John Malkovich joins the cast of the Hitch Hikers Guide To The Galaxy film

[Wonk]

Hollywood star John Malkovich has joined the cast of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a Disney version of Douglas Adams's cult sci-fi novel.

Malkovich, known for quirky roles, will play a cult leader, created for the film by the late Adams.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/3634295.stm

[lapfog_1]

1. That deserves

a pan galactic gargle blaster.

[mike_c]

2. "the late Adams?!"

Oh no-- say it isn't so!

[The Traveler]

3. Alas, it is

Tragically true.

[Deja Q]

6. Happened years ago.

While a genius of his own accord, he's not the most personable of fellows... A friend of mine who met him knew this firsthand.

Besides, everybody dies. It's only a matter of where and when.

[Elidor]

4. Malkovich as Zaphod Beeblebrox???

Holy fucking shit, that would be great! Brilliant!

[ET Awful]

5. Nah, Malkovich would make a better Marvin :) n/t

[Parrcrow]

8. Malkovich is playing a new character....

From a script that Addams was working on before he died. Sam Rockwell is slated to play Zaphod. He's the only cast member who's name I recognized.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=598&e=2&u=/nm/20040416/film_nm/film_galaxy_dc

[Deja Q]

7. Dunno about Malkovich, but WTF is DISNEY doing

molesting a perfectly good British series?

Every time the Americans product something British (anything beyond 1980, mind you), they seem to fail horribly. "Coupling", "Doctor Who", et cetera.

I mention post-1980 as "All in the Family" and "Three's Company", "Cosby" (CBS), came from originally British shows, their pilots being strikingly similar at times.