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jaalaThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie has finally started shooting. Good to see they're not casting simply for the sake of big names. It's also nice to see that they're not trying to replicate either of the original BBC casts.
There's just one thing I'm wondering about. While DNA himself said he didn't care about the nationality of the actors playing parts other than Arthur Dent, I do think that Ford Prefect should also appear British; we know he's from Betelgeuse but Arthur is under the impression he is from Guildford. If Mos Def (an American) can do an English accent, great! If not, um... the character will be significantly different. Come to think of it, though, h2g2 has been changed considerably before and was doubtless changed quite a bit for the screenplay.
I'm excited to see how the movie will turn out. I've personally found each successive incarnation inferior to the previous one (i.e. the radio series is my favourite) but we'll see how it goes. Please let Trillian be better than in the TV version...
There's just one thing I'm wondering about. While DNA himself said he didn't care about the nationality of the actors playing parts other than Arthur Dent, I do think that Ford Prefect should also appear British; we know he's from Betelgeuse but Arthur is under the impression he is from Guildford. If Mos Def (an American) can do an English accent, great! If not, um... the character will be significantly different. Come to think of it, though, h2g2 has been changed considerably before and was doubtless changed quite a bit for the screenplay.
I'm excited to see how the movie will turn out. I've personally found each successive incarnation inferior to the previous one (i.e. the radio series is my favourite) but we'll see how it goes. Please let Trillian be better than in the TV version...
