i just got about 3 or 4 answers wrong out of all of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy quizzes (excluding the Marvin one). it’s cool to know that after all these years, i’m still such a HHGG fanboy.
which is why it excites me tremendously to know that there is in fact a movie being made (official site | fansite), and that principal shooting is in fact already completed. you’ll be quite surprised at the cast. of particular interest is:
- Arthur Dent- Arthur Freeman (“Tim” from The Office)
- Ford Prefect- Mos Def
- Marvin– Warwick Davis
- Slartibartfast- Bill Nighy
- Zaphod- Sam Rockwell
- John Malkovich as “Humma Kavula” (a new character, created by Douglas Adams)
- Simon Jones (the original [radio and TV series] “Arthur Dent”)- ???
now, most of you are probably rejoicing at the casting of Tim Freeman, wondering just what the fuck Malkovich will be doing, cursing or loving the new Marvin, etc.; and more than that, wondering quite seriously at the notion of having not just a fucking American as Ford Prefect, but a Black American, and one best known for being a rapper.
i was a little shocked at first (i admit – hey, i’ve been seeing David Dixon as Ford in my head for years), but after about a half a second, agreed that there is nothing weird at all about Ford Prefect being black, and got on with the business of wondering why the hell he was going to be an American (note: at least HALF of the cast is American anyway, so whatever), and wondering just how Mos Def would pull it off. he’s well-known as a prodigy in many areas already, so that’s cool… but you really have to see a picture of him as Ford to know that he’s going to make one zarking hell of a Ford Prefect!!
(teaser trailer here)
(and, of course, the new radio series here)
