h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

It was Mrs. Brown I was thinking of.

Where did you find out the cast???
Orion

http://www.douglasadams.com/movie
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mjs2000/news.htm
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371724/

Although Nighy isn't officially mentioned on douglasadams.com, he did day in an interview that he was going to be in the film.

Cheers!!!

Hhhhhhmmmmmmm. Well, the proof of the pudding, as they say...

Exactly. It'll be worth a look anyway.

And if it's good it'll be a comfort and if it's rubbish it'll be another thing to joyfully rant about.

"Actors.....couldn't act.... did you SEE the way they played Slartibartfast?......God it really irritates me when they...... and they completely missed the point of......I'm sorry, there's just NO WAY IN HELL THAT...... The music could have been..... where were the pan galactic gargle blasters, that's what I'd like to know!.......... not a patch on the book"

etc.

Exactly. Sorry, it was only when I saw the etc. bit at the bottom I realised what you meant. I was wondering if you were feeling OK!!

Feeling fine.

Good.

Either way, Awix is sure to post a refreshing and amusing review of it.

Oh dear oh dear oh dear. I for one am remaining very sceptical about the Hitch Hiker's movie. There always has been and always will be ONE Arthur Dent- Simon Jones. Giving the role to anyone else is inviting a mess up of epic proportions! I honestly don't know if I'm going to watch it or nt, from what I just read about the plot there it sounds like, ooh, first thing that pops into my head here... A pair of fetid dingoe's kidneys....

Martyn

Well, given that the plot came from Douglas himself, you are, at least, getting genuine hitchhiker's.

Right, let me get this straight in my burnt out excuse for a mind. They're missing out so many things that were central to the radio and book plots, which to some extent may be okay, because there's undoubtedly going to be soem of it that won't work visually. But still, from what I've seen and heard about the movie so far, there's still a heap of stuff that I feel is integral to the story. So basically I'm still remaining sceptical. Desperately tryng to keep an open mind but I'm finding it difficult!!

Martyn

Okay, so tyhe plot came from Douglas's original visions (that then spent in his own words "20 years in development hell") so like you said it'll be genuine hitch hikers.

This isn't a version of the movie that spent 20 years in development hell. This is what Douglas was working on right up until he died.

Why not read a few things about the people making it:

A2257599 - an interview with the director and producer
A3513359 - first of four Q&As with the director and producer
http://hitchhikers.movies.go.com/movienews/interview.html - an interview with the screenwriter
A3283346 - concept art

Cheers Jim mate, took a look at those interviews. The concept art looks pretty good too. I just hope that everyone involved in the movie can still realise Douglas's vision and do it true justice. Sorry if I sound like I'm about to go on some kind of witch hunt here or something. I'm really not, honest!

Martyn

Whoever is in charge of the whole thing is a braver man than I, for sure. I think that this [the book in general, previous serialisations] is one of those projects that has the potential to go horribly wrong if handled in careless hands.

Well, the previews are fnally on telly, and I have to admit, contrary to my early scepticism, the movie is actually looking quite good, I just hope it is and does justice to DOuglas's vision.