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.
僅從製作上來說，可以位居夢工場動畫中最時髦的動畫之一，三渲二部分的完成度可謂相當之高，幾段動作戲也是行雲流水乾淨利落。反刻板印象的故事比《瘋狂動物城》晚了整整6年，討論的深度也不及前者，而且對於動物角色的設定有些沒構建完善。美肚鯊作為一個男性角色，兩岸三地的中文配音版本中只有大陸找了女性配音，不知道是不是因為有女裝反串戲份不夠陽剛呢？
画风在细节上有点廉价的感觉，故事走低幼路线，套路满满正能量，尚可一看。
只能算是中规中矩吧。虽然不乏笑料，套路很多。循环过多的波折，反而令人疲惫了起来。动画版的《十二罗汉》，剧作上创新不足，难免有些许落俗了。
将一个简单的道德寓言和近年来已经量产到不再新鲜的劫盗电影（以及宣传期又双叒叕 Billie Eilish同名曲滥用...）装点成了足够有趣的故事和还算吸引人的“叙事宇宙”，虽然算不得大的突破，还有几分有些超过的喧闹，但足够呈上最放松和直观的笑果——轻隔离快一个月后，选择用这部电影重返院线的观影环境也算足够。影片的九成贡献都要算给配音团们，无论是以Sam Rockwell为首的五人团，还是Marmalade教授背后的Richard Ayoade，大家真的做到了很多。
有笑点，毕竟儿童读物改编，故事略低幼，整体没有预告惊艳，收尾仓促，绅士狼很帅，消遣看看
细节上怡然高水准，但类型上很难突破，和打破刻板印象一样难。
看到甄子丹掏出甩棍谢霆锋耍匕首瞬间梦回杀破狼，只是最后有人成为中国队长，有人成为小丑。反派弧光加的如此之满以及崇邦片尾的沉默，我想即便是来看动作戏和谢霆锋扮帅的观众，也能感受到谁才是真正的主角。任达华聆讯那段看似煽情实则充满黑色幽默，当然要给你二十小时去除掉疯狂复仇的高层心头大患，但谁知道走出教堂后等待的是什么呢。只可惜我们可以继续好奇未来邱礼涛会拍出什么，却无法再期待陈木胜。
可以看，已经是最近最好看的院线片了大概...但我不是福瑞控。
看完预告片期待过高了，整体很一般，bad guys没啥魅力，还不如megamind可爱，配音也麻麻跌
每位警官都各有所长
低龄家人侠动物版鲁邦三世，预告片比正片好看，峰不二子就算变成母狐狸依旧还是全场最slay的那个啊
好喜欢救下猫猫和狼狐共舞的片段，救猫咪百试不爽。所有的铺垫都有call back，很商业很标准但又不拘泥于结构，我觉得比疯狂动物城好看。疯狂动物城有点太过于标准了。
更极端版《拆弹2》，可惜再也看不到陈木胜导演继续表达……久违了的吕良伟林国斌，小谢的疯批反派真是帅爆了~
无论故事情节还是人物设定，都算是典型的合家欢电影，不需要深意和深度，吵吵闹闹嘻嘻哈哈，就是一部不需要你有太高期望同时也不需要太多想法的爆米花动画片。《坏蛋联盟》的故事情节和每一个角色都似曾相识，虽然营销感浓烈，但确实是眼下惨淡的院线市场里不可多得的选择。
坏人变好，弃恶扬善，自然需要有另一个坏蛋，然后朋友背叛再和好的戏码也太套路了。
在立体中适当加入平面元素体验其实很舒服，游戏中已经运用得很娴熟，电影中还可以继续这样尝试。把善良解释得挺到位。电影完成度不是很高，剧本简单了点，但还是会频频感叹这才是梦工厂啊！角色设定上没什么新意，男女主角的形象倒是非常出众，型男靓女才华横溢魅力四射还惺惺相惜。把荷尔蒙拍得生动且浓郁，果然皮鞋与汽车都是能让男人感觉到自信的东西。最喜欢晚宴上狼与狐忘情共舞的那场戏，喘着粗气的特写镜头才让我感受到穿透作品本身束缚的自由。其实当灵感燃烧不出激情的时候不妨往爱情上靠一靠，毕竟这是永恒不衰的东西。仔细看看，主角狼的形象真的有点像山姆·洛克威尔的。
如何扭转刻板印象的主题，很娱乐的，很多反转。助人会收获开心确实像是一种说教，但也是可以亲身实践的事实。
有种低配版《疯狂动物城》的感觉。一个坏人变好的故事。娱乐倒是很娱乐的，正能量也是正能量的，剧情的低幼化也在意料之中。如果大灰狼是乔治·克鲁尼配音就完美了。PS：没有想到的是已经在大荧幕上播放过了，天呀我是多久没有去电影院了。 / 2022.6.23 家
有点像《疯狂动物城》，都是传统的正派形象被反转。但大灰狼很轻易的放下屠刀立地成佛，转换得超级生硬，太想当然了吧！影片的形象设计、对话内容、结构桥段、乃至视觉效果，并没有突破美国电影的超级英雄传统模式，使我有点审美疲劳了。
可爱可爱可爱，那肉眼可见的毛茸茸起来的样子～小狐狸不简单。
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