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.
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想二刷。。
God: you're not my children, you're a bad game of Sim. --Bo Burnham
雖然設定不算新，但開頭還算有趣，越往後越散亂無聊。舖了一整部藍衣ai男和女主的感情線，還想著結尾怎麼圓，想不到給我各自組cp，讓ai男和好兄弟一生一世了。
不出意外，白左那套政治意识、工业流水线、迪士尼各大IP联唱勾兑出的又一部安全、俗套、缺乏真诚的电影，或者叫主题公园。
盖走到海边的时候，场景多么像《楚门的世界》。自由城里的种种，多么像GTA5，看来以后在GTA5里也要对NPC好一点。故事好玩，细节满满。
头号玩家+楚门的世界。好看，情绪高亢，可是，离开打砸抢的GTA，来到没有银行的动森，就真的是美丽新世界了吗？命运被写定的工具人，想要happy ending，就要有退为一封情书的自觉。游戏里是这样，游戏外也是这样。吻，永远无法穿越空气墙。
NPC是程序猿的情书，电影是游戏人的情书。游戏梗是看不懂的，但电影梗足以说明美国人在电影这件事上有着最强底气有着当仁不让的文化自信。几度爆笑。男主有着天杀的纯良和浪漫，当努力打破所有NPC身份能力限制，最后还是坦然选择做一名助攻工具人，拉着好基友快快乐乐活在天堂里，好洒脱好通透。
你是现实和虚拟之间的桥梁……主题上更接近《异次元骇客》
雖然設定不算新，但開頭還算有趣，越往後越散亂無聊。舖了一整部藍衣ai男和女主的感情線，還想著結尾怎麼圓，想不到給我各自組cp，讓ai男和好兄弟一生一世了。
谁说代码不是情诗的，DNA狠狠地动了。
NPC玩家的自我觉醒，土拨鼠之日般的重复度日应该会戳中社畜的心，可惜后半段代码之争实在很无聊，搞了半天虚拟爱情最终还是要以珍惜眼前人的俗套收尾，而且反派boss也真的太弱了，除了祭出大块头提供了些笑料，另外有版权真好呀，神盾和光剑随便用，美队还能打酱油，塔图姆也还蛮搞笑的。
瑞恩雷诺兹的财富密码~~虽然不少套路，但npc应该有尊严这个设定实在是太戳我等社畜们啦。最讽刺的是Waititi的角色，他演得是他东家狗威or达斯米奇吧？
过程很happy，爆笑不断，到对打肌肉男时达到高峰，我们国家有类似的是不是也可以顺手拿出个金箍棒之类的。结尾很忧伤。英雄也当了，世界也拯救了，可之后呢？以前还有固定任务，是在战火中挖掘出的可贵人心。但现在“神灵”为npc们设计了舒适的环境，不需要去奋斗，那能做些什么呢？好像npc们失去了生活的目标。
逻辑bug超级多，但是看着很欢乐，bug也可以无视
疫情后的好莱坞电影在制作成本和创意程度上都有所打折，这部暑期爆米花影片就是一个好例子。原始创意来自20多年前的《楚门的世界》，将原本的真人男主角换成了这部的NPC。这种改动更符合当下网络时代年轻观众的口味，不过编剧显然没在这个角色上深挖下去，具有自我意识的人工智能大有文章可做，可惜最后还是回归好莱坞的爱情套路里。相比前半段对虚拟游戏世界的精彩刻画，后半段则是各种俗套情节的大集合，不惜出动到各种经典漫改人物和道具，一锅乱炖的处理让人越看越无趣。最后的反转也没悬念可言，愈发保守的倾向已成为了好莱坞近年来的软肋。宁可浪费一个绝好的创意，也不放过任何一部有潜质开拍续集的作品，这说的就是影片里游戏公司的反派老板，实在太过讽刺了……
韭菜的觉醒，事实上大部分人的生活其实和NPC也没两样。BGM赞爆，彩蛋赞爆，美队赞爆！
＃非常糟糕的一天被电影治愈晚上继续搬砖 经历疫情这一年身边很多朋友都开始喜欢交流起意义，其实生命的道理不需要故作高深的演绎，商业片也可以充满深刻的细节，故事的底子比头号玩家好出太多，小黑哥那句“告诉世界我们是真的。”令人直接泪奔，也许是娱乐化的包装让这片评分上被严重低估了。So fantastic ironic and romantic！！！我爱电影我爱游戏我爱科幻小说〒▽〒！！！
好有心机的技术宅。我也要把自己捏成杨幂去游戏里泡帅哥。 （突如其来美队了嘤嘤嘤）
taika watiti is the biggest surprise
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