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.
4:3的影像格式是最糟糕的比例，所有构图原则都适用不了，所有角度都是物理眼界，偏要表达艺术，看见的不是超越，是拙劣复古，不是精神病患噩梦的艺术，是艺术的神经病噩梦。第4分44秒，国王转身，身后的侍从距离太近，国王不得不停顿一下，等他转，这是站位错误，应当重拍。演员还剑入鞘，找不到准头，动作迟缓，应当重拍。然而，并没有。所以别扯什么精致制作了，该配眼镜了。人总有某个时候过高估计自己的能力，这片不仅导演是，主演也是，多年自以为演技出众，真挑战舞台剧形式的表演，那台词，dreadful，声音都漂浮在上面。
极端风格化的一出棚拍舞台剧。同为A24出品，像是《灯塔》和《绿衣骑士》的集合体。与《灯塔》同为4：3黑白画幅，前者更注重光影而本片更注重构图。弗朗西斯麦克多蒙德的又一个冲奥角色，戏份不够突出不看好。除了视觉上足够享受外与之同等的是观影过程的空虚。
【2】如果只是单纯“复古”，其实已不值得被肯定。况且真挚与否另说，德莱叶时代可不会有这般空洞的造型化倾向。正如沃卓斯基的新作也仅有一人执导，结合作品某种程度的转向，值得思索。
华盛顿将被蛊惑者的彷徨焦虑不安展现的恰如其分，麦克多蒙德有点让我诧异，也许她更适合生活化的表演吧。麦克白在有了面对最终审判死志的时候，又变回了那个他熟悉的更为坚定的自己；而他在欲望和野心驱使下的阴谋者妻子也必然无法逃脱命运的审判。复杂的人性和角色转换带来的悲剧从古至今反复上演，看似想要摆脱宿命却不断被卷入宿命的深渊。性格、欲望纠缠在秩序和灾厄之中，《麦克白》对人性悲剧性的诠释也许是莎翁悲剧里最顶尖的。该片去除了些许老版电影中屡见不鲜的诗意，更符合现代人的审美，我个人更喜欢早年间的几个版本。
被摄影惊艳了两分钟，然后越来越无聊，黑白影像+极简线条+聚焦打光只是加重了舞台感啊，而且为什么丹泽尔的演技越看越生硬
莎士比亚的话剧对白 配上乔治德基里科似的画面，体验非常奇妙
Denzel的气质驾驭主角尚且可以，演技单论，但是夫人的选角是不是有点太老了。极简的黑白影像，有些《沙丘》的空间感+《纪念碑谷》的线条感，有点看艺术装置展的感觉，好在片长控制的还可以，算是一部走氛围重心理的麦克白。
但感觉没什么角度
麦克白的悲剧 里几乎全部都是莎翁原剧本的台词。对演员挑战极大，如果像舞台那样表演，顶多算个纪录片，如果用电影的方式去表演，很多内心独白是不说人话的。导演的解决方式是置景上保留舞台的仪式感，包括黑白影调，但演员走位，面部小动作，肢体语言全部采用电影的表现方式。几个演员背着大段的莎士比亚，断句都是利用呼吸而不是情绪，手里还得自己找动作。挺难的，无怪拿了金球奖演员奖的提名。
Shakespeare Four Tragedies之一的Macbeth在過往的文學作品以及影視作品都算為一篇被改編到爛了的菜市場作，A24企圖交出完全不一樣的Macbeth
风格很好，很像伯格曼的第七封印。但没有新的东西。style over substance
十分惊喜！充满新意的经典改编。有一点先锋艺术的感觉。极简的风格却营造出了阴沉压抑的氛围。服装、布景、光线都很到位。
麦克白真是黑色电影的母题 科恩兄用现当代的表现主义手法打着Noir之光照亮古典叙事
3.5 视听语言的确好，三个女巫水池中的倒影、血滴落时造成的心理声响、城堡中树叶翻飞的光影搭配乌鸦哀鸣……总之，影像美学上足够表现主义。丹泽尔·华盛顿的麦克白有点神经衰弱，科恩嫂的发挥也正常，只是这种戏剧改编的电影在保留舞台剧的质感后，很难不让人发问：还有拍的必要吗？
强舞台布景，光与影辅佐戏剧张力，绝佳的构图、调度与声画剪辑，麦克白宅邸绝对是近年来最好的电影场景之一。科恩嫂和丹泽尔，他们呈现了好的表演，但同时将违和的语速、姿态与步伐带入了悲剧之中，最精彩的段落：科恩嫂梦游（6.5/10）
除了摄影 空间置景惊人 其余部分真的是毫无必要再重新remake一遍了…
摄影美术服化道和表演都是顶级的水准，为颁奖礼而生的那类电影。肯定不难看，但没啥感觉。
I don't get it . 现在不确定是我不行，还是电影不行，所以我打算看看其他的版本再说。看到一些表扬说把舞台感融入电影是优点……I don't think so.主要是太空了，也许这就是导演的意图，要放空背景，但是这样整体气氛都弱了。如果是老版大都会那种背景，虽然也是布景感很强，但是很丰富，那个感觉我就比较喜欢。
台词还是值得品咂的，直观地感受到了莎翁的魅力
华盛顿的台词功底太强大了，莎翁繁复精巧的句子从他口中吐出如此贴合，仿佛它们本应存在他的胸腔之中。最近也看过伦敦阿尔梅达剧院版的。科恩嫂这版的麦克白夫人没有了罗南的天真，更添肃杀之感，也就使后来的崩溃显得愈发绝望。遗憾的大概只有口音了…
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