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all i have to say, is that it's about time!!!
all i have to say, is that it's about time!!!
Can we finally raise our Pangalactic Gargleblaster and drink to the promise of a Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie?
That's what it sounds like. Finally.
Though originally announced a few months ago, plans are now 100% full steam ahead (for the moment) to get rolling on the adaptation of late author Douglas Adams' sci-fi comedy novel(s) about a hapless British gent swept away during Earth's final hours, embarking on an interstellar adventure filled with oddities like a morose robot, a roguish two-headed space president, a hot babe, towels, babel fish and Vorgon poetry.
After bouncing around development hell for the past two decades, the film has officially been given the greenlight by Spyglass/Disney. No word yet on casting, but cameras will roll early next year in London with commercial/music video director Garth Jennings at the helm, with his "Hammer and Tongs" partner Nick Goldsmith producing (the pair previously worked on videos for the likes of Beck, Blur and Fatboy Slim). Chicken Run scribe Karey Kirkpatrick last pecked at the script.
Austin Powers director Jay Roach had long been attached to the large-budgeted project before moving on. The novel was previously adapted into a cheap-looking BBC series, which you can see on DVD and anticipate slightly better special effects for the new version.
That's what it sounds like. Finally.
Though originally announced a few months ago, plans are now 100% full steam ahead (for the moment) to get rolling on the adaptation of late author Douglas Adams' sci-fi comedy novel(s) about a hapless British gent swept away during Earth's final hours, embarking on an interstellar adventure filled with oddities like a morose robot, a roguish two-headed space president, a hot babe, towels, babel fish and Vorgon poetry.
After bouncing around development hell for the past two decades, the film has officially been given the greenlight by Spyglass/Disney. No word yet on casting, but cameras will roll early next year in London with commercial/music video director Garth Jennings at the helm, with his "Hammer and Tongs" partner Nick Goldsmith producing (the pair previously worked on videos for the likes of Beck, Blur and Fatboy Slim). Chicken Run scribe Karey Kirkpatrick last pecked at the script.
Austin Powers director Jay Roach had long been attached to the large-budgeted project before moving on. The novel was previously adapted into a cheap-looking BBC series, which you can see on DVD and anticipate slightly better special effects for the new version.
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