[Rictor]

Yeah, I do disagree with their decision about Ford. Nothing rascist mind you, but I would imagine that 95% of the people who read/listened to/watched HHGTTG imagined Ford as white, so this was just a strange and inexplicable move.

[pyro-manic]

That was great! :thepimp: That's now my number one "can't wait to see this" film...

[Liberator]

*snaps fingers*

I know why that looks familiar, it looks very similar to the symbol on the front of the Red Faction 2 box.

[Gortef]

Cool!

[Ford Prefect]

That picture of Ford Prefect is from some old production, I think. I don't believe they have pictures of the new cast.

Anyway, as long as he can act insane and flash that demented grin, it would be all right.

[Lightspeed]

Yay

I can't believe there's people who have not read the most excellent books.

They just don't know what they're missing, me-thinks.

[Martinus]

[color=66ff00]You guys are only getting around to seeing this now? It's been about for weeks.

The cast is already decided at this point as far as the media are concerned. The guy acting Ford is called Mos Def.

Thank God that Arthur Dent is being played by an Englishman, unfortunately for good or for bad they chose an american to play Trillian so no English accent there (although she is a good actor).

Arthur Dent: Martin Freeman
Ford Prefect: Mos Def
Trillian: Zooey Deschanel
Zaphod Beeblebrox: Sam Rockwell

Other high profile actors like John Malkovich, Bill Nighy and Warwick Davies also star.

I'm looking forward to it. BTW you guys know that they're remaking the radio show and IIRC they are using Douglas Adams' voice as he made recordings before he died.

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[Petrarch of the VBB]

The thing is, Simon Jones IS Arthur Dent. I don't think I'll be able to cope with anyone else.

[Rictor]

I'm also very pleased with their choice of Zaphod. Sam Rockwell has proven he can act ( Confessions of a Dengerous Mind and Matchstick Men), and now that I think about it, he does really have that Zaphod type face. At first, I was wondering who they would cast, cause I couldn't really imagine anyone who fit with what my conceptions of Zaphod were, but they proved me wrong.