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.
不挑剔的话，是部挺好看的爆米花灾难科幻片，设定挺有新意，剧情也挺丰富！
其实是合格的好莱坞灾难片 虽然题材不新（进入月球内部算吗） 特效也还过得去 地球跟太空两条线都能呼应上 人物也都有交代 电影院看应该会能再加半星 现在分有点低
还能更扯吗？逻辑不通，细节也不用考究？人物也是俗套至极，特效更是审美疲劳了
那天聚会，好朋友知道我比较颓，就陪我看电影。看完回家路上，他说：月球还有掉的那天，所以人一时好一时坏也是有的，超前看吧。最近大家都在劝我超前看，谢谢这些好朋友们，所以五颗星
科幻+灾难的两者融合其实还可以了，地球外科幻片，地球内灾难片，影片整体也有不错的看点：假设月球撞地球的众多理论一一可视化展现，也许有些逻辑经不起推敲，但这种片子已经可以了，不过与导演之前的作品《2012》和《后天》比较，略显平庸。
科幻设定不讲基本法就很灾难，很难看…… 靠男女主的脸撑着看完了。
两小时电影，前面一小时都是废话连篇，进不了主题。主线也是不动脑子的胡扯，想到什么写什么，感觉编剧是个很有想象力的小朋友，上趟太空比去买菜还容易。
一个笨拙尴尬的故事，可有可无的支线，说不通的技术手段。就是场面还可以吧。男主颜值依然在线啊，哈瑞是不是很久没演戏了，演起来像路人。
难看到能一起看完两小时的人都可以称之为难友！就是，一个反向爽片还用40分钟交代剧情铺垫前史，以为自己是「驾驶我的车」啊，你配吗？上天和逃难两条故事线完全劈叉，感觉像看了三四五个网大随机剪一起。这种规模投资的电影应该剧本套路很成熟了，怎么还能把初级错误全犯了一遍……视听特效也并不震撼，听到Ai攻击人类时候简直都要把我土笑了。
过得去，但是总觉得没有拍好。。。。没有拍出那种震撼的效果。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。
比2012好很多，但是期望不要再搞人种配对了
特效还在，套路却还是老套路，不如《后天》也不如《2012》，与其说是灾难片倒不如说是科幻片。
连续剧就随便瞄过几眼，勉强大概了解剧情而已，但这电影是挺欢乐的，轻松度过100分钟······
“但这次我试着把它写成三部曲，我想如果我拍续集，我会让它更像《星球大战》的原作，第二部会有巨大的悬念。”听听罗兰·艾默里奇的野心！脑洞是开得够大了，从地球飞上了月球，可惜逻辑和表现力都跟不上。视觉特效的确壮观，不过由于《后天》和《2012》珠玉在前，故并没有引起震撼。
特效为主，想象力有点过大了，整体感觉让我想起了流浪地球。月球的头皮屑还真是多。于文文牛啊，进军好莱坞了，只是角色没什么存在感。
当时看香蕉的时候，吉吉国王就是我的快乐源泉。
我觉得这个电影最科幻的部分是它的剧本很有可能是AI完成的！民科救地球，离婚夫妻，父子戏码，太该导演太耳熟能详；天崩地裂过场场面感觉都可以从之前素材里剪辑而不必新拍。比较意外的是这回有个这么离谱的“硬核”设定，估计AI编剧自己最嗨这个吧……
及格之作，5.5的评分过低了。虽然不乏幼稚幼稚的设定和硬凹的感情线还有那突兀的中国交换生情节，但是也有扎实绚丽的科幻画面和异想的巨型架构设想也是能及格的。
被设定与价值观恶心了一地，多吐槽一句算我浪费生命。2022观影年度最烂预定
电影院第一天开放，排片少，居然没赶上imax。因为小学的时候太喜欢他的《独立日》（没错就是那个港译《天煞：地球反击战》的片子）了，所有艾默里奇作品额外加一星。这一部就是艾默里奇正常发挥吧，有槽点但不算硬伤，笑笑开心就好。最重要的是他的片子广电也找不到茬夏姬八删，总归比精灵旅社和去罗琳化的神奇动物可靠一点。
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