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.
可以算是斯皮尔伯格导演的失手之作了吧，这个剧情跟闹着玩一样，音乐剧改编成电影，剧情还如此狗血又夸张，特别是最后的部分，狗血剧情一波接一波，结局也是非常令人无语，男主死后被抬走就立马收尾，就这！？什么鬼。男女主的演技也是很捉急，肢体不协调的尬舞真的是没眼看。总体来说，又臭又长，尴尬至极的歌舞片。
刚看前半小时就觉得“崩了”，结果只想给两星+给服装和舞蹈。不止完全没赶上1964年的经典版，还改的完全没特色，斯皮尔伯格导演能崩成这样也是没想到啊。
莎士比亚至少还有城邦大公主持公道
还是没能超越老版，老版里导演的调度堪称一绝了，斯皮尔伯格的导演能力毋庸置疑，但他并没有选择在调度上用力，反而选择了更流行化，更青春片的拍法，可能老导演到了这个年纪，已经不需要去证明什么了，干好行活就行。这是一个毫无必要的翻拍，既然拍法还是老版的美学思路，故事上也没有能移植到当下时代的新东西，会让你切身体会到所谓的经典和落后于时代的俗套只在一线之间。
在看电影的时候我在思考一个问题：其实音乐剧大部分都不是很适合改编成电影，再好的导演也拯救不了——通常剧本都比较通俗易懂、人物刻画略显单薄，歌曲又以抒发感情为主，两三分钟的唱段很容易让人心生无聊——这些缺点都被大屏幕完美的放大了；而本来因为剧场面对面带来的舞台震撼被彻底割腕了。作为一个没看过舞台版本的人来说看这个电影前三首歌都很想离场、印象最深的可能就是体育馆和纽约街头的群舞，其他无一不在感慨桥段的老套和人物情感转折的不合情理以及莫名其妙。
何必要翻拍，镜头很流畅，但是感觉没有很适合电影基调
Spielberg and his endless budget only make the film visually appealing, but the old chemistry is missing. One of the drawbacks is the altered storyline does not make sense; the second half entirely lacks focus. Not even mentioning the overloaded autotune. It’s good that they cast real Hispanic actors. Rita Monroe is still killing it!! (She is absolutely terrific, but her role in the remake is a stretch. )
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？
第一次看歌舞片看到唱跳段落忍不住笑起来——“你们在干嘛？tmd可不可以不要再唱/跳了”——虽然这些元素突然出现在歌舞片里本应该是合理的。男主唱跳水平实在太差了，要是学会rap和篮球就齐活了，女主也没好多少。你能想象这样一部歌舞片主角连歌舞都搞不定，全靠老导演的调度能力撑场面吗？天呐，简直太可怕了。其他人倒是唱跳水平不错。
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。
★★★☆一直以来看歌舞片，都是希望歌舞场面快进到文戏，唯独这部相反。
你永远可以相信斯皮尔伯格，真的太神了！尽管老派的帮派对峙和罗密欧与朱丽叶式的爱情故事放在当代确实有点傻楞，但真的每一场戏都令人叹为观止。可以被列入教科书级别的摄影、场面调度、灯光，每一幕结束都想鼓掌的程度，冲着硬件五星了，这就是好莱坞电影工业制作的天花板吧。有把舞台剧改编成电影形式发挥到极致了，是电影的魔法！好爱嫂子。（唯一不足的可能是演员们的声音素质，一开始还以为男二才是男主..以及能不能照顾一下不会西语的观众朋友们
[용아맥] 龙山巨幕中间位置爽到天灵盖了，极致视听享受，伯恩斯坦真牛，对比安妮特，我的耳朵真的受苦了🤐，虽然都在说男女主演技，但这不就是现代版罗密欧与朱丽叶吗，莎式爱情故事真的很难入戏，观众都腻啦。
好想打1颗星，基本完全照着原来的版本复刻来的，不知道它翻拍的必要在哪。对了，店主新的设定为一位女性，也许有新的表达，但我完全没有耐心。在前不久错看了老版还必须看完，所以忍受了2个多小时之后，这个新版几乎每一分钟都挑起我的怒火。跳啊得再好看表演再热辣，也显得虚假。WOT
Gurl what did you see in that white boy?
挺喜欢这种歌剧风格，男主角安塞尔长得好智障的样子，这样都被一些人夸成帅了？想想好莱坞70年代到2000年的大把帅气男演员，这货最多群众演员。而且蠢的可以，这么容易中计，那个撒谎的毒辣长舌妇真够坏，奇诺真的蠢。
技术上特别厉害，故事虽然我有些疑虑但在当下特别有意义，人与人间分歧产生的争端升级后只会带来伤害，愿大家平和，愿世界和平。这是我在豆瓣标记看过的第3000部电影。
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。
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!
纽约曼哈顿西部贫民区里有两伙势不两立的流氓帮派，经常斗殴生事。一次西区舞会上，托尼与玛丽亚一见钟情，但她却是敌对帮派头领的妹妹。
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