The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

I just caught wind of this—a film adaptation of the legendary book by Douglas Adams is officially in pre-production. You can check out the details here.

I heard that NBC produced an incredibly successful series based on his work—they even turned the book into a drama. If they follow his original recipe, they shouldn't be able to mess this up. I'm genuinely excited for this movie; it looks like it will mostly feature British actors, and there’s even talk about bringing in some Monty Python members.
If I dig up any more info, I'll let you all know.

Donna Nelson23 said:I am seriously looking forward to this movie, especially since it looks like most of the cast will be British actors and there’s even talk about bringing in some folks from Monty Python.

Actually, Terry Jones from Python was such a close friend of Adams.

To be honest, this whole project has been stuck in pre-production for what feels like forever; Adams spent years tinkering away at a script that just never seemed to make it past the starting line.

I caught a bit of that series, and honestly, it didn't really grab me. I've just never been a fan of how they handle filmmaking over in the United Kingdom.

I’d much rather see an American studio take a crack at it...

I caught a few clips of that series and honestly? It didn't really grab me. I've never been a huge fan of how they do things over in the UK—I'd much rather see an American production handle this one...

The producers are actually Hammer & Tongs from the United Kingdom and Spyglass Entertainment from the USA, with Disney handling distribution 🙄. Looks like you got exactly what you wanted!

Thank god .... 👍 👋 :klap: 🙂 🎉

That movie was absolutely top-tier. Honestly, though, the series feels like a bit of a step down... mostly just because the special effects aren't quite hitting the mark.