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.
迈克尔·贝的这部电影，感觉是为了迎合中国市场而拍摄的。
D+ / 走马观花，天旋地转，一路狂奔，不知疲倦。
无聊的不觉得爽的爽片，唯一优点就是即使时长比较长但感觉节奏还可以。
还行吧，没事找事 本来都过得挺好的，非要抢银行
除了某场戏和结尾之外，还真挺刺激的。把音量发大，跟随飞舞的镜头，听几首金曲，实在不能更棒。
虽说现在是2022年，人们喜欢说自己现在是后现代，比如信息的高度碎片化和注意力在处理应接不暇的新鲜事物时的高度分散，但还是不得不说迈克尔贝的运镜和剪辑实在是有点超前了，这完全是一场精神过山车。。。。或许未来人类才能在看这种电影的时候有空吃爆米花吧
凌乱无序的镜头，毫无逻辑的剪辑，明明是无组织无纪律无智商的劫匪，被无能的警方吹成高能犯罪团伙，什么鬼！看了两个小时追车又臭又长简直在刷新我的忍耐极限。(还有一个严重的穿帮镜头)
拍的什么玩意儿，就一如美国现在混乱的价值观一样。结尾导演当美国税务局是摆设吗？
匪徒老爹的儿子把哥俩救出来就很完美了，何苦要和洛杉矶警察再打上一仗呢，匪夷所思。
吉伦哈尔这个疯批美人的角色如果再极致一些就好了。另外啊，非要堆那么多个性鲜明的警察角色，但没有一个拍到位了。
有“家人”元素，想起我上一个看的电影《坏蛋联盟》里的情感也是伐木累为主；而且和本片一样有飙车重头戏一样都是坏人身份。更巧的是本片这句台词（图七）：“我们回家吧/Let' go home”其中的【Go Home】让我联想起《坏联》里的高光台词：【Go bad？ or Go home！】——不多说，奇妙的感受。
警察的地位也看不懂，一会儿一个都不敢杀车上做手术都要救，一会又拿着C4炸药和机关枪干警察。
What’s the fuck is with the camera movement?? 😅 everything is so messy in here and there’s no aesthetics per say 🤷🏻♀️ worse than Ryan R’s 以暴制暴
别晃了别晃了，出柜晃没了道德观也晃没了，这四位是想要把《刑法》从头到尾完整演练一遍吗？？？
What’s the fuck is with the camera movement?? 😅 everything is so messy in here and there’s no aesthetics per say 🤷🏻♀️ worse than Ryan R’s 以暴制暴
服役给美国男人带来了什么？从PTSD的美国狙击手到烁灭后被赶出银行的山姆威尔逊到奉献生命换回“目标”的救护车。紧张刺激全程集中在一辆车，足够展现三位主角强劲的表演欲，但没有明显的高潮也极度缺乏逻辑。人物塑造停于表面，没精力也没工夫深入一层。贝导经典爆炸配合枪战在紧张的氛围下确实是一场价格不菲的追车戏，没法太用脑子去看更不能细思，收了一首Sailing也算不赖。
所以本片的主角就是LA，哪怕吉伦哈尔演得如此癫狂。卖拷贝本次还是挺克制，爆炸秀集中在后半截，挺会省钱，效果一如既往，无人机各种加速+翻转镜头真是玩嗨，大全景航拍和持晃镜头此起彼伏，好一个高潮迭起，手术戏是最好一段，但又无视常理了。结尾有点别扭，也不深究，爽就得。
这个电影告诉我们GTA5玩玩就好，别当真。因为GTA6马上要来了。
结尾的情节太像港片了，编剧就是一坨屎，但导演实现得很有观感，从头打到尾的爽片。
就是炫而已…在发动机轰鸣声中，跟唱耳机里的“sailing/takes me away/to where i've always heard it could be”才是整部片唯一的情感渲染…
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