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.
不如好好拍一部adult drama，不要搞这些好莱坞噱头。
很难讲这是不是一部好电影，平庸的剧情，烂俗的情节，浮夸的表演，但是问题在于这都是导演想要的，配合上尼古拉斯凯奇近年的人设，讽刺的味道还是很重。也很难讲这是不是凯奇的翻身之作，因为他也不需要表演，因为这就是他自己的生活，这是一部只属于凯奇自己的电影，因为别人也演不了，凯奇的独特的人生造就了这部电影。
Fucking absurd but also fucking awesome. 还是挺好看的，十分荒诞的同时却又让人看的津津有味。整部电影有着浓厚的网大质感，主线故事有一定创新不过核心还是挺套路的，更不用说有太多扯淡的细节。但是凯奇叔和帕斯卡这两个老男人的演技真的炸裂，言谈举止嬉笑怒骂之间真的全是戏，居然真的化腐朽为神奇。虽然各种扯淡，可是用心地方也很多，太多的梗让老影迷又想笑又想哭。那个男人终于真的又回来了，not that he went anywhere...
稍微有点遗憾，以为会有更多调侃凯奇的部分，虽然有但是还是差点意思。台词和镜头的致敬也不是很多，更多只是提一提凯奇之前电影的名字就完事儿了。不过凯奇的演技是真的不错，特别是那个精神分裂的凯奇，每次都非常有笑果。
凯奇想靠这个翻身着实有点困难，戏里戏外身份呼应还算个噱头，但后半段来了出连姆尼森式救女就很无聊了，而且论搞笑还没佩德罗出彩，爬墙那段真的又蠢又好笑。
作为一个常年看影视同人文的人来说，这部片子给我的感觉大概就是尼古拉斯凯奇的粉丝写了一部偶像slash自己的RPS故事然后被偶像本人出演了，tag可能还会打上“真实背景”、“架空”、“粉丝行为勿上升蒸煮”等。我作为观众可能还想加一个“禁止套娃”。
很meta，nic cage老师很in on the joke，cage和pedro pascal的male friendship chemistry很正。但是情节很单薄，感觉真的像是边演边编出来的。
No，I LOVE YOU MORE！... XDDD
还是不太行。感觉像周星驰30年前的电影，还不如周星驰搞笑。
“永远，别把自己的人生搞砸。”
有戏中戏的感觉，非常好笑有点心酸，需要对凯奇大叔的作品有起码的了解，熟悉到场景、台词更好。总体而言是一部爆米花片，但情怀很足，各类致敬和内涵也很用心，另外，我也是真的很喜欢鞋拔子脸的😁
仅有双重背叛那刻触及扮演
nick motherfxxkinnnng cage，创意算新意，但剧情不新，娱乐就好了，祝还清债的cage今后找回自己
凯奇的粉丝电影，太精神病了，不过也太可爱了，虽说就是个爽片网大水平，但是确实凯奇从头到尾和红毒蛇的基情太浓郁了，笑到头疼
以为会很解构很好玩，结果整个一靠彩蛋堆积起来的凯奇个人秀，整个跟红色通缉令和王牌保镖一个模式。彩蛋方面也没头号玩家 游戏之夜 死侍2有趣。只能说是凯奇接了一部好莱坞疫情下正常制作的商业大片，在反讽自己的角度来看没有什么亮点，应该说是浪费了这种角度和题材了。
片子没有点子本身好笑也是挺让人意外的，可能还有因为期待太高吧，不过这本子拍出来编剧可以吹一辈子吧，人生成就➕1
如果不去考虑那些关于凯奇作品的迷影梗以及凯奇本人这些年的经历，这还是一部水准平平的片子。拍演员本人经历是个好主意，但这片明显是有想法没能力，最后还是拍了一部偏大众口味的。其实按照《昨天》那个方向去拍应该挺有意思。还是希望他借着此片翻身吧，不要浪费天赋了。
一个非常普通的犯罪/亲情剧本，但因为有了尼古拉斯凯奇玩命的自黑，也有了而化腐朽为神奇般的力量，他那份在沉浸多少烂片里都不会洗去的天才之重，落魄影帝的失败人生也摇身一变成了唐吉诃德式的英雄主义，那还是粉丝们翘首以盼的凯奇，我们等你回来真的等太久了。
电影很有趣，不过很多主角光环的存在以及生硬的连接只能让我很勉强的给出四颗星。
—— 致敬！！！
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