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.
《光年正传》虽然补充了一下巴斯光年的由来，但只是停留在合家欢爆米花电影上，友情与合作这一核心不知被玩过多少遍了，留下的只是老套。
电影史上从来没有一个讨喜的伟光正角色，不只是电影，金庸笔下的郭靖，也不讨喜呀。。。
两个片尾彩蛋相当无聊…为什么不跟玩具总动员联动呢？起码满足观众预期，老套就老套点吧，反正剧情都这样了不是么…
皮克斯这次最大的失误是，它没有解答为什么巴斯光年成为了最成功的玩具，反而错误地把这部作品放在了自己的冒险故事套版里，本片也有十分有趣和深邃的头二十分钟，后面则一泻千里，一眼就望到头了。
什么过时之人，什么儿时偶像，什么队长，什么联盟，什么光年正传，什么美国队长平行宇宙。Evans配音不错，故事及格线，有点套路有点旧，有点难以把它与皮克斯联想，主要是因为光年正传和玩具总动员两个巴斯光年形象个体差异较大。先入为主的Buzz是典型的超英形象，也是Andy和我们爱的样子。正传的Buzz更细节更入木三分，但又变了味，彷佛27年前的才是真正的Buzz，玩具衍生片如果有后续还是期待。To Infinity and Beyond.
非常令人生厌的主角团，非常令人生厌的动不动就插科打诨，非常令人生厌的强行剧情矛盾发展，玩具总动员里的Andy不会也不可能会喜欢这样一部从头到尾令人生厌作呕的电影。巴斯光年的人设极其崩塌，Chris Evans的配音更是被原配Tim Allen甩出几条街，全篇唯一的英雄，只有那个一心一意在根据地守望的Alicia Hawthrone，看看人家，尽职尽责终其一生，你巴斯光年从头到尾都在干什么？这片子不像是皮克斯的手笔，甚至连迪士尼的手笔都称不上，超高技术的CG动画用在这样一部强行绑定玩具系列的史诗级粪作简直暴殄天物。
还挺一波三折跌宕起伏的，做拯救世界的英雄？或许这个世界已经以它自己的方式存活了下去。一意孤行的勇士们，追求理想的路上丢了些什么—现在意识到去重新拾起还来得及。I want a Sox!!!
3.8 看完想买巴斯光年变身手表，toy story宇宙你赢了。
3.5，哪有那么难看，但的确没有到非常好看。就是很正常发挥的迪士尼动画。疫情第三年，真的需要let go一些过错，move on。#可是电影院还是看不了之2022#
导演是不是看了复联4来的灵感，整个老年美队穿越时空打年轻美队。我觉得还挺好的，整个剧本很工整，如果咱们国内能量产这种质量的剧本，我觉得就是很牛掰了
开篇说：95年一个叫做安迪的男孩得到巴斯光年玩具，这个玩具来自他最喜欢的电影，就是这部电影，有霸气。
“This is that movie.”然而在国内是不可能上映了。前半段剧情还不错，最后一次执行任务回来后就开始套路了，后面打斗的地方差点儿给我看睡着。给猫猫和LGBT加一分。
把童年的玩具总动员还给我！！！
合格的迪斯尼 但這絕不是我期待了幾年的皮克斯 imdb撲到6分都沒有 唉
和对象一起看，总体还是轻松幽默的，不过本片的 Zurg 和玩具总动员里的设定可能会有一些出入。
剧本简直是稀烂，大人小孩都会觉得无聊至极的片子，人物成长很俗套，剧情转折又突兀，完全不知所云，一星给纯粹的画面制作，一星给Sox，玩具总动员的情怀也不是这么卖的，太毁经典了，安迪当年看完这种烂片还能喜欢巴斯光年吗？
密集、啰嗦、感受不到一点趣味的对话
非常令人生厌的主角团，非常令人生厌的动不动就插科打诨，非常令人生厌的强行剧情矛盾发展，玩具总动员里的Andy不会也不可能会喜欢这样一部从头到尾令人生厌作呕的电影。巴斯光年的人设极其崩塌，Chris Evans的配音更是被原配Tim Allen甩出几条街，全篇唯一的英雄，只有那个一心一意在根据地守望的Alicia Hawthrone，看看人家，尽职尽责终其一生，你巴斯光年从头到尾都在干什么？这片子不像是皮克斯的手笔，甚至连迪士尼的手笔都称不上，超高技术的CG动画用在这样一部强行绑定玩具系列的史诗级粪作简直暴殄天物。
之所以不喜欢老式美国科幻，是因为它喜欢夹私货、上价值……就单纯是个超级英雄不好吗?小男孩才会喜欢啊
3.8 看完想买巴斯光年变身手表，toy story宇宙你赢了。
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