The forthcoming Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy film gets its Arthur Dent, and it’s apparently this fellow: Martin Freeman, of Love Actually and The Office, neither of which I’ve seen. Well, he looks like an ordinary bloke, which is half the battle. (The other half is straight-man timing.) Apparently, Bill Nighy (also of Love Actually, but I only know him as the Big Bad in the very lame Underworld) is playing Slartibartfast, and I also think that’s pretty good casting. Now for Ford Prefect…Steve Coogan? Keira Knightley as Trillian? Andy Serkis as Zaphod Beeblebrox’s second head?
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I haven’t seen _Love, Actually_, but Martin Freeman is absolutely ace in _The Office_. He manages to combine comedy and tragedy in a pretty amazing way on that show, and he does it with a subtlety that I don’t think many other actors could manage. And fear not–his comedic timing is great as well.
I concur with Max. I couldn’t handle The Office (even if it is very well done) but I LOVED Tim in the show. If you see Love, Actually, Kevin, you’ll see Arthur Dent 🙂
Kevin, you HAVE to to see Love, Actually. It is excellent.