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.
如果只看动作戏和剧情，那本片也就三星-三星半水准，多加的一星半在于，本片植根于一个鲜少有动作片会采用的颠覆性设定——主人公在数小时内必死。主角光环已残损坠灭——凯特即使拼尽全力，杀败所有外在敌人，也没法阻挡从身体内部渐次散溢的、由内在缓缓渗透并最终漫卷涌出的死亡。她的每一次大口喘息、踉跄趔趄、呕吐虚脱与疲累疼痛都如此真实可感。也正是在极度残损沉重的肉身阻遏下，凯特的勉力支撑才绝对地动人心魄，女性不再是欲望凝视的客体或机械的非人，而真正成为引人共情与融入的、悲喜交织的主体性存在。于是，表象、动作与剧情已然不是关键，唯有切近的情感、身体感知、个体生命终究难以回避的死亡才是我们自身与这部影片的核心。伴着女主角的自我觉醒与反思，影片持续地唤起我们的死亡意识，进入一种本真的生存状态。（9.0/10）
开头猜到结尾，星矢上身的女主角，不知道想要说啥。
能继续看下去也就因为浅野忠信和国村隼，我合理推测柠檬炸弹是本片最大广告商
大女主版John Wick，非常喜欢。日系风格结合得特别好！视觉绚烂，游戏感强。
一个人如果还有一天可以活，她要干什么，当然是猛女复仇了。
打斗设计血腥暴力为主 没有john wick和nobody的美感
女版的约翰.威克！但是爽的程度还没达到，情节也有一定程度的硬伤，感觉像是流水线作品。
开玩笑的电影吗？是看个游戏吗？
Kate在生與死交界、擱淺之地（一座到處充斥著虛擬符號投影、眼花撩亂的東京）最終找到念茲在茲，近乎絕跡的「爆爆檸檬」（真·仁義、家人），讓人無比動容。
没有卖胸卖腿就够惊讶了，居然结局还引人深思，是近期非常有意思的一部值得推荐的好片。ps.吐槽一下，豆瓣上平均给三星的评价，真是越来越没有人性了。
正如片中台词所说，白左主义就是西方流氓，专干巧取豪夺勾当，直至一无所剩，吞食他们不了解的文化，然后在世界各地留下遗毒。被忽悠瘸的那些人，就如女主那般，任人摆布的棋子而已。
总而言之这部在我这是满分，强烈推荐。
女主是挺酷的，但被自己人暗算再复仇的戏码真的看腻了。ps：霓虹跑车不错
只能说还行，主角不够酷。确实没事做了，可以看看。
2分吧一分加给从小看到大的女主… 动作戏及格了可是剧本谁写的 …
如果只看动作戏和剧情，那本片也就三星-三星半水准，多加的一星半在于，本片植根于一个鲜少有动作片会采用的颠覆性设定——主人公在数小时内必死。主角光环已残损坠灭——凯特即使拼尽全力，杀败所有外在敌人，也没法阻挡从身体内部渐次散溢的、由内在缓缓渗透并最终漫卷涌出的死亡。她的每一次大口喘息、踉跄趔趄、呕吐虚脱与疲累疼痛都如此真实可感。也正是在极度残损沉重的肉身阻遏下，凯特的勉力支撑才绝对地动人心魄，女性不再是欲望凝视的客体或机械的非人，而真正成为引人共情与融入的、悲喜交织的主体性存在。于是，表象、动作与剧情已然不是关键，唯有切近的情感、身体感知、个体生命终究难以回避的死亡才是我们自身与这部影片的核心。伴着女主角的自我觉醒与反思，影片持续地唤起我们的死亡意识，进入一种本真的生存状态。（9.0/10）
长得像大S的神烦teenager，还有欧美人对日本文化的固有观念？，Miyabi强行被死于话多。。槽点太多。情节简单但是动作戏够cult够带劲，有着疾速追杀和攻壳机动队两部的影子。尤其日本文化符号也是做得不错了，比2020东奥开幕式好看多了。。玛丽的演技是重点，让人非常入戏，完胜黑寡妇。本以为是普普通通的爆米花科幻电影，超出预想，甚至想打四分以上。2021/9/17大森家
童年的缺失使现在的凯特身上有着诸多念想，炸弹柠檬、粉丝及父母。动作片想要高分，必须还得具有高层次的文戏，而家庭已经是陈年旧辞了。
几年不见，人近中年，变化挺大滴
想尝尝柠檬炸弹
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