。
演员很努力，但是剧本漏洞比较多，难以自圆其说
老戏骨的演技还是不错的，只是这个剧本身 真的太扯了 🤪
所以许爷爷还是把真佛头给了木户了？
勉强及格。导演层面来说，是郭子健目前最好发挥。整体把控比较扎实，对时代还原用心了（作为香港导演尤其难得），葛优承担了几处笑点，但演绎的比较低调，这个角色也是有层次感的（社会人的油滑和对老友的承诺），反派们整体智商都在线，咏梅翻脸就砸手，而全片最大亮点在造假村的头目阿如那，扮猪吃老虎的算计下面，有份夸耀自己酒量的草莽豪气，这种年轻匪首的角色，在中国电影里并不多见，没有参照物的情况下演到这个程度，我佩服。雷佳音的演技没有问题，但角色设定不对，他以一介底层酒蒙子修理工的身份，介入顶级鉴宝故事，虽然也是扮猪吃老虎，但他浑浑噩噩的状态是为了蒙谁？为了达到什么目的？李现则是表演问题了，双雄斗智的感觉没撑起来。相对全片气质，CG呈现的鉴宝过程略显浮躁，当然最浮躁的是后面的地宫夺宝，平民能有实力做出这地宫？
意外的还行，狂推主线导致细节流失，但这么紧凑节奏的国产商业电影也是少见，观感上还是刺激的。但正是细节上的流失导致越到后面越无力，人物、动机各种站不住脚，有种草草收尾之感。最可怕的逻辑闭环是真佛头既然在假佛头里面，这不就是相当于把真佛头给送出去了吗，如果日本人不还回来不是无解了吗?毕竟这东西日本人认为是真的，所以这一切的出发点是啥?
辛芷蕾一如既往地好，雷佳音也很好，但他们接的角色都逐渐同质化了。这故事是个常见的父系叙事，也没什么新鲜的，总体还是让观众看热闹的电影，本子也经不起推敲。
像是借着原著设定增删整合的网络情节剧。特效整得花里胡哨，置景美术可圈可点，道具饰品琳琅满目，随便凑合倒也能看。毫无火花的寻宝三人组，李现一开口非常之出戏，搞笑担当葛优—你大爷还是你大爷。
过于虎头蛇尾了，人物动机、世界观塑造经不起细究，但掐头去尾情节编排、整体节奏拿捏的还算成熟，再扎实一点会更好。
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