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Hitchhikers Guide To Be Made Into A Movie
tonywestonuk writes "The Beeb are reporting that The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series will be made into a Hollywood Movie. Apparently they are getting some other script writer to finish off Douglas Adams' final installment (I pessimistically wonder how awful this will make it.). It seems a shame that Hollywood had to wait until his death before they took him seriously...."
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Let's wait until we see the finished product before saying that. We just may be thankful Mr. Adams didn't have to suffer another Hollywood-ization.
- DDT
So long, michael. Don't let the door hit you...
It seems a shame that Hollywood had to wait until his death before they took him seriously...."
What are the odds of Holywood taking a guy that's super funny seriously? 1,000 to 1 against.
Might I suggest Ali G?
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Now my friends will finally be happy and I'll stop complaining that a "Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy" would have been a much better move to make then LOTR. (Note: I like LOTR, but I love Hitchiker)
I am having flashbacks of another favourite author's book being made into a non-existant-movie (at least in my world). Heinlein would have mourned _Starship Troopers_ and now its ole Doug's turn to spin in his grave...
Please. Make the pain...stop. Thinking about this is making me ill...
There's a glimmer of hope tho with the whole treatment that LotR has received.
Do you know why the road less traveled by is littered with the bones of the unwary?
Surely that should be 42 times?
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The scriptwriter for Chicken Run, Karey Kirkpatrick, is to complete the script from a draft version written by author Douglas Adams before his death
last year.
Really not sure how to take this one: Chicken Run was funny and well-made, but... It must difficult for Kirkpatrick to step in and finish something a lot of people consider a masterpiece. I don't envy his job.
Austin Powers director Jay Roach is to direct, and Adams will be posthumously credited as an executive producer.
Joy Roach is a good director (did a fabulous job on Austin Powers; although he did have a good cast and excellent script).
I have a lot of hope for this project. It's nice to see Hollywood making at least one "non-teen-idol goes on a road trip/goes to college and finds them self" movie for next year.
It seems that he's sold and re-sold the script several times. Each time the project appears and gets cancelled for one reason or another, usually a total lack of comprehension.
He told a story about the time he sold it to one producer (if memory serves it was James Cameron of Aliens and Titanic fame). Anyway he worked on the script for a while in preparation for his first meeting with the producer.
When thay meeting came around the first thing that he discovered was that the producer (cameron) the man who had bought the screenplay, had never read the book. When he was talling it, Adams allowed as how the book was very long and the great man might not be able to spare the time.
However, he had read the executive treatment of the book (doubtless by the cliffs notes people), and he was very excited about the prospects for the film. But, before they could get going he wanted to discuss a few questions about the script.
He began by asserting that he loved the fact that the earth blew up in the beginning that big, powerful, awesome, domething that would grab them into their seats. However, he had a real problem with the fact that they didn't get it back. He felt that they should devote a little more time in the script to a quest to regain the lost earth (he didn't specify how). But, he said that they could deal with it.
The real issue was that whole question of life, the meaning of life was an important quest, a noble quest. It was big, and it would keep people emotionally in the movie. He also felt that it was good that they found it eventually... but... 42? Isn't that really...anticlimactic? Why isn't it an important message, meaningful, or something?
Apparently there were some other sticking points too about how little of a role Arthur Dent played. The producer really felt that he should be leading the charge more rather than hiding. In short he really felt that Arthur Dent should be more Arnold Schwartzenegger.
According to Douglas Adams it fell apart after that.
The Hollywood version is sure to disappoint after this practically word for word BBC version.
Since Hitchhiker's was originally a radio play it would be a lot of fun to start a pool on what a hollywood screen writer will have to do to the story to make it "work" for film :-)
Terry Gilliam.
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The movie of the original radio plays?
The movie of the books of the original radio plays?
The movie of the TV series of the books of the orginal radio plays?
Because they were ALL different. And I much prefer the radio plays.
(And I think there was also a soundtrack recording of the TV series in there as well)
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Maybe they were just waiting for him to finish the trilogy.
Robin Williams would probably be a better choice, though.
The Rolling Stones(old and dead) would make a good Disaster Area, or perhaps The Who...(loud and louder)
How soon we forget: The books were novelizations of the Hith-hikers Radio Scripts, a 12-installment radio programme.
"We had nothing in common: I liked watching movies made from books I'd read. She like reading novelizations of movies. It's no wonder she finished Lord of the Rings so fast."
Kevin Fox
H2G2's first incarnation was as a radio series. I'm pretty sure it's also the best way to enjoy Adams' work.
The asides into the eponymous electronic 'Guide' seem a more natural fit to the dramatic medium of radio than to the books Adams released later (though I have read and enjoyed them all). Like a book, you get to use your imagination, unlike a book, you get an atmospheric soundtrack (and nice Vogon voices).
The BBC sell the tapes of the original series. Also available as illegal MP3s at a P2P network near you...
Yours Sincerely, Michael.
It'd be interesting to see who they'll cast in it.
Dent: gotta be someone who can play "a complete kneebiter." British. I'm out of ideas on this one.
Trillian: Elizabeth Hurley?
Zaphod: No need to actually hire someone, just do some computer modifications to John Travolta's character from Battlefield Earth.
Slartibartfast: Anthony Hopkins or William Shatner.
Any other ideas?
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When I first read the title, I thought "Hitchhiker's Guide To Being Made Into A Movie" like the article was about a howto on being turned into a movie :)
:)
on topic:
Wasn't there already a movie made of this? Or was it just one book? (sorry for my ignorant attempt at on-topic-ness
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I can't imagine anyone BUT Terry Gilliam pulling this film off properly.
---If you can't trust a nerd, who can you trust?
Actually, I've always seen Jeff Goldblum as Ford Prefect; the description of someone whose social behaviors are just a little 'off', who smiles a little too eagerly and too earnestly, and who very deadpanly explains the end of the world just somehow pings off in my mind as his traits (especially look at his earlier, campier performances, like Buckaroo Banzai or Earth Girls are Easy)
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"...before they took him seriously...."
If they're taking him seriously, they're even more insane than I thought! (I got a headache just trying to read it!) Although, it would explain a lot about Hollywood...
"I object to doing things that computers can do." -- Olin Shivers, lispers.org
This makes no sense at all. How many book do they intend to span with the first movie? I would think they would have a hard time doing justice to even the first book in a single movie. If they are going to get to the final book it will be a disaster. There is certainly no reason to do anything with the final book until after they see if the first movie is a hit.
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Article mentions that he'd tried to get it made into a movie, but that he'd essentially given up on Hollywood ever doing it.
I don't seem him being able to get past his own ego/personna. Dent was 1) British, and 2) didn't make silly child voices.
Robin Williams would probably be a better choice, though.
Arthur "Patch Adams" Dent we don't need. Again, Dent didn't make silly voices and mug for the camera. He cowered and wimpered and was a very small fish out of very large water. I wouldn't mind seeing Alan Cumming play Dent. He can "seem small" well enough I think.
Jim Carey as Zaphod would truly suck. I can't think of who would not suck, though.
How about Steven Root as the Vogon Captain? Every see Tripping the Rift?
The Rolling Stones(old and dead) would make a good Disaster Area, or perhaps The Who...(loud and louder)
I think you hit this one dead on.
-B
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It's been about fifteen years since I saw it and from what I recollect it was fairly true to the original story, I seem to recall they stole some small bits from "Restaurant at the end of the Universe".
Personally, I don't think it should go through the Hollywood Bland-o-Mizer(tm). Douglas Adams just writes things into stories that you just can't act out-- like in "Mostly Harmless" where they find that guy on the beach 'who lives inside his house which is really outside of the rest of the world'-- it's just much much more fun to read.
It won't make any difference to me if they make a movie for HHGTTG becuase there is no way you could convince me it's better than reading the book!
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The most annoying detail about H2G2, from a screenwriting point of view, is that it was originally a radio series.
Radio writing is dramatically different than writing for the boob tube or the silver screen. You have to make allowances for the fact that the audience imagines the action, the characters, everything.. that you only have one sence to play with. With television, you have sight to worry about, but you are also limited in time.
Movies are complex beasts... they can be elegant and simple a la 'Signs' (which I recommend seeing without popcorn because of the low tone of the film) or bloody and violent like.. do I really need a list of names?
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Coming Attractions has a very detailed and up-to-date listing for HHGTTG.
The write-up is obviously by a fan; includes this little known tidbit under "Rumors":
"Word has it the ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal is asking for a cameo or else he'll eat one of the associate producers."
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... that this happens time and time again: Great artists aren't recognized until after they're dead.
Yes. In the two years leading up to his death he wrote a couple of new drafts, and already had a production company and Jay Roach on board.
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Did you know that 9x6=42 if the base is 13.
Think about it. You may now resume your day.
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As a mini series... I've seen it, and it does no justice to the book. I think I fell asleep during watching it more than once.
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it seems a shame that Hollywood had to wait until his death before they took him seriously...
You're not supposed to take him seriously; he is (was) a comedy writer.
RMN
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Clearly, the only man who can play Zaphod is Bruce Campbell. Just pull out your copy and let his voice read some of the lines in your head. Trust me, Bruce is the only man who could deliver, "If there's anything more important than me, I want it caught and shot." (Yeah, I probably misquoted. I'm too lazy to reach the two feet away my copy is sitting and look it up.)
I hope someone gets this script to Bruce... I'd love to see the role go to him.
How many people saw the early 80s mini-series of THGTTG. On the whole, I rather liked it. It had a lot of the same people as the radio series, Simon Jones as the Book, Peter Jones as Arthur and the same guy for Ford Prefect.
"Teachers leave us kids alone
Hrmm, given some of the colourful titles in the Xanth series that might not be such a good idea.
Would you tell your girlfriend you and the guys were off to see "The Color of Her Panties"? I'd love to see that... somehow I don't think you'd have long to live though.
"They do not preach that their god will rouse them, a little before the Nuts work loose." Kipling, 'The Sons of Martha'
OMG - yes, all along I've thought that Hugh Grant was the perfect... perhaps the ONLY Arthur Dent. He is the only person with the acting chops and the comic timing to play the part.
Picture Arthur. He's in his mid thirties, he's somewhat meek, he's very British in character, and he screws himself up at times. Very much an antihero. He cannot be played as a thoroughly handsome person, but a handsome person playing an unattractive person will do. The part needs comic timing more than anything. Also, the part needs someone who can play a really unnoticable everyday joe caught in bizarre situations.
I know that I'm American and I don't quite know the full range of British actors, but I can say that I know no one better to play the part. Watch "Mickey Blue Eyes" and you can see what I'm talking about. He can do the comic timing, and he's quite believable in most roles that he plays. I don't think Rowan Atkinson can do it - he might be well suited to another role, but not this one.
Now who's gonna play:
Ford - ehhh, I don't see Jeff Goldblum. He needs to sound British. You might need someone like John Cleese or Robin Williams, only younger and more handsome. Tough call.
Zaphod - nearly uncastable. Early thirties, highly ridiculous, cocky, fairly handsome (remember, he's the galactic president), and you need to do the second head in a believable way. Could get away with an American in the role. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon can't do it by themselves, but together it would be a hoot. Then again, a better acting experience would come from Brad Pitt... Hey, get the guy from "Scream" and "Scooby Doo" maybe...
Trillian - also could get away with an American in the role. Mid-twenties, and somewhat attractive but believably intelligent. Who can play the galactic newscaster type? Maybe Sandra Bullock, and that's based from her work in Demolition Man. This is NOT an Angelina Jolie role. This is NOT a Jennifer Lopez role. And please, not Cameron Diaz, Kirsten Dunst, or Amanda Peet. And if you give this role to Denise Richards, please just kill me.
Slartiblartfast - This might be easy to cast. Ian McKellen may be too busy, though, and definitely overused. Can Donald Sutherland play it very aloof and ditzy? Hmmmm...
Finally... as a cost cutting move, if you want Vogon costumes, look in the leftovers from "The Fifth Element". Those aliens sure were ugly...
I'd go on, but I'm drunk.
Zev==Trillian
Stanley==Arthur Dent
Kai==Ford Prefect
Robot Head==Marvin
Maybe ?
Frankly, I have always thought that H2G2 would be best done as an animated movie. My choice to do the honors: Pixar, with John Lasseter as director. This would mean that Pixar would be forced to do a movie with a fair amount of humans in it, but considering how well they did humans in Toy Story II and Monsters Inc. they are up for the task.
Back when Disney had the movie rights, this would have actually had realistic chances of success. Now that Disney and The Ego Who Ate The World, aka Steve Jobs, are feuding and Disney apparently lost the rights, this is highly unlikely.
H2G2: International Guidebook Of Mystery? It doesn't look good folks...[sigh]
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In case anyone is not aware, the HGTTG web site the article mentions is http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/. It's the most ambitious, IMHO, of Douglas Adam's projects. Basically, it's an online Guide that you submit information to, the way the Guide in the books is described. It's been running for a few years now, and has quite a bit of stuff.
The page that DNA submitted about the site can be found here.
Of course, I'm such a nerd that I've actually submitted an article. Yes, I know I'm a geek....
Cogito ergo sum in Slashdot.
But...but...but...they had me move the planet 4 times already, and they took my stapler...and...and....well, I guess I'm going to have to burn the planet down...
Knowledge is power. Knowledge shared is power multiplied.
You sir, are a casting genius.
"The vogon ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't."
This illustrates why a movie version will never approach the quality of the written one.
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Brad Pitt as Beeblebrox? Feckin' brilliant! He'd be perfect, I think. Manic, vain, and cool. Now I'll be disappointed if he's not.
I can accept Tia Carrera as Trillian, although I was thinking perhaps Uma Thurman could pull it off well.
Slartibartfast? Gary Oldman is too hammy, methinks. I like the Ian McKellen choice someone else suggested, even though I recognize that's a bit too obvious.
Vogon Captain: Robbie Coltrane.
Marvin: Couldn't they get the same fellow who did Marvin for the radio show? It's just a voice, after all. I have a hard time imagining anyone besting his tone of strained ennui.
Voice of the Guide: John Cleese
Arthur: Hard choice. Rowan Atkinson isn't average enough. Hugh Grant is probably the best choice I've heard so far, but I don't think he could carry off Arthur's pointed sarcasm. I have to think some more.
(And we haven't even mentioned Deep Thought or Eddie yet.)
He who refuses to do arithmetic is doomed to talk nonsense.
Of course, Hollywood will probably cut every reference to the Sirius Cybernetics Complaints Division. The phrase "Share and Enjoy" is like poison to them.
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They were more than funny. If you look beneath the surface they were full of insights into human behavior and philosophy about our race's place in the universe. Some have theorized that the incredible wit was a cover to expose the masses to some form of real philosophy. :)
I doubt that theory, but the books were undeniably witty and brilliant at the same time, not unlike the author.
On a tangent, a friend's girfriend met Adams when she worked as a receptionist in a hotel.
"Are you the Douglas Adams?"
"Which Douglas Adams?"
The answer was very clear.
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but yea, I mean, it will take for ever for it to come out. I mean think of all that waiting...oh god, I'm so depressed. I'm not getting you down am I? I mean, you think you have problems, what are you supposed to do with a manically depressed robot?
"Teachers leave us kids alone
Bloody hell, not that old base 13 chestnut.
Douglas Adams said many many times that he had never made a joke in base 13...
"Information wants to be paid"
Ford - ehhh, I don't see Jeff Goldblum. He needs to sound British.
He's a zarking Betelgeusian, for Zarquon's sake. Seem to remember at one time Goldblum was Adams' choice - but maybe he's too old now.
"Information wants to be paid"
Hell freakin' no! Haven't you guys ever heard of Hugh Laurie? He's a british actor who has achieved a real following with the BBC's adaptation of PG Wodehouse's novels, as well as playing in several other movies (bio on IMDB). His role as Bertie Wooster in the Wodehouse series makes him the perfect Arthur Dent. ... is just so sure of himself. I doubt he can play the real Arthur Dent, the man who continually wanders around the universe in his pyjamas. It just doesn't work.
Hugh Grant
"Teachers leave us kids alone
...and it's not good news. Let's just say that it doesn't look like they're focusing on talent, here...
I totally thought Zaphod was supposed to be shorter and squat...yeah, that's the ticket. He also has to be really conniving. Lovitz would be perfect. He talks like he has 2 heads already...
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Douglas Adams books is among the most screwed up books ive ever read in my life and i read quite a lot of books. The language and the totally cranked up fantasy of the books makes it pretty hard to make a movie that makes them justice. For us that has read them its almost bound to be ugly since we all have our own picture of how a vogon looks etc.
LOTR was in my opinion pretty good but it didnt do the books justice. To make good books into a good movie is almost impossible because the different ways the work. A good book can be almost without visual references but you yourself fills the blanks with whatever suits you. A movie serves everything on a dish and can if it dont match your imagination dissapoint very much.
Hollywood havent been that good at sticking to whatever the book is but rather what the big star and the producer want to see in the movie. I suspect that this movie will be like most other hollywood movies. A frency in effects and not much work on the real script. Its almost like the scripts is worked out around the FX and not the other way.
Give the script to the same guys that made LOTR and maybe it rocks but hollywood? The same guys that gave us Roxanne?
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when he was here promoting the game Starship Titanic (got an autographed copy in my bookshelf, hoping to get it running under wine/winex some day :) :)
he mentioned the making of a film, but he wanted things done right.
He felt that the technology for visual effects had then begin to be more satisfying..
I remember that he mentioned that he bought back the rights to the film (don't remember from which company). He also mentioned a certian rubberface being proposed to play Zaphod.
hope to see he finished movie.. been very curious since 1998
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Trillian is from the UK.
She is actually from New York. Remember delivery pizza? A UK accent would work for her though, as long as it had some american influence.
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> Arthur Dent - This is going to be a tough call, but my gut says recycle Mr. Bean.
:)
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My vote goes for Keanu Reeves.
All you would need to do is tell him to say "What", "I don't understand", and "Where's the tea".
Who would know the difference?
Plus, I think the role in The Matrix would amplify the world is a computer effect. After all, The Matrix surely came from HGTTG. Deep thought even says: "A computer so large that organic life will make up part of it's operational matrix". (or something like that).
Arthur: Keanu Reeves
Ford: Jeff Goldblum
Zaphod: Brad Pitt
Trillian: Elizabeth Hurley
ouch.. that would be an expensive movie.
I go with MsGeek on this one, and make it an animated film. 3D graphics over the original radio series.
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I guess you've never commuted to work on public transport. One day, try taking the train/metro/tube in, for example, London.
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The doctor said I'm not supposed to get Slashdot in it!
And here was me thinking Sirius Cybernetics Corp was modelled on a company in Seattle....
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Share and Enjoy,
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Or girl by your side...."
(pardon any misquoting).
not another good book ruined by hollywood. Books like this will not benefit from this:
(Fat man in suit sits at a desk. Looks at his digital watch at the time. Opens up his expensive PDA, trys to turn it on, gives up and uses a pen and paper. In barely legible writing he lays down)
- spend money on fight scenes
- spend money on special effects
- spend money on big name actors
- spend money on advertising
'ok that looks like it.. hmmm cant help thinking i've forgot something.. oh yes.'
- write a script
Hmm 'Terry!?' (tea boy look up from linking paperclips together) 'Got a little job for you, shouldnt take you more than half a day'
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Hes not being 'taken seriously after his death' as you say, but since hes dead they dont have to take him seriously anymore since the people that will give them the rights will be lawyers who you can appease with money rather than a good film. The radio version of HHGG was great, thats because Adams wrote the script.
We cant even hope for an amazing tea boy since the script would then be vetoed. Oh God I'm so depressed.
The most annoying detail about H2G2, from a screenwriting point of view, is that it was originally a radio series.
And also from an effects point of view. The whole thing about Zaphod having two heads and three arms was thrown in as a joke because you can do that on Radio. Zaphod's second head originally spoke French. At some point in the second radio series it's implied Zaphod has grown yet another arm...
Works well on radio. Needs good effects work on screen!
"Information wants to be paid"
Arthur Dent - This is going to be a tough call, but my gut says recycle Mr. Bean.
Oh my god NO!!!!!! Rowan Atkinson hasn't done anything good since the last series of Blackadder - and is totally wrong for the part of Arthur Dent...
Trillian - Tia Carerra. I know, it never said Trillian was asian, but my image of her was always this exotic, immigrant British. If not her, than Mariana Sirtis (sans Troi accent, thank you).
I seem to remember that in the book, Trillian is described as arabic-looking.
"Information wants to be paid"
was better than the books. Well from my point of view. After hearing the radio series the books seem boring. I didn't hear the entire series only to the old man in the hut episode -- the real ruler of the galaxy. The radio series had humour and a flow that was just missing from the books. The TV series was OK but only covered a small portion of the story.
For example, remember the scene where Arthur Dent hears Marvin humming ... except its "Wish You Were Here" and comments in amazement about him humming Pink Floyd ? Just doesn't transfer well to a book in my opinion. Actually I wish they did it as a mini-series so they could get the whole story. Get the guys who did Third Rock From the Sun to do it ... that has a HGTTG feel about it.
Bitter and proud of it.
This is obviously a hoax. The real Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal would eat all of the assoicate producers.
Great idea, aside from the thorny legal issues, but who cares about those. :) If I had modpoints you'd be snacking on 'em now.
He who refuses to do arithmetic is doomed to talk nonsense.
Douglas Adams seemed to like the idea.
He who refuses to do arithmetic is doomed to talk nonsense.
Wrong Hugh. Hugh Laurie would be better. If you want pointed sarcasm, his Mr Palmer in the Ang Lee version of Sense and Sensibility was nothing but pointed sarcasm, and he is similiary sarcastic in his role as the head of MI5 in the recent series 'Spooks'.
He's not a totally unknown name in the US either, as he's the father in Stuart Little. On TV he was in the third and fourth Blackadder series (as Prince George and Lieutenant George), and also Wooster in the 1990 series.
Finally, and the clincher - I'd heard it reported on more than one occasion that Adams himself liked the idea of Hugh Laurie.
get the guy from "Scream" and "Scooby Doo" maybe
You mean Matthew Lillard?
Good call! I was scratching my head on that one, but I think he has the range and the physical appearance to pull it off..
Trillian - also could get away with an American in the role. Mid-twenties, and somewhat attractive but believably intelligent.
For Trillian, the only person I can think of would be Cathy Rogers (producer/host of Junkyard Wars)
I can't see anyone but a Brit in that role, but if you did cast an American, what about Christine Taylor (Ben Stiller's wife - played Matilda in Zoolander)?
Another maybe could be Tea Leoni, but she's might be a bit too old for the part.
Trillian - Tia Carerra. I know, it never said Trillian was asian, but my image of her was always this exotic, immigrant British. If not her, than Mariana Sirtis (sans Troi accent, thank you)
No way! Tia Carrere can't play anyone but Tia Carrere - she's a horrible actress!
And Marina Sirtis is way too old to be picked up at a party by Zaphod.
[If you can't recognize the tune, you're in the wrong generation. Run along and play until the grownups are done.]
When I find myself in times of trouble,
Douglas Adams comes in view
Speaking words of wisdom: "Forty-two."
And in my hour of darkness,
He is the light that shines on through
Speaking words of wisdom: "Forty-two."
Forty-two, forty-two, forty-two, forty-two.
Whisper words of wisdom: forty-two.
What are the broken-hearted people
Living in the world to do?
There will be an answer: Forty-two.
For though they may be parted,
There is still a chance to see what's true.
There will be an answer: forty-two.
Forty-two, forty-two, forty-two, forty-two.
There will be an answer: forty-two.
[Cue the choir and repeat ad infinitum.]
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Tell me if I'm wrong* but wasn't the whole pizza delivery thing related to one of the Dirk Gently novels?
Woo, you are right. That was Kate and the pizza delivery, my memory is going out.
IIRC Trillian was picked up by Zaphod at a party in Ealing that Arthur attended.
Islington I believe, and Zaphod gate crashed and Arthur was trying to pick up on Trillian. Which is why Arthur didn't like Zaphod from the beginning.
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His only non-MP producing credit is the classic Time Bandits! :)
Woot, I've found someone as obsessive as me about DA's stuff :)
Absolutely. Not only do I read them, but I buy copies for friends to read for good measure. I think mostly so I can make jokes in regards and the get them instead of looking at me like I'm entirely, but not quite, insane.
Dacels Jewelers can't be trusted.
I don't know if you've seen the H2G2 dvd yet, but it's interesting to see what they did, on a shoestring budget, for Zaphod's second head (relatively simple robotics via radio control) and his third arm (second actor when needed for action, prosthetic when not).
;)
Imagine what a few million would do, besides keep the Teamsters happy
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Real life is underrated.
Damnit. "extra arm and head", not "extra arm and leg".
Sorry if that came of combatative, I just really dislike the whole Matthew Lillard/Scream/I Know What You Did Last Summer/Teeny-Bopper Get Laid Movie crowd of actors
.. It's fun to watch her music videos with the sound off :o)
No problem, I can relate..
I just think that he's not quite as bad as the others... (Jennifer Love Hewitt has nice boobs though