That’s great news for the Hitchhiker’s fans. The Science Museum in London will soon welcome an exhibition about the Hitchhiker’s movie. And they will have some great stuff. The exhibition will run from 28 May to 27 November 2005.
“The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Exhibition’ has been specially created by the Science Museum and the team behind the film to link with the forthcoming major motion picture. It will recreate the fantastic voyage of Arthur Dent, and along the way take a look at some of the science which shapes our lives, the world and the universe.
This family exhibition will take visitors on a journey through the powerful narrative of Douglas Adams’ iconic story against a backdrop of large scale and richly designed sets from the motion picture. In order to create a deeply immersive experience it will be supplemented with the real props, costumes and creatures that were used in filming.
From Arthur Dent’s kitchen to the far reaches of outer space, visitors will come face-to-face with characters such as the Vogons, Ford Prefect and Marvin. However the exhibition will not only focus on Douglas Adams’ intriguing and irreverent creations, but also provide a fun and engaging exploration of the science featured in his work.
‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Exhibition’ has been developed by the Science Museum in partnership with Silver Knight Exhibitions part of MICE Group Plc, in association with Buena Vista International and Touchstone Pictures/Spyglass Entertainment. The exhibition will feature information about the filmmakers themselves and will take visitors behind the scenes of the production to see how the hugely-ambitious film was created, including insight into the work undertaken by Henson Creature Workshop.
Visitors will learn about Douglas Adams and the heritage of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, which originally appeared as a Radio 4 series in March 1978. Since then it has been transformed into a series of best-selling novels, a television series, records, cassettes and CDs, a computer game and several stage adaptations.
A phenomenon of science fiction culture, the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is set to inspire a whole new generation to think about science in a more creative way.
In addition to the exhibition the Science Museum will also be running a series of events for visitors linked to the science in the exhibition.
Now as it becomes a feature film with Buena Vista International, Touchstone Pictures/Spyglass Entertainment, the Science Museum brings you the only opportunity to journey through the magnificent world of Douglas Adams.
“Of all the things that we are doing in addition to actually, finally, making the movie, I think that the idea of an exhibition about Hitchhiker’s at the Science Museum would have pleased Douglas enormously. He loved the company of scientists!” said Robbie Stamp, Executive Producer of the film and the Science Museum exhibition.”
DVD RELEASE DATE THE 05TH SEPTEMBER?
The DVD should be released in UK the 05th september 2005 in a two DVDs box. I think the US release date should be about the same.
AN OTHER GREAT MOVIE PREMIERE REPORT ONLINE
Nick Loven won a competition months ago to play a small part in the Hitchhiker’s movie. And now he was invited to the movie premiere and afterparty! He made a great report with a lot of details and pics here.
