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.
感觉是赛博朋克2077拿掉了所有的赛博元素。
女版“怒火攻心”混合了多部电影的设定和元素，却依旧套路老到“让人发指”。
整体观感还是不错的，但是注定是一部看完记不住的片子。作为一部女性动作片，剧本虽然是流水线级别的，但是动作戏不错，节奏紧凑，有日式元素，暴力血浆，大姐姐和小姐姐，色彩和音乐也不错，属于无脑爽片。爽度高开低走，最后一战的动作戏，基本全是枪战，还用上了毫无意义的慢镜头，还没有前几场动作戏强。倒是国村隼的武士刀干脆利落。柠檬炸弹的广告做的不错，一度让我以为对女主有大力水手菠菜的功效。杀手复仇阴谋的段子真的是看够了……三星半
另，浅野忠信，我第一眼都没看出来，这大概就是好演员的特质：他可以掩去光芒！
别的不说，你剧情这样安排合理合适合法吗？fxxk 杀手就该有杀手的觉悟Leon没看过吗
血腥暴力的动作片，儿童不宜。
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。
有一点暴力美学的手法我还是蛮喜欢的，其实看下来和《杀死比尔》真的有点像但是也差很远，没有抓住《杀死比尔》的精髓。动作片不该过分追求剧情，但是真的幕后主使一眼就猜到了，反正也是，整部电影一共就四个主要角色...
女主玛丽·伊丽莎白·温斯特德应该算是一位气质独特的个性女星。不算很美丽，也没有动作女星的标签。甚至长相都很难让人记住，也许就是所谓的大众脸。不过她在本片中塑造的女杀手形象相当成功。而她的师傅伍迪·哈里森，真的挺遗憾的。原本很期待师徒档。本片颇有女版《怒火攻心》或《疾速追杀》的感觉。
一个明知将死的女杀手，要在死前找仇人完成复仇。故事还可以，整体上比较干脆利落。主演表现不错，酷、帅，加上日本的卡哇伊对比，增加了笑点。影片从深度上来看，捎带探讨了姻亲情、师徒情、对手情等问题，值得观众思考。
打得挺带劲的，姐姐辛苦了，妹妹很可爱，看到东京喰种了
总而言之这部在我这是满分，强烈推荐。
女主酷毙了，一路杀杀杀。歌舞伎那边的打斗，场景黑白色主调，非常带感。后面和miyavi在室内打斗的那段也很好看。这种片剧情本身就没什么期待。小女主当中有几段配音没搞好，很出戏，演得也一般。浅野忠信和miyavi在里面都帅爆了。完全当爆米花电影解闷还是可以的
怒火攻心+极速追杀+劳模姐的艾娃+杀死比尔，可惜了都是合集打包低配版，女主这几年产量比较少几年一部。整体和艾娃差不多一个水平吧，又是传统杀手退休反杀老一套故事，唯一的亮点就是剧情发生在日本了
只从剧情上来说，本片实是说不出有多好，幕后黑手很容易就让人猜到，每个剧情都感受的到好莱坞流水线剧本的“威力”，那种近于庸俗的平平无奇。
至少女主的打戏没火药奶昔女主那么尴尬。。。
我本来当爽片看的，没想到Kate和Ani之间那么有戏，大女孩和小女孩的演技都那么有说服力
其实也能算是各种银翼风了，甚至都把鸽子换成了招财猫
嗯？我发现剧情挺像吴宇森的《喋血双雄》?
虽然故事结构老套阴谋论，但整体手法枪战武士刀还是很凌厉的，整体没有过多拖拉，能让人看下去！
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