Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie in theaters

April 30, 2005 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie based upon the popular book by Douglas Adams has been released. The movie was written by Douglas Adams and Karey Kirkpatrick, and stars Martin Freeman as Arthur Dent, Zooey Deschanel as Trillian, Mos Def as Ford Prefect and Sam Rockwell as Zaphod Beeblebrox.

Release dates and ratings
The film is scheduled to for general release by Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group on different dates in different countries.
 * April 28, 2005: Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and United Kingdom (PG)
 * April 29, 2005: Canada and United States (PG for thematic elements, action, and mild language)
 * May 4, 2005: Iceland
 * May 5, 2005: Israel
 * May 6, 2005: Italy
 * June 1, 2005: Egypt and United Arab Emirates
 * June 2, 2005: Czech Republic, Singapore, and Thailand
 * June 3, 2005: Brazil, Latvia, and Switzerland (Italian-speaking)
 * June 9, 2005: Austria, Croatia, Germany, Switzerland (German-speaking)
 * June 10, 2005: Poland
 * June 16, 2005: Hungary
 * June 17, 2005: Turkey
 * June 23, 2005: Argentina and Slovenia
 * July 15, 2005: Estonia, and Taiwan
 * July 22, 2005: Finland
 * July 27, 2005: Sweden
 * August 4, 2005: Netherlands
 * August 12, 2005: Denmark and Norway
 * August 17, 2005: Belgium, France, and Switzerland (French-speaking)
 * August 25, 2005: Portugal
 * August 26, 2005: South Korea