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.
不论这部影片的票房如何，它始终是迈开了重要的一步，其意义可能在于，国内一场对于动画艺术认知的公开课。短片作者驾驭长片还有一段很长的路要走，作者语言进入公众领域表达还需要通过更多的实践来磨合，但愿有更多的机会给这些作者试炼，中国动画一定会向着明亮那方。
好特别的一部动画片，舒缓而又不失节奏感的整体氛围，流畅的动画情节，银幕内外的时光看似迟滞，实则已经在不经意间缓缓流淌了过去。我想这应该就是好电影的与众不同之处吧！
影片后劲儿非常强！属于那种值得反复推敲、细细咂摸的类型，每一个小故事、小篇章，都有着满满的小细节和小格调，总是能最快的调动起大脑里的情绪。
衔接动画（小兔子）不错。章节故事的表现手法都非常风格化，很多惊艳的片段～但故事性水平有高有低，最喜欢小兔子🐰
竟然还有彩蛋！三个小朋友没有看到。呱～呱呱～呱，呱～呱呱
7分，小火车最有深度，蒯老伯糖水铺和外婆的铁皮柜，细水长流真实打动人，哼哈二将很有趣，萤火虫女孩还蛮可爱、小兔子成长烦恼有点无聊，最后一个翼娃子的星期天是我最不喜欢的，或许是导演想呈现生活美好的一部分或是理想状态，但比起儿女不回家的蒯老伯、偷拿外婆钱的我静静看她吃完饭。翼娃子的家庭少了一些反差和人物情感的变化，所以不能打动我。
每一个故事都很好看！！我在电影院泪水涟涟。非常温情，非常中国味儿。本来想说唯一的缺点是外婆的铁皮柜那个故事的旁白太棒读了，结果结束了一看人家是作者➕导演…
这样七个故事，大人反复回味才能细品个中深意，孩子懂了多少好像也不太重要，爱和温暖向来都是种子，播下了，总会在某个不经意的时刻，回忆和现实严丝合缝地扣上，那个时候叫懂得，不管来不来得及，总会懂得。 孩子，希望你心里一直有爱有光。
应该怎么表达自己内心的感受呢？这是一首献给孩子们的童谣，也是一场呈现给成年人的“万花筒大世界”。电影是世界的另一扇窗户，我们从中能够看到什么，我们就是什么，你的目光在哪里，你的财宝就在哪里。联想到自己之前的求学之路，又何尝不是向翼娃子一样充满了艰辛，而这条艰辛的道路上，又何尝没有出现过蒯老伯这样温暖的人呢？
相信我，这是一个不会让你失望的电影，不管你抱着多大的期待去看，最后的结果一定是超过你的期待。真的，这话不假，动画片的存在为线条在银幕上的舞动赋予了更加充足的意义。但我想《向着明亮那方》更大的看点，恐怕还是人们对于日常自我的反躬自省：人活着是为了梦想吗？是为了目标吗？是为了赢得更多人的关注吗？还是为了更多的触及自己的灵魂，用一份温暖的感动来体会世界的另类语言？我愿意选择后者，因为它给了我更多选择。
温暖又感人，可以触碰到你心里最柔软的地方。
看到还有在一板一眼做动画的导演，还是很欣喜的。去电影院看了，以后还会继续支持。几个短片重，外婆的故事最戳到我，小火车的整体叙事和手法最成熟，可见功力。大家加油啊！
很新颖的方式，故事也很治愈温馨。哼哈二将最后的反转也很有意思啊！
已经很少遇到一部电影，看到中间想站起来为其鼓掌了，幸运的是，我遇到了。
3.5。像是一部动画系优秀毕业生锦集。风格各异，比较实验性。有些比差好，有些比好好。
平淡的故事，有一定的想象力，时代感绘画风格，温暖治愈，但还是太平了。
8.2应该是一组新人的习作集，7个毫不相关的故事放在一起撑起了一部电影的长度。这种做法确实有“偷懒”之嫌，但每一个动画都非常有诚意，看完得到了 中国动画有独到之处也会有市场 的信心。
【心有温暖，向往光明】今天和《向着明亮那方》发行方聊了很久，关于影片，关于年后艺管方向，关于对原创动画的推广，收获满满。电影简单而明媚，画风多样。却有可能因为推广费用而没太多人知悉，太遗憾了！真心希望喜欢画画的孩子能看到这部电影
老伯的故事就是老手艺人的坚持，一家老店传承的每个客人的故事，照顾每个路过人漂泊的灵魂。在这么浮躁的社会，这种店是越来越少了。人情淡薄，金钱至上。这到底是人类的进步，还是退步呢？亦或者只是自己的个案。
绘本，剪纸，多种风格
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