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Yesterday, Walt Disney Pictures, which had bought the rights to Hitchhiker's Guide, gave the go-ahead for an $100 million feature-film adaptation."The British actors Hugh Grant and Hugh Laurie are vying for the lead role of Arthur Dent, who escapes Earth shortly before it is demolished, to embark on a series of intergalactic mishaps. Hollywood superstars Jim Carrey and Cameron Diaz are understood to be interested in the roles of Zaphod Beeblebrox, a totally out-to-lunch, two-headed politician, and his glamorous girlfriend, Trillian, who is also from Earth. Filming is scheduled to begin in Britain next year"