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.
把千男一面进行了极富想象力的视觉呈现。它并不会利用惯常的恐怖桥段去渲染气氛，单纯复现女性会遭遇的一切就已经足够恐怖，男性极度自我所带来的压迫恶意也已足够骇人。结尾足够猛。
now you see why it s MEN not MAN.
最有意思的一段是吹散蒲公英后边的那部分，任何人都能闯入女主私人领地这个设定。
年度“男人不行”大片，不管什么形态年纪角色，Men要求着你的情绪价值/性和生育价值（还要冠以“爱”）女主从害怕逃避到拿出🔪今日劳资要将你捅穿的反抗。Rory老师贡献了scary good（双关）的演技一人多角，让我对hot priest 彻底免疫了哈哈哈，最后那个套娃情节满足了导演的恶趣味也点题了男权社会的压迫总有一款适合你。看完令人想点起一首豆荚猫的Ain’t Sh*t
整体呈现一种悖论，即在一个意喻表达女性困境的电影中，女性反而是作为工具存在，是空洞与符号化的，是接受状况，给出情绪的情节工具。在简单人物转嫁自然环境建筑空间恐怖亚类中，依靠类型惯例推进，并不有改动的情况，只附加了一个性别议题，但在议题处理中又坠入无逻辑的情况，千人一面是一精彩设置，但没有写出相关的现实状况，也未挖掘男女中女性恐惧根源，使其呈现出一个贴近社会议题，但没有真正理解的囧况。如若抽离这层表达，与相关遭遇性恐怖相比，立马落了下乘。同时神秘主义与宗教渲染能令人直白看到始终存在文化与生存的男女位置规划，这与最后不断生殖分裂，从文化与DNA基因方面表达男权社会的性别秩序。那最终裂出的前夫就极为重要，关乎对于这一议题的最终态度，那最后一场戏是什么，是令人摸不到头脑的坐下谈话，使所有都消解无痕。
now you see why it s MEN not MAN.
在网飞这几年砸钱的作品中，这部《灰影人》还比不上前两年迈克尔贝的《鬼影特工》。一样的豪华阵容，一样公费旅游，这部给我折磨多多了。高司令还是完美人设，冷酷杀手兼温情保姆，而美队就单纯是个有小胡子的暴躁老哥，安娜则单纯是个辅助角色还不如花瓶呢，起码有个展示时间。三人没有擦出任何火花，甚至连两大男主都没什么对手戏。打斗枪战追逐戏，没有爆炸贝剪辑得那么碎，但也没好多少，开头酒店的一段灯光烟雾快闪，让我还对罗素兄弟有所期待，但后面就失望了。最关键的是，都有2亿美金的预算了，为什么还安排这么多幕夜戏，混战中一片黑暗，就只听到枪声和东西破碎的声音，差点没忍住快进。
3星半，小女孩很美，高斯林更适合说“I can do this all day.”
从前有个男人打老婆，后来他死了。死得那叫一个惨。大家把“正能量”打在公屏上。
（7.5/10）最明显的解读还是女性的困境。将女主那段夫妻关系化为一段恐怖的超自然经历再度呈现。咱的军情六处小特工分饰五角可以看作分别代表了男权社会对女性在生物的原始暴力/裸男、社会权力秩序/cop、信仰/神父、教育/儿童、经济/房东等方面的压迫，当然各个代表的准确含义还需商榷。需要注意开头女主在园子里吃了颗果子，伊甸园不一定是天堂，也可能是女性的地狱。另一个明显的意向是尾段男性的连续生产，也是值得留名的名场面。女主面对男权的态度演变也很有意思，从惊恐而寻求权力庇护到坚守再到反抗再到逃离再到平静回归最终到达坐在同一张沙发上谈判，当然是手握战斧在谈判。很多女性题材的终点是战斗，但仍局限于现有秩序的战斗。这部看起来力图超越战斗，瓦解秩序，进而平等地缔造新秩序。
映射男权社会，我愿称之为现实主义精神污染恐怖片。
女主经历了丈夫自杀/意外死亡的一幕，决定租用乡间别墅散心，结果在那里遭遇了恐怖的一夜。
音乐画面构想演员都很喜欢。世世代代，同一个可怜又可怕的种类，生生不息，每一个人其实都背负着两个共同体的矛盾。爱这个命题的最终出现介于斧头和疲惫的眼神之间。圣坛和裂手的意象表现的很充分了。
A24总是能把娱乐性拉高，老题材新视听，真是，越看到后面越开心。影片直接把隐喻一口血喷到观众脸上，想不理解也难
不否认有其风格和立意上的独到之处，虽然但是……是有多厌男和恐男才能拍出这么个玩意儿？
Super hero 想变super villain ，于是罗素兄弟给美队安排了一整个九头蛇。高司令业务能力强到堪比超人，暴力安娜可太美了。打戏争取每场打出花样，可就是很无聊
美丽的自然风光，契合的音乐，最关键的是淡定的女主，无需尖叫留着力气分析情况找武器自保反击才是正途。
那些因为男人生男人自我复制的镜头San值归零而打低分的人承受力未免也太低了,我来拉高评分。个人觉得7.9吧。倒是没有吓到我，很平实，更像个纪录片。
“男人没一个好东西”之自我繁殖版。前半部分有多清新，后半部分就有多恶心。看得我一个男人都开始厌男了好家伙！ps细节：片中除了女主丈夫之外，其他所有男性角色都是一张脸，让男宝的自我繁殖更加合理化了。
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