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.
片名应该是猛男落泪？一生牛仔。还是比不了以前的老爷车和完美的世界啊。
片名应该是猛男落泪？一生牛仔。还是比不了以前的老爷车和完美的世界啊。
一部温情的西部片，故事简单温和，伍德老爷子一把年纪还这么高产，劳模啊！和小朋友成了忘年交，一路很欢快。
卧槽!东木牛逼!都这岁数了还自导自演发新片!我爱东木!一万年!
老爷子还是很自信啊，女人对他见一个爱一个...
美墨边境的风光美如画，歌也好听！东木这把岁数还能浪漫至此，也是不容易的
故事很简单，情节没有什么大的起伏，老头的迟暮和孩子的朝气刻画得都不错，虽然不够深入，但挺自然。对于这样节奏舒缓的片子，风光本应拍得更好些
为什么那么多老少配的电影 还都那么难看啊？
还以为东木这次仍然会为侠气牺牲 没想到只是温馨的小品
其实很明白老而弥坚的东木导演自导自演这部电影的心境，宝刀已老，虽然曾驰骋疆场，但现在却难堪大用，心理落差可见一斑。电影里的故事情节体现出了东木导演牛仔气质的一面，为了保护心爱的女人孩子离开家。但是故事情节和人物成长都太单薄了。
孤立作为一部剧情片来看的话问题多多，平淡的剧情缓慢的节奏，以及正反派在大部分时间里都在无所事事，但放到冬木自导自演的作品体系里却能看到些许不同的东西，这一次的老头没有了以往外露的倔强，更多是一种对年龄和时代的妥协，每每露出的淡淡微笑也是在之前的作品里很难见到的，于是结尾看似突兀的反高潮的处理反而显得合情合理，此外有几幕夕阳与老人拍的确实很美，总之虽然远不是冬木最好作品那一序列的，但作为他这个年龄的作品，是不是也说明了老大爷内心的些许变化？
雄鸡是硬汉，东木老爷子也是，从《黄金三镖客》到《廊桥遗梦》，从《不可饶恕》到《老爷车》，再到这一部，老爷子霸气，好电影便是如此，讲好一个故事，演好一个角色，老爷子做到了。
老爷子是服老了吗？告诉我们很多年轻的时候在乎的东西都一文不值，懂的时候又太晚。
东木是真的老了 就连看骡子的时候都没有那种扑面而来的老去 就连结局也无比像此时此刻的东木的创作心境 那些新世代的年轻人继续上路吧 我只想和我爱的人跳跳舞 将那些年与世对抗的心气慢慢放下 温柔地老去…
内容被抛弃的小清新作品，清新中透露着迟暮岁月的创作解脱，希望是。
如何温柔地与现实妥协，脚步放缓的同时也试图想让一切变的更加细水长流，让所有的美好都更加美好，让所有的温情都更加动人，没有任何技巧，没有任何所谓的套路与转折，只看到我们自己内心真正想要的东西。不过可以看出最后的倔强依然也在被保留和坚持，这趟关于西部情怀的公路之旅，是应该让当下花花世界所看到的，需要被铭记的那段回忆与歌谣。所有美好到不真实的瞬间都或许是自己享受过的梦境，不愿醒来，因为醒来的时候眼角会湿润。
90岁的Clint Eastwood，老当益壮。
为了90多岁的Clint Eastwood，而看这部片子。还是他自导自演，在过去半个多世纪里，每年至少拍一部电影的他，在好莱坞这一批老当益壮的高龄演职人员里，要想争个第一，还得继续努力。不过说实话，片子看的稍稍心酸。看Clint衰朽的身形，缓慢的动作，苍老的手，还要坚持演一个“硬汉”，是会给人一种力不从心的担心的。片子本身很清淡，节奏缓慢。讲了一段忘年交的友谊，还有一个黄昏恋的结局。片名叫作《哭泣的男人》，与其说用给电影，不如说更适合描述Clint的现在。当然还是希望可以继续见到他的，但是可以换个轻松的题材拍嘛，别老往马背上骑了。
简介有误吧。老牛仔去带孩子的原因是他还欠着农场主的人情，而农场主当初在墨国有以前妻名义投资的产业，现在农场主想以孩子要挟前妻才有了这个故事。
舒适小品，多一星给我的英雄，东木jo太郎。
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