All HHGTTG fans, either rejoice or cry into your towels - the increasingly inaccurately named trilogy is going to be a movie after all. Don't panic, the fine folks at Hammer & Tongs will direct and produce the film - the people behind the 'Coffee and TV'-video for Blur and the 'evolution of man'-video for Fat Boy Slim know a thing or three about irreverent craziness. Karey Kirkpatrick is the screenwriter who will try and channel Douglas and coax the old radio script into a movie script.
Karey Kirkpatrick has done us all a favor and interviewed himself about this project, answering the question on everyone's mind: WHO THE H*#&! ARE YOU AND WHAT GIVES YOU THE RIGHT TO MUCK AROUND WITH THIS TREASURED PIECE OF LITERATURE, YOU AMERICAN HOLLYWOOD HACK?
Also, see Hitchhikersmovie for info on how the film is progressing.
Coming out of the geek-closet here (who am I kidding, everyone knows about my geek streak) I'll use this opportunity to show off my signed copy of HHGTTG. Douglas Adams even spelled my name right, bless his soul.
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Cool! Wish mine was autographed. Hope these guys do a good job with the film...
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PermalinkThis is much alike the LOTR - a book impossible to make a movie out of, before Jackson, the g33k himself put all of his reputation at stake and did it. I first heard about a film in January (Finibus Bonorum et Malorum) and before that it have been much ado about ideas... I think I will believe it when I see it: and bless those moviemakers souls if they destroy the book I have read eight times...
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PermalinkYou have got to be kidding me. dammit! [proceeds to die of jealousy]
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PermalinkI think Hammer & Tongs are doing a great job so far. More power to you!
(Douglas Adams spelled your name right! DA rules!)
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PermalinkIf there is a fire in my house, I'll save my turtle and that book!
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