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.
啊我觉得比原版好诶～tone比原版务实，街头感更强烈，打斗戏更狠一点但还保留有节奏感。真看个人喜好了，可能原版那样用华丽色彩反衬悲剧显得更shock更让人觉得唏嘘？
到底有什么调度？两人舞会初遇拍得如此单薄。暴力的群舞调度只是摄影机和演员之间在掰手腕。
最震撼我的是斯皮尔伯格的摄影，影机的运动行云流水，动若脱兔，举重若轻。斯老师很有点得道成仙的味道
AMC DOLBY 复古滤镜拉满，调度、摄影、剪辑技术都非常纯属，歌好听、舞好看，满屏漂亮的男性肉体。前半段精彩场面多得数不清：开场一组镜头，学校舞会，警局胡闹，海边夺枪——有这技术拍点什么不好？为什么要拍这么个老套故事？前半段我都忍了，后半段垮得一塌糊涂，就感觉导演已经不耐烦了，敷衍着赶紧把故事讲完就完了。选角也很失败，主要配角比男女主耀眼太多，特别是女主的嫂子，长得美唱得好跳得棒，把女主压得完全没存在感。中间有一段嫂子带着周围西裔女邻居们唱跳反对哥哥（以及她们各自伴侣）的段落不知道是不是新加的，很现代很喜欢。
好像什么都到位，但很奇怪，力不从心的感觉，故事就没能太有吸引力。
前半段舞蹈亮眼，後半段張力十足，很多細節很戳人，結尾觀眾大呼，what a great movie!
如果忽略这个老成的故事，整部电影最大缺陷就是男女主了，两人的感情在故事中本身就是一见钟情的设定，但被两人演绎的像是强扭的西瓜，看着很拧巴。
这个女配居然能扫一片奖项，只能说是minority representation战胜一切了。她要能打败Kirsten Dunst和jesse Buckley拿下奥斯卡那真的是呵呵了。
在半个多世纪前的经典百老汇音乐剧上诞生出极其现代感的视听冲击力，全赖有斯皮尔伯格精湛的场面调度、摄影、剪辑和灯光色彩。演唱方面中规中矩，有某几场如警察局令我印象深刻，也有部分演唱段落控制欠佳，打乱了叙事节奏，无法承接上紧迫感。没看过老版，但里面不少歌曲都耳熟能详，这应该就是经典的魅力。意外地，故事核心竟是种族冲突和青少年犯罪有关，尤其是前一个话题令我联想到当下国际和国内时事……显然，越能反映现实的作品才越能焕发出经典的魅力。
Literally WTF. Ridiculous storyline… Ansel Elgort’s performance… and the gangsters in the 60s sashayed like they were Mama Ru’s children? But also, such great supportive acting, dance numbers, and production design. Alas, a long sigh.
很喜欢！和老版比各有千秋吧，但这版在情节处理上更多emotional touch（歌曲顺序也更自然），放在2022世界分裂战争进行时看还蛮触动的，尤其是永恒的主题“i can kill now because i hate now”。老版最uncomfortable的一幕是Anita当时去报信被Jets羞辱的情节，新版在这个处理上加入了女角，还让Rita奶奶出来救人更满意。要骂的当然是Ansel这个戏很烂导致重点场景全靠老斯镜头调度展现演技的男主了…Rachel亮眼完美，当然DeBose是最吸睛的。剩下就是老斯已臻化境的导演技法应该也不用多费口舌了（和老版冷色调比，这版调成偏暖还蛮合我胃口的）片尾roll完上的“For Dad”很可爱XDDDDD
翻拍此片的重要性，除了當前多元化的文化環境外，實在找不出別的。斯皮爾伯格出手，技術質量一定不會差，可看性也不錯，但整體實在無法令人激動。
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？
调度和光影变换真的是牛逼，但叙事和演员气质的不符真的很减分。
又是一部全程犯困但是好像没有错过什么情节的片子，罗密欧与朱丽叶在今天多少有点俗套，老斯也没挽救什么。说到歌舞，女一和Riff很出彩，Sondheim旋律还是挺典型的，但是似乎也没太出彩，尤其男一，全程尬歌尬舞，有点搞笑。(在upper west side看west side story)
充满了种族对立，女主的脑回路也让人大受震撼。把他当纯歌舞片呢，也不够好听好看。这种思想陈旧纯属虚构的故事，如果没法与时俱进提出新的思考，就别拍了。坐在隔壁的姐姐全程跟唱，我也能理解导演对这个故事有深厚的情结，但好歹编一点阳间的剧情。 女二在女主的衬托下格外美，她的裙子她的舞蹈都充满了阳光。
都说情节太平淡没有波澜起伏，个人觉得这种生活就是平淡的，像温水煮青蛙一样，像不知道何时会开枪的子弹一样。
好看哭了！这是部精雕细琢出来的艺术品，Bernstein的交响乐一上来真的是嗨爆了，不知道如果Ansel没出事的话票房会不会不至于那么惨~
百老汇版《罗密欧与朱丽叶》，这竟然出自斯皮尔伯格之手我下巴都掉掉。男女主又拉胯又不讨喜……好在配角拉上去了一点。
斯皮尔伯格去拍迪士尼吧
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