Bit of news about THE FILM ,

Malkovich to star in "Hitchhiker's Guide"
By Liza Foreman

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - John Malkovich is thumbing a ride on "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", a Disney adaptation of the Douglas Adams novel.
Malkovich will play a religious cult leader called Humma Kavula, created by the late author especially for the long-gestating film.
"Galaxy" begins shooting this month in London, with Garth Jennings at the helm.
Mos Def, Zooey Deschanel, Sam Rockwell and Martin Freeman also star. Mos Def plays Ford Prefect, an undercover alien who sets off on an intergalactic journey with his best friend and the film's protagonist, earthling Arthur Dent (Freeman).
The duo hitch a ride through space -- with the two-headed ex-hippie Zaphod (Rockwell); his girlfriend, the beautiful scientist Trillion (Deschanel); and a robot -- to discover the meaning of life.
Adams adapted his novel for the screen. After Adams' death in 2001, Karey Kirkpatrick did a rewrite before Robert Ben Garant came on board. Malkovich's recent acting credits include "The Dancer Upstairs", which he also directed, and "Knockaround Guys".

WooooooHoooooooo! Looking like it will get done , fingers crossed.