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.
看过的第一部音乐剧电影，和好几个同学在Providence cinema 看的，虽然剧情一般，但是好多歌都很喜欢，看哭了
可惜音乐剧的Evan让我共鸣，影版虽然用了原男主，但改编得有些不讨喜了。
一眼看出alana是饥饿游戏里的rue，剧情整体就是北美版伤痕文学mix贫富差距mix开头忽然xx自杀了一切发生了变化，都是非常熟悉的元素；男主没有把个人转变的过程演绎好，反而显得人很猥琐；3.5/5
守着秘密，保持匿名——我一直以为是每个人都会习惯的身份。Do I have friends? Are they really my friends? Do I even need friends? What can I do for them? What them can do for me? Would it make any difference? Why bother?
70/100 前一个小时还是很好的，后面开始崩坏，唱的歌感觉都不是很符合情景，除了摩尔的那一首歌。虽说是这样，但也是今年今年看的最符合心境的歌舞片了。
till it all feels so small / Alana太美了
期望越大失望越大。主演年龄的错位感其实不如预告里那么吓人。不过，为舞台撰写的劲歌金曲的独白，在空旷、人数极少的的舞台上所能产生的孤独感，和在电影实拍这种人声鼎沸熙熙攘攘中产生极大的矛盾。一下子把青少年自杀的困境变成一种固步自封的刻板古怪。
属于那种我第一首歌哭最后一首歌也哭的电影。边演边唱那个表情就情感到位，很喜欢；电影画面做出来了许多音乐剧现场出不来的画面（爬树,太阳的温度etc），超喜欢。甚至对于剪掉两首表达了家长情感的歌剪掉加上妹子的原创曲这点也让我当做是为了推防止自杀这一主题觉得很合理，接受良好。最后的原创曲我更加是感谢制作，因为电影补了康纳本人的形象，这点比音乐剧会显得更加圆满，就很温柔，很喜欢。
治愈力满分的原作故事，改编成电影的创作发挥空间很有限，但还是很多感动的瞬间。无法不喜欢。青春片可以深入青少年自我探索，并且以匪夷所思，中二的方式展开一个关注抑郁症青少年的主旋律大暖片，触碰到观众心灵脆弱和柔软的地方，一定要听片尾曲。
不过时至今日又能听一遍Evan原卡的重新演绎，还有什么可抱怨的呢😢
3.新歌《The anonymous ones》《A litter closer》已加入歌单。
等官摄吧还是，节奏太怪了，音乐剧的缺点都保留下来了，优点都被剔除了，真不容易
因为是热门ip，导演一定会被束缚手脚。粉丝千呼万唤的名场面大神曲一个也不敢落下，到改编得太差了：视听语言极其枯燥乏味，根本没有发挥出电影这种媒介的特性；演员都是好演员，但表演也千篇一律，明显是导演没调对。这样改真的不如别改了，直接像Hamilton出官摄更好。
但还是在那个阳光灿烂的虚假的六月某一天里，难过得掉眼泪。
音乐剧改编的确是太难了； 删减了原剧中的好几首歌，为了剧情牺牲了音乐性， 虽然看电影 故事情节的确会更清晰一些，但是缺少了原剧里面的情感张力， 埃文汉森可是单纯ost我都可以听哭的啊。
叙事结构、节奏，情节时间全是乱的。更不用说镜头脚本，画面剪辑，灯光设计这些方面有多💩，因为剧情片连剧本这种最核心的东西都没打磨好你还能让人指望什么？最不明白的就是导演为什么要执着宽画幅加长焦？还嫌本普拉特的脸不够奇怪吗？以及：跳接和dolly可不是像片里这么乱用的，太幼稚了。拿着工业化的预算投资拍得连低成本学生作业都不如。
因为是热门ip，导演一定会被束缚手脚。粉丝千呼万唤的名场面大神曲一个也不敢落下，到改编得太差了：视听语言极其枯燥乏味，根本没有发挥出电影这种媒介的特性；演员都是好演员，但表演也千篇一律，明显是导演没调对。这样改真的不如别改了，直接像Hamilton出官摄更好。
Every time Amy Adams showed up with her sad tearful smile, I became a crying mess on automatic. I don’t blame Evan for going along with the lie. Also, I can’t recall crying as hard as near the end of the “so big/so small” song (oh wait I do recall, last time it was when I was watching that lesbian movie about painting a girl on fire)
只有Connor受伤的世界，如果在我死后我的家人才开始了解真正的我，还会有意义吗？但是我还是很喜欢，我太能共情Evan了。we were the same kind of person who pretend to be anonymous but also want to be heard. 同意热评但不完全同意，无法对Connor伸出的那双手，能不能向千万个挣扎着的Connor伸出去呢？半夜哭得要命，求助，自助，关注。
属于那种我第一首歌哭最后一首歌也哭的电影。边演边唱那个表情就情感到位，很喜欢；电影画面做出来了许多音乐剧现场出不来的画面（爬树,太阳的温度etc），超喜欢。甚至对于剪掉两首表达了家长情感的歌剪掉加上妹子的原创曲这点也让我当做是为了推防止自杀这一主题觉得很合理，接受良好。最后的原创曲我更加是感谢制作，因为电影补了康纳本人的形象，这点比音乐剧会显得更加圆满，就很温柔，很喜欢。
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