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

Well, I may not be qualified to talk movies, but after reading the interview with the top brass on this movie ( A2257599 ), I have a few opinions on the casting.

Arthur Dent - Martin Freeman (http://home.iprimus.com.au/sjkrob/bio/tim.htm shown here) from the Office. This might work, as he's close to the mental image of Arthur I have.
Ford Prefect - Mos Def (http://www.cnn.com/interactive/entertainment/0211/gallery.rappers.movies/content.9.html shown here) the rapper. No, NO and thrice NO! This isn't the man I saw as Ford Prefect. Not to be racist, but I doubt a black american rapper will work. Not at all. No siree...
Trillian - Zooey Deschanel (http://tedstrong.com/zooeydeschanel.html shown here). Now this one might work. I know nowt about her work, but on sheer visual appearance, I reckon she can pull it off. Let's hope she does a good English accent, because a foreign Trill might ruin bits of the film for me.
Zaphod Beeblebrox - Sam Rockwell (http://www.prisma-online.de/tv/person.html?pid=sam_rockwell shown here) looks like he might be able to be Zaphod, if he wears that extra head well. Although if the head isn't convincing.....

Now let's hope they use Marvin's voice from the TV show. Ahh, I love Marvin.

Keep on Hitchin'
Psyc

Have you seen what they're possibly making Marvin to look like?

Not as yet, although this movie has supplanted 'Who's going to save Leeds' in my googling. Probably because Leeds are safe.

Have you seen any Marvin pics?

Yeah, there were some on a site one of the Thigites said when he told us about the movie. I'll see if I can find it.

In a slight diversion, who would you like to see playing thhe lead parts, here's my list

Arthur - David Hyde Pierce (Niles from Fraiser)

Ford - Bill Murrey

Zaphod - Jim Carrey

Trillion - Lisa Kudrow (Pheobe from Friends)

Slartibartfarst - Dick Van Dyck

Marvin - Stephen Moore (No one else can play him)

"Ford Prefect - Mos Def (http://www.cnn.com/interactive/ente...llery.rappers.movies/content.9.html shown here) the rapper. No, NO and thrice NO! This isn't the man I saw as Ford Prefect. Not to be racist, but I doubt a black american rapper will work. Not at all. No siree..."

I think they kind of said that there was significantly more to him than a rapper. In fact I think they said they didn't think he was right until they saw him. Perhaps we should do the same, maybe?

Well, I'm very, very skeptical about Mos Def, and it might take a fair bit to convince me that he is right for the role.

Don't forget that it has to be PC so they need a man of ethnic suitability to be in the role, I mean who can forget the black Vulcan, the Native American first officer and the female captain that Star trek had to add to it's shows

Then make Trillian asian, or Zaphod part of an ethnic minority, that'd work better than Ford!

I have to say, I agree with Psycorp...

I know, it's a tragedy, but I agree with him too... I like the David Hyde Peirce or howerver you spell that, idea too.

yeah, thinking about it hed be quite good

I dunno, I think they did the best thing with Arthur and cast a relatively unknown actor who has no preconceptions attatched.

I reckon John Cleese would be a great Slartibartfast...

Check the front page for this weekend's edited entries. They finally got my third up. Huzzah to me!