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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comes to the big screen on April 29, and I have to admit I haven't felt this mix of apprehension and expectation about a film since The Fellowship of the Ring. That turned out to be marvelous. Hopefully, the Guide will as well. The production/cinematics of the thing look marvelous, and though I don't know most of the cast, since they are primarily British, they do look the parts-- and having John Malkovich and Alan Rickman can't be a bad thing. Watched the trailer and was slightly surprised at the large quantity of explosions it contained, but I am heartened by the fact that Douglas Adams was working on the screenplay prior to his death.

After doing a bit more research, I am also encouraged by this interview with Garth Jennings (director) and Nick Goldsmith (producer). Somehow, they do seem to fit with the Douglas Adams mentality, and there is something appropriate about a first-time director and producer heading up the project. A "name" guy like Spielberg would bring too much "glitz" and well-worn techniques to the thing. The Hitchhiker's Guide is zany, it's irreverent, and it's different-- I think these guys get that. I am also encouraged by the fact that they feel the movie needs to have a "different feel" to it, and that it will not be CG driven.