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New Cast Information For 'Hitchhiker's' Movie

Posted by timothy on from the movie-with-a-heart-of-gold dept.

Kathleen writes "I was listening to the old Hitchiker's radio plays, and feeling nostalgic, I decide to check out how the movie version was going along. Well, they've filled out some important parts, Zaphod and Marvin have been cast. Zaphod is played by Sam Rockwell who's most recently been in Matchstick Men and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. Marvin is being played by Warwick Davis (Who was Willow Ufgood in Willow). Slartibartfast will be played by Bill Nighy. This news is a little distressing, since I was under the impression that Stephen Moore would still be handling the voice of Marvin."

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  1. It's going to blow by Trolling4Dollars · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Mos Def as Ford Prefect?

    I know they are going to ruin it now. It's going to flop and everyone is going to talk about how much the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy sucks without knowing the triumph of the original radio, television and book series.

    In the original radio, TV and book series, Ford Prefect was an alien who tried to assume a hipster personality circa 1978. I guess the choice of Mos Def is supposed to have a hipster character that is appropriate to 2004. But all you HHGTTG fans and I know that this is going to wind up being the HHGTTG meets Men In Black. I'll bet it will have some funky hip-hop soundtrack as well. Sorry, but to me, this is like a parody of a parody within a parody. It's like Saturday Night Live doing Masterpiece Theater with Nelly as host. HOw disappointing.

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    1. Re:It's going to blow by tealover · · Score: 2, Interesting

      I like the choioce. I'd much rather see this production take some chances than emulate something that's already been done. Otherwise there's no purpose in it being made again.

      I certainly have no desire to see another stilted, British production. I can only put up with about half an hour of that stuff per month (thanks PBS).

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    2. Re:It's going to blow by EngMedic · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Having seem some of the films Mos Def was in (The Italian Job, for one), i'm not too worried about it. Talented actor, and somehow he works as ford in my head. what about that guy from Red Dwarf though?

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  2. My vote for Ford Prefect by jjeffries · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I know it's been decided but I can't help that Rowan Atkinson would be a great Ford Prefect... there's just something not quite right about his nose...

    1. Re:My vote for Ford Prefect by nomadic · · Score: 2, Interesting

      I can actually see him as Arthur Dent more...

  3. Re:Eeek! Which will it be? by Dmala · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Actually, I don't think Zaphod with an American accent is all that far off. I always took Zaphod's character to be a parody of the stereotypical American anyway.

  4. Re:Eeek! Which will it be? by black+mariah · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I never read Zaphod as having a British accent. He always seemed like the typical Californian surfer dude to me.

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  5. Re:Narrator by Bloater · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Probably Howard Stableford, he used to present the BBCs Tommorrows World, but now he does just about every narration I've heard in the last few years.

  6. Short Marvin? by bottlerocket · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Am I the only one who pictured Marvin as being as tall as the other humanoid characters? Well, as tall as them if he was always slouched over? The comic book adapation of HHGTG had his look pretty spot on, in my opinion. Were did this Ewok stuff come from?

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  7. Re:Marvin by Vargasan · · Score: 2, Interesting

    "Actually I think that would be the majority of robot movies."

    Fine example being Dot Matrix from "Spaceballs". Voice by Joan Rivers, but the actual actor was Lorene Yarnell.

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  8. Re:Narrator by iamanatom · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I think Tom Baker would be excellent. He was one of the Doctor Whos and narrated 'Little Britain' (sketch comedy show made last year in Britain (oddly enough). His voice is quite deep and gravely but with lots of range when he uses it and it is totally English. It's a very nice voice to listen to explaining things.

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  9. Re:Missing Data! by chad_r · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I agree with the awful roles he's done. I thought Jerry Lewis was annoying, and Carrey's humorous roles were just a lame copy. When I first heard he was going to be in Charlie Kaufman's next movie, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, I was fearful. But I just saw the trailer today. Damn, that looks good.

  10. Back from the dead ??? by The+Famous+Druid · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Check out the 'Executive Producer' credit on imdb

    That would be quite a trick!

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  11. Tim Curry by IllogicalStudent · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I think Tim Curry would make a good narrator. He's no stranger to voice acting, either, as he did the voice for the Gabriel Knight games series (not including the lackluster second-installment).... and he's British!

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