Don’t Panic

Hitchhiker's Guide adaptation defended


by Willow Green |
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It's hardly unusual for the Internet's healthy collection of obsessive fanboys (and girls) to get up in arms about something, so you won't be surprised to hear that there have been more than a few huffy looks and stamping feet over the upcoming adaptation of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. Tackling the beloved institution that is Douglas Adams' crowning achievement was always going to ruffle purist feathers but when he cast rap artist Mos Def as Ford Prefect, director Garth Jennings kicked off a riot. However, in a recent Online interview, Jennings and producer Nick Goldsmith took the opportunity to allay growing fears that a Hip Hop Ford would jive his way through the big screen version. "I think that would be the most appalling thing ever in the history of the world," said Jennings. "To be fair, I didn

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