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Hitchhikers Guide To Be Made Into A Movie

Posted by timothy on from the and-not-just-a-miniseries dept.

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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  1. Two words by Schnapple · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Terry Gilliam.

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  2. This must be a Thursday... by ocie · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've never quite gotten the hang of Thursdays.

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  3. final installment???!!! by frovingslosh · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Apparently they are getting some other script writer to finish off Douglas Adams final installment

    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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  4. Zaphod - Bruce Campbell by lowe0 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    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.