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H2G2 Film Website

Posted by michael on from the disused-lavatory dept.

tplayford writes "On the third anniversary of Douglas Adams death, the makers of the 'Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy' film have released their website, with a photo of the whole crew and a blog. I'm trying not to panic, but I just can't wait for the film to come out."

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  1. Skip flash by jfengel · · Score: 5, Informative

    To skip the rather unnecessary Flash intro, go here

  2. Humma Kavula by vossman77 · · Score: 5, Informative
    At the IMDB site it shows that John Malkovich is playing Humma Kavula. My labmate had no idea who this was so a quick google search gave us this site and we learn:
    Joining the cast set to start shooting the movie of The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy in London next month is the acclaimed actor John Malkovich. In a slight twist to the original concept, engineered by Douglas Adams in creating the initial draft script for the movie, Malkovich will play a crazed missionary, living amongst the Jatravartid people of Viltvodle Six, called Humma Kavula. The script for the film went through at least two other writers hands after Douglas's death in 2001, so only time will tell how much of his original concept will survive the trip to the silver screen.

    This character doesn't appear in the books. I was wondering if anyone knows how Humma Kavula works into the story.
  3. Three destructions by dinaui · · Score: 5, Informative
    The flash intro apparently randomly chooses one of three ways to destroy the Earth:
    1. A standard explosion, with chunks of planet flying by
    2. A burst of light which vaporizes the planet
    3. Getting hit by the cue-ball in a game of galactic billiards
    Using IE 6, refreshing did work to see differing intros, but the randomizer does often go on runs of the same intro.