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.
实话实说了吧，工人阶级的审美已经落伍了，对zjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjki 笑死正说着呢，猫过来一顿乱踩，看来她也觉得难看而很生气
旧瓶装新酒，现在的好莱坞真的是没啥可拍了吗？当然老斯的调度还是无话可说的
非常忠实原著但也是非常无聊的翻拍；除了故事和表演，其他方面都是顶级的；史匹堡拍再无聊的东西在电影意义上都是好看的，且只适合大银幕看；许多人认为的表演的"问题"，在他自己监制的歌舞电视剧Smash里面也同样存在，感觉是有意为之而不是失误；故事还是太过时了，文本太简单，没有太大的价值，虽然他自己说，某种程度映照了现在撕裂的美国，但是实在是太表面意义上的对照了；史匹堡和国师真的越来越像，不论是创作状态还是创作动机；音乐真的好，经久不衰，比这个故事好太多倍，是这出舞台剧最大的宝藏；这部翻拍作品的总体价值还不如拉拉链。
所以你看，也不能太过指责现在的年轻一代不看电影，而钟情两分钟小视频——连影响了整整一代人的大神斯皮尔伯格都把电影拍成这种样子了，现代电影还谈什么大师魅力与社会影响力？
对于1961年的《西区故事》，已然记不住太多画面。庆幸的是，艺术终归在任何时代都有人向往，现在电影绝大部分已经变的更加现实与深刻。而真正只为美好与艺术的状态，是越来越少了。好在斯皮尔伯格翻拍了一次《西区故事》！
故事虽经典，当下看确实稍显老套。然而抛开剧作自带的硬伤，斯皮尔伯格的改编还是非常成功的，美术和调度都堪称一绝，不仅保留了音乐剧原本的亮点，还通过镜头提供了舞台所没有的空间感。
老版电影歌舞绚烂热烈，令人印象深刻，还横扫了34届奥斯卡10项大奖。不过那部影片拍法有点陈旧，舞台感很重，基本是把原版音乐剧搬上了银幕的感觉。
烂片。摄影还是好的。女配出彩。叙事是叙了个什么。看了一个小时就在想什么时候结束啊我想回家了。
从黑塞能把感性与理性分做两个人来写故事，就知道德国人这一生的追问都在二者之间
竟然是斯皮尔伯格导演的 本来还以为纽约黑帮的故事 结果是一帮游手好闲的小B崽子的故事 老爷子这是想年轻年轻呗
25.12.2021 | @ Regal Majestic | 实力太硬了！太久没看Spielberg真是都忘了好的电影是这个样子的。我对于Ariana DeBose就是成长粉，真是越来越好了！Mike Faist这玩世不恭的颜给我往死里磕！
罗密欧与朱丽叶剧情，两个半小时显得太拖沓。喜欢警局里那一段
舞蹈场面的调度超级棒，满满的青春荷尔蒙迸发感，但是没有舞蹈的部分（尤其是最后一段）显得十分乏味，舞台剧痕迹掩盖了电影蒙太奇的光芒，男女主的演技甚至比不上几个配角。抢枪那段舞蹈让我想起了“你们不要再打了啦”～
这也是新版《西区故事》做得出色的地方，无论调度还是大段的歌舞场面，都拍出了新时代的风貌，斯皮尔伯格的功力还是一如既往的稳定。
斯老师完全没想创新的事。他几乎就是在还原一个他脑子里六十年代版的「西区故事」。从选角到造型到摄影到灯光，通通还原六十年代初美国电影的模样。应该也是斯老师起步时的模样。所谓“不忘初心”，大抵如此了。
从来都无感的故事和音乐，编舞一绝，调度极好地体现了这一点。
哥哥嫂子Riff演的都特别好……敌对阵营的女性还是会挺身而出阻止强暴……嗯除此之外好像也没啥优点了。说实在的看这种故事我现在就是一脸冷漠，这些人全都是自找的，女人们工作劳动，男人们打架斗殴，约群架还带刀带枪，死人不是很正常的事吗，搞得特别沉重特别惊讶似的……
2022-03-20
可能实在太需要浪漫主义毒药了吧……连剧情狗血也不是很在乎
虽然斯皮尔伯格的场面调度和音乐都堪称教科书式典范，但也拯救不了这部片过多的槽点。这是一个以男女主为核心的故事，但男女主的存在感竟然能比一众舞蹈群演的存在感还低，完全没有辨识度。更别说这个“我们相爱大过天，其他仇恨全靠边”的PUA式老套洗脑剧情，而且也没有拓展出更多的深度和可能性，小体量狗血恋爱大过天的故事撑不起2个半小时的时长，没想到看斯皮尔伯格的电影也会有这么如坐针毡的一天，失望透顶。
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