Garth Jennings & Nick Goldsmith

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy

Interviewed by Rachel Simpson

“ Making a planet factory... that's pretty tricky ”

As production outfit Hammer & Tongs, Garth Jennings and Nick Goldsmith have made their names directing award-winning ads and music videos for the likes of Beck, Blur, and REM. But then The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy landed on their doormat and the two Brits found themselves faced with a responsibility that would make even Zaphod Beeblebrox gulp: make their first feature film and rescue Douglas Adams' beloved sci-fi opus from two decades of film development hell.

video  WATCH: Garth and Nick on how they got the job directing and producing The Hitchhiker's Guide

video  WATCH: Garth and Nick on how they translated Douglas Adams' book to the big screen

video  WATCH: Garth and Nick on casting the movie

video  WATCH: Garth and Nick on why they decided to create a love interest

video  WATCH: Garth and Nick on the biggest challenges in making the movie

video  WATCH: Garth and Nick on working with Vogons

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy is released in UK cinemas on Thursday 28th April 2005.