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.
最适合春节档的一部电影了，全场笑声不断。好笑的梗基本都来自《魔幻时刻》，主要是情境与身份的双重错位。但改编存在问题，人物从一开始就没立住，魏成功作为龙套演员，表演浮夸，而且热衷加戏，这些操作都削减了后续情境的可信度，到模仿《赌神》一节已经让人出戏了。其实可以参考原作，男主出场后三谷幸喜一直在铺垫，夯实人物。《杀手》比较讨巧的是，将角色与演员来了个互文联动，增添了情怀。同时，还借用米兰之口对魏成功的表演做了嘲谑。
前面一般，有点“你不笑我就给你挠挠”，中后段很招笑。强烈的话剧感，这是开心麻花的本质。
缝合怪没缝好，全程很尬， 主角还和我同名，恶心到家了。只有与意大利黑帮交易和探班两场戏好看。剧本需要大改，把缝合《黄金大劫案》那段提上来和主线交叉剪辑也许还有救
比预期要好一些，毕竟是改编作品，故事起承转合确实完整。笑点确实不少，但实在受不了舞台剧式的拍法。
超出预期，像个舞台剧并且没有弱掉电影化，反转和笑点安排的合情合理。魏翔的人物状态多少有些本色出演的意味，希望这样的好演员可以多一点出头机会。
09年的我还是太年轻，竟然因为没看懂魔幻时刻的片头就没看下去，不然今天也不用浪费时间看翻拍了。给四星是因为男主演技不错。
有一种喜剧之王的风格在里面，但是龙套的心酸依然不在心酸，喜剧就是看到别人哭，然后产生强烈e对比之后才会有笑。但是这里面哭的不足，笑的也不足。整个电影的风格过于不真实，所以只能说这个龙套故事只是存在在舞台上的一种对现实的模仿，而 周星驰的喜剧之王更像是一种真实的故事。
我对喜剧的要求全部满足，看的过程中明显感受到日本舞台剧的味道（其实并不喜欢日本表演风格里的用力过猛），小梗不断。魏翔可以，终于完成了他的男一号，相比其他几个麻花男演员的表演，魏翔这部充分展现了他的层次，好演员遇到好片子，难得。
笑了几次，不是特别爆笑但至少没有试图咯吱你。故事意外地很完整，片尾魏翔哭的那段还是有点感慨，感谢把他放在了戏外。
4.通过这部电影开始有点理解喜剧的构思，这部是不断在戏剧与现实之间的错位中寻找笑点，很高级的做法。一个场域中有的在戏内，有的在戏中戏内，有的在现实中，观众必须要带入一种角色，既要带入又不能带入，喜剧效果就这样产生了。
能哈哈哈真诚地乐，这是笑片的基本，然后就是渲染的煽情不尴尬，两点都合格了。遗憾的地方是全片的舞台式做作感到最后也没在风格上完全整合起来
因为手里有张今天过期的赠票所以去看了结果没有办法在预购首发日好好玩sifu…在第一次笑出来之前差点提前退场。虽然是有好笑的地方（真的笑出来了），但是也经常忍不住打哈欠（是真的打了）…我很好奇别人听到我打哈欠时内心啥反应（这么好看也困？想睡回家睡去啊），还好转身回头一看电影院里也没多少人🤷🏿♂️
前半段基本复刻了原版剧情，后半加入了不少致敬段和改编剧情。如果是原创剧本那就真的值得鼓掌了。有几个点，原版嘬刀复刻的不错，无实物吃西餐变成无实物突突，加的雨中曲一小段也挺好。
银幕上的龙套出演着第一部大电影，那么魔幻
翻桌舔刀+军火交易+婚礼诈戏，确实很搞笑。
说比原版好看的是不是疯了啊…………背景的架空，场景的虚浮，演技的不存在，让整个戏都非常不真实，没有一点人味
因为手里有张今天过期的赠票所以去看了结果没有办法在预购首发日好好玩sifu…在第一次笑出来之前差点提前退场。虽然是有好笑的地方（真的笑出来了），但是也经常忍不住打哈欠（是真的打了）…我很好奇别人听到我打哈欠时内心啥反应（这么好看也困？想睡回家睡去啊），还好转身回头一看电影院里也没多少人🤷🏿♂️
整体剧本并不饱满，但是拆解开来一场场戏都是不错的，哪怕你知道它尴尬在哪但想不承认它想憋着不笑都很难，魏翔的表演确实了得，潇洒与悲凉，道出了演员这一行业的光鲜与辛酸。倘若能一直从头笑到尾，不去拔高和煽情，纯粹一些会更好。
09年的我还是太年轻，竟然因为没看懂魔幻时刻的片头就没看下去，不然今天也不用浪费时间看翻拍了。给四星是因为男主演技不错。
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