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.
结尾充满了小时候流行的一种"不把这段话转给多少人就会惨遭厄运”的既视感，可以理解导演的为了渲染恐怖的意图，但真的不讨喜，令我产生不适。。。
被吓到了所以给一星……
在伪纪录片里创造互动挺有意思的。真不该看预告片的，全片最吓人的部分给提前给透了。
看完和女朋友一起大呼晦气，也算是电影的成功了，优点是村落那段和邪教相关道具水平非常在线，世界一流的水平，再多给制作组点钱，完全可以构建一个6部起步的邪教世界观，未来可期。其次是结尾揭露女主邪恶本质这点很给力，比装可怜强多了。然后是给观众下诅咒有种第九艺术的体验，缺点是故事合理性还得捋一捋，然后用爱发电这段看得出导演努力的方向，但力度不够，震撼度也不够。这点《来了》里亲情的冷淡和邪恶反而让我印象深刻。
可以理解是本地化的《招魂》《潜伏》，之前这类片子，我们因为文化差异都少了几分代入感。《咒》从手法上没有什么新意，但真实事件改编+伪纪录片+导演深深的恶意，确实让我这种阅恐怖片无数的人觉得后劲十足。
本来觉得片子一般 但是看到评论晦气什么的 逆反心理上来了hhhh 好奇：给这个一星和给主旋律高分的是同一批人吗😁
中规中矩，加一星给Jodie Comer和Covid题材。
结构方面有两条线，一条是六年前陈氏宗祠地道探险经历，另一条是现在进行时。拍摄手法是近些年惯用的镜中镜加手持，恐怖片里这种拍法频繁使用会给人视点错觉，即伪纪录片，自拍或直播的语境很符合当下。取材真实事件，由司空见惯的摩天轮和火车进洞例子进入，不过是利用人类视觉的弱点强行代入罢了。自始至终都有种拿着手机看抖音的怪感，一种有别于桌面电影的手机在线视频。至于不断重复的互动内容，以及最后的所谓翻转被有些人理解成导演的恶意，看目的和动机吧，最后的小姑娘身体不就恢复如初了么。影片的视角弄得挺舒服、挺现代了，但也仅此而已了。
優：有恐怖到、觀眾互動、只花30塊
结尾充满了小时候流行的一种"不把这段话转给多少人就会惨遭厄运”的既视感，可以理解导演的为了渲染恐怖的意图，但真的不讨喜，令我产生不适。。。
把艰辛留给电影，把温暖留给生活，请不要倒过来！
破案了，女主好像海清…按这个逻辑，那大黑佛母岂不是……欧豪？！！擦，恐怖值-10000
好看啊，刷新了华语恐怖片的天花板，华语恐怖片的天花板再也不是「山村老尸」了
他们说 要带着心 征服每一个观众
平凡的人，做着伟大的事。小成本式的拍摄手法，却最有力量。
中间将近半个小时的长镜头惊心动魄。
其实感觉台湾闽系新生代大多对封建迷信已经嗤之以鼻了，换个角度看，就算内地影视产业允许这种创作，也会在民间带来很大冲击，现在只是网络观影就有很多人打低分是因为觉得晦气、被下咒。其实片中借心理医生之口说得很明白了——信则有不信则无。
太晦气了，还好没跟着女主搞那些。。。
中规中矩，加一星给Jodie Comer和Covid题材。
装神弄鬼，故弄玄虚，这玩意儿根本不能叫电影吧，只是一个加长版的整蛊视频，怎么这么无聊，还恶意营销，yue了。女主一对着镜头独白我就想快进，她侧面像刘若英、正面像海清，实在太违和，演技也捉急，毫无代入感，恐怖片真不是随便谁都能演的。
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