THGTTG

To those who know and remember, that acronym isn't the name of a new Chris Evans Friday night show, (thank god). It is of course the 'familiar' way of referring to 'The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy'.
Everyone at our house is very excited about the new film version that will be coming out soon, as directed by Garth Jennings. I have just had a peek at the movie trailer and i have to say that my appetite is whet.
I was concerned, very concerned about how this project would work. I, like everyone, have such strong memories of the series and the books that it seemed that the only possible outcome would be failure. However, it seems to work, more than that, it looks really good!

I was very worried about Mos Def being Ford Prefect as i fondly remember Ford as looking a bit 'Willy Wonka' in a younger, thinner-lipped kind of way. However, Mos seems to embody Ford's 'cool' and fit the part very well indeed.
Marvin looks like a large scale 'Ratchet', (from 'Ratchet and Clank' the computer game), we shall just have to see whether Alan Rickman's voice breathes more life into him.
Martin Freeman also looks great as Arthur Dent, although he seems to lack a bit of the phrenetic energy that Simon Jones offered in the first. Maybe the idea of Earth being demolished for an alien superhighway isn't as scary as it once was which could be the reason for Freeman's 'stoner' attitude.
All this said, i can't wait to see it.

Yippppeeeeeee :)

View Trailer Here