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Ok, I really should have posted this on Friday for it to be relevant. But seeing as how I wasn't sent this until after I had finished for the day it was impossible. Might have been something to do with the transatlantic time lag! Anyway, with just 42 days (39 now!) left till the release of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy at the US Cinema's the official site is now fully open for business, and rather good it is too! Click Here
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With just over a month to go till its release, you would have thought that Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy would be completely finished. But no, it isn't as Helen Mirren has been added to the cast. Not an acting gig for her mind, she will only be lending her voice to Deep Thought. And for those of you who don't know what this is Deep Thought is the second greatest computer in the history of the Universe and it was built to find out the question to life, the Universe and everything. After millions and millions of years of ferrociously computing, Thought came up with the answer. However, it couldn't come up with the question. But, it was able to project into the future and figure out that a more amazing computer would be built (a computer so amazing that it would develop organic life on its surface) that would be able to come up with the question and which, conicidentally, is also our Earth.
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Want to get your hands on 2 VIP tickets for the World Premier of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, which takes place on Wednesday 20 April 2005 in London’s West End? Sure you do, well if you attend the Third Douglas Adams Memorial Lecture on 10th March at the Royal Institution in London then you've got a chance, if you win you get tickets to the screening of the film and also the after-show party, which will be attended by cast and the directors. The lecture will take place at 7.30pm on Thursday 10 March 2005 at the Royal Institution, Albemarle Street, London W1. Tickets @ £20 (main theatre, with drinks beforehand) or £12 (gallery, without drinks) are available from www.savetherhino.org
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11th February 2005: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
On Day 42, We're Looking For 6 (That's 4 + 2, Because 42 is
Too Many)
The Search
For The Biggest Hitchhiker's Fans in the Galaxy Begins
Are you
a "hoopy frood" who really knows where your towel
is? Have you ever made your own Sub-Etha Sens-O-Matic out of
cardboard in an attempt to hitchhike to another planet? Do you
have the answer to Life, The Universe, and Everything tattooed
on your body? Do you ever pretend your car is powered by the
Infinite Improbability Drive? Have you ever shoved a goldfish
in your ear in an attempt to understand French?
If you answered
yes to these questions then we are looking for you!
Today marks
the 42nd day of the year, a day to reflect on "The Answer"
provided by Deep Thought and to celebrate just how much of a
Hitchhiker's fan you really are. We are looking for a few (6
actually - again 4 + 2) of the BIGGEST HITCHHIKER'S FANS IN
THE GALAXY. Tell us why you became a fan and how you live your
life in accordance with the most remarkable book ever to come
out of the great publishing houses of Ursa Minor. Entries must
be 250 words or less and can be accompanied by a photo documenting
the degree of your "hoopiness."
Right now
you are asking yourself, "Isn't being a Hitchhiker's fan
a reward in itself? Why enter such a contest?" As Zaphod
Beeblebrox once explained, "It's partly the curiosity,
partly a sense of adventure, but mostly I think it's the fame
. . ." That's right - be the envy of every Hitchhiker's
fan when your detailed fan profile appears on the official site
for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie.
So enter
to win now - all entries must be in by February 25th. For official
rules, visit the display department at your local planning office
(and bring a flashlight). Email all entries to 42Fans@gmail.com.
Entries must also include your:
Name
Age
City
Email Address
Thanks for
entering!
Sirius Cybernetics
Corporation, Marketing Division
Wednesday
2nd February 2005: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
At a FREE event, on Sunday 6th Feb, 12.20pm at the
Odeon Panton Street, London, Robbie Stamp, Executive Producer
of the movie (also friend and business partner of the late Douglas
Adams), will be showing some concept art and photography and
talk about the production of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
To attend this FREE event, just send an email to hitchhikers@sci-fi-london.com
with your name and the number of tickets you want (maximum 4
tickets per request). This event is part of SCI-FI-LONDON, the
4th London International Festival of Science Fiction and Fantastic
Film. To see the rest of the festival programme and to book
tickets for screenings and other events please visit: http://www.sci-fi-london.com/
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21st January 2005: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Update:
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20th January 2005: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
Actor Stephen Fry has been given the illustrious job of voicing
the Guide itself in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie.
In the adaptation of the Douglas Adams book, The Guide is an
electronic book which accompanies the story's hero Arthur Dent
on his travels around the galaxy.
Tuesday
11th January 2005: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Update:
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Friday
7th January 2005: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
Alan Rickman and Bill Bailey have been added to the cast of
the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy adaptation starring Martin
Freeman. Rickman will voice Marvin the Paranoid Andriod while
comedian Bailey voices The Whale.
Monday
3rd January 2005: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
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Guide to the Galaxy adaptation starring Martin Freeman.
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16th November 2004: The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy update:
More concept art for The Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy adaptation
can be seen over at fan site DouglasAdams.se.
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16th April 2004: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Update:
John Malkovich has joined the cast of The Hitchhiker's Guide
to the Galaxy as religious cult leader called Humma Kavula,
a character created by the late Douglas Adam's especially for
the big screen adaptation. Garth Jennings is directing.
Thursday
12th February 2004: Hithchiker's Guide to the Galaxy Update:
Disney have signd up UK FX house Cinesite Europe to provide
the 300 FX shots required for Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
They will also be providing the on set visual effects required
for the movie. Co-Producer Todd Arnow said "We are delighted
to be working with Cinesite (Europe) Ltd as our key visual effects
provider. Cinesite's excellent work on the 'Harry Potter' films
and the upcoming 'Troy' and 'King Arthur' were a determining
factor in our decision. Their creative approach and production
experience will be a real asset to our film." Cinesite's
work will have a highly creative 3D content, including computer
generated spaceships, virtual environments, talking computer
generated animals and composites with models to create fantasy
planet environments.
Thursday
5th February 2004: The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Update:
Sam Rockwell has been cast as the two-headed Zaphod
Beeblebrox.
Thursday
29th January 2004: The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Update:
Zooey Deschanel and Mos Def have been added to the cast of Hitchhikers
Guide to the Galaxy which is still aiming for an April 19th
start. Mos Def will play Ford Prefect helping Martin Freeman's
Arthur Dent through the universe and Deschanel will appear as
Trillian, Zaphod Beeblebrox's girlfriend. Garth Jennings and
Nick Goldsmith are to direct with Jay Roach producing.
Monday
12th January 2004: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Update:
Word reaches us that filming on Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
will take place in Iceland in either April or August this year
for one week on a glacier.
Monday
12th January 2004: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Update:
Rumours are circulating that Warwick Davis is being considered
for a role in the big screen Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Monday
12th January 2004: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Update:
Bill Nighy has revealed that he is signed up to star in Hitchhiker's
Guide to the Galaxy as well as Martin Freeman. Nighy will play
Slartibartfast and Freeman will play Arthur Dent. Nighy had
this to say "I'm a big fan of the book and the people who
are making it are very cool people and I think they're going
to do a good job," says Nighy. "It's a really good
script. It's really, really faithful [to the book]. All the
jokes are there and they're big fat jokes. It's wonderful. And
with all the technology we have now, it can not only be a big
satisfying comedy but I figure it could be quite exciting as
well."
Friday
3rd October 2003: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Update:
After a very long gestation period the movie version of Hitchiker's
Guide to the Galaxy. Filming will start in London next year
and will be directed by Garth Jennings and produced by Nick
Goldsmith.
Thursday
14th August 2003: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Update:
Garth Jennings and Nick Goldsmith, the producer and director
behind the
big budget Hollywood remake of Douglas Adams HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE
TO =
THE GALAXY will appear tonight at the Edinburgh
International Film Festival to discuss what makes a music video
funny.Working under the name HAMMER & TONGS, Jennings and
Goldsmith have
produced over 200 pop videos and commercials including Blur
Coffee & TV promo featuring an animated milk carton, and
Fatboy Slims
Right Here, Right Now. The
big screen adaptation of the HITCHHIKER=98S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
will be the duo's first feature film. It is to be produced by
Hollywood production company Spyglass Films from a script originally
written by the
book's author, Douglas Adams, who died in 2001. The script has
since been polished by Karey Kirkpatrick, the writer of CHICKEN
RUN. Earlier
this month Spyglass Films partner Roger Birnbaum said of the
project, "We finally cracked the story, and hired these
clever English
fellows to make sure that the picture is visually inventive
and funny and
accessible to contemporary audiences, while still connected
to the book
Douglas wrote almost 25 years ago."
Tuesday
16th June 2003: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Update:
It has finally been confirmed that Jay Roach has left the Hitchhiker's
Guide to the Galaxy project. He has been replaced by Garth Jennings
along
with Nick Goldsmith now producing. The script is still being
written by
Karey Kirkpatrick.
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16th January 2003: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Update:
It has been announced that director Jay Roach has left the
production of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the movie was
apparently close to being ready to be filmed so the producers
are looking for a replacement but they want someone who will
be prepared to get Douglas Adam's vision on the screen and not
put too much of themselves on it.
Thursday
9th January 2003: Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy Update:
The late Douglas Adam's wife Jen Belson on a radio interview
has revealed that Karey Kirkpatrick had been working on a screenplay
for a movie with her husband before his death. The script had
been greenlighted by a few producers but she was not forthcoming
with any more information.
Tuesday
17th September 2002: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Update:
Looks like Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is finally
coming out of development hell with word today that Karey Kirkpatrick
has been signed onto pen a script for a planned movie adaptation
of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Austin Powers director
Jay Roach has long been attached to the project and it is still
thought he wishes to be involved.
Hitchhiker's
Guide To The Galaxy is the bizarre and much loved creation of
the late writer Douglas Adams. It originally started out as
a BBC radio series, was then made into a BBC 2 TV series, (with
a tiny budget and very cheap effects as I recall). He then adapted
it into a novel, that lead into a series of books. Hitchhiker's
Guide To The Galaxy is probably what Douglas Adams will be most
remembered for but he was also much interested and involved
in the developing the internet for the future, and had more
creative idea's in his short life than most people ever have.
So
what was Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy all about then? That
is a hard one, it was funny, it was surreal, thoughtful, packed
with ideas. I'll be honest my main recollections of it are from
the TV Series on TV a long time ago, and if I'm honest all I
remember is the crap costumes, cheapo sets and effects. I guess
I was too young then to take in everything else it was about.
It's a massive fan favourite and I think the TV series of Hitchhiker's
Guide To The Galaxy is still available if anyone wants to check
it out. A short premise is that Arthur Dent finds out that the
earth is getting demolished for an intergalactic highway, his
friend Ford Prefect advises him of this and they stowaway on
a spaceship and hitch round the galaxy looking for teh meaning
of life.
Rumours
of developing a movie out of Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
were kicking round for years, and because a budget for this
movie would have to be huge for it to look right, rather than
the cheapo effort by the BBC it was pretty much thought that
it would never actually get made.
But
then Jay Roach became involved in the project. Roach, as you
may know, is the director of both Austin Powers movies and also
Meet The Parents. All of these movies have been massive successes
and made tons of money for their film companies. This made talk
of a Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy sound more positive. Roach
certainly has a way with witty comedy and would probably be
well suited for the humour of Hitchhiker's.
Developing
the script for the movie was Douglas Adam's himself. This wasn't
the first script for Hitchhiker's as a Josh Friedman penned
a treatment, Adam's apparently ignored this when writing his
screenplay.
Back
to rumours, Adams' thought that Hugh Laurie would be the best
choice for Arthur Dent. Jay Roach was reported to have thought
that Jim Carrey would be perfect for Zaphod Beeblebrox, who
just happens to have two heads. Interestingly the rights to
aHitchhiker's movie were actually owned by Ivan Reitman for
quite a few years before he passed on the project. Also involved
at one point was Mike Nesmith (The Monkees) who was helping
Douglas Adams bring the project to the screen.
Disney
were having problems understanding the script from reports,
and what the motivation of the characters were. Ie they felt
they needed a hero, but Arthur Dent, is too grumpy and unheroic
(is that a word, I felt that cowardly was too strong?) and they
wanted him to become more heroic. I think this is one of the
reasons that Disney maybe put Hitchhiker's on the back burner
and used the much talked about strikes this year as an excuse
to not make the movie. At that time a rumoured budget for the
movie was a not small budget of $80 million.
But
then Douglas Adams' passed away in April this year. Naturally
this will change the development of the movie as Adam's was
always deeply involved in his most famous creation. We think
Jay Roach is still attached to direct the movie, interestingly
Hitchhiker's isn't listed as one of the projects he has in development.
Guess we will have to wait and see if things will develop. My
own personal opinion is that f Roach does now drop it, then
we will never see a Hitchhiker's movie.
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