> A few words about the movie.



As you all certainly know, after something like a hundred years of development hell (if you want the whole story please check the development hell section), the hitchhiker's movie adaptation has hit the big screen in 2005.

Hired by Jay Roach (Austin Powers), Karey Kirkpatrick (Chicken Run) wrote a new version of the screenplay based on the one douglas adams left before he died in may 2001.

The cast is a mixture of young talented actors : Martin Freeman as Arthur, Mos Def as Ford, Zooey Deschanel as Trillian or Sam Rockwell as Zaphod. But there is also Bill Nighy (Slartibartfast) Stephen Fry (the narrator) and John Malkovich (Humma Kavula).

Director Garth Jennings and producer Nick Goldsmith (Hammer & Tongs), formerly known for their commercials and music videos, have directed and co-produced the movie for Buena Vista (Disney) and Spyglass Entertainment.

The Movie was shot at ELSTREE STUDIOS near London from the 19th April till the end of august 2004.

The Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy was on the movie screens between the 29TH APRIL 2005 and the end of the summer (depending on the country you live in). It was a commercial success (more than 100 millions dollars wordwide) even if the movie didn't make enough money to secure a sequel. The reaction of the press and the public was mixed. Some hated the movie, and others loved it. It remains the most controvertial version of Hitchhiker, the movie being very different from the previous versions.

The DVD was released in september 2005 in UK and US and at the begining of 2006 for most of the other countries. Only the UK got a two-disc editon including the great documentary "Don't Crash: The Making Of Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy".