LONDON, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- "Love Actually" players Bill Nighy and Martin Freeman are set to star in a film version of the beloved book "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy."
The British news Web site ITV.com reports the sci-fi comedy will start production this spring with Nighy in the role of alien architect Slartibartfast and Freeman as bewildered human traveler Arthur Dent.
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This will be the first movie by Garth Jennings and Nick Goldsmith, a team famous for their music videos for groups like Blur and REM.
"It's a really good script," said Nighy, himself a huge fan of the book. "It's really, really faithful. All the jokes are there and they're big fat jokes. It's wonderful," he added.
