In 2019, "The Wandering Earth" directed by Guo Fan was launched on the big screen as the first domestic science fiction film, and finally got a box office of 4.686 billion, successfully reaching the top three of China's box office list, although it was later surpassed by "Nezha's Devil Boy Descending", "Hello, Li Huanying", "Changjin Lake" and other works, but so far "The Wandering Earth" has ranked fifth in the total box office list of Chinese films.
The casting meets expectations, and Zhang Luyi is well adapted to the role
Works with a large fan base like "The Three-Body Problem" want to restore as much as possible and meet the expectations of the audience, then casting is the top priority. In the trailer, we have seen a lot of acquaintances, such as Lin Yongjian, Chen Jin and other old drama bones, from their image and the role they play, the matching degree is full of points.
However, in contrast, everyone pays more attention to the main role in this drama, although there is no clear protagonist in the first part of "The Three-Body Problem", but from the perspective of casting and occupying space, Wang Miao, played by Zhang Luyi, Shi Qiang played by Yu Hewei, and Ye Wenjie, played by Wang Ziwen, will be the main focus of portrayal in this drama.
Wang Miao's role is an observer, but also a feeler, he has the pride and persistence of a scientist, doing things steadily and rigorously, but also has its stubborn side, Zhang Luyi interprets this role, the difficulty is not large, and from the appearance point of view, it is also in line with the audience's expectations, from the role played by Zhang Luyi earlier, it can be seen that his play path is very wide.
Yu Hewei is even more undoubted, won the Magnolia Award for Best Actor, Yu Hewei has proved his strength through the award, but even without the proof of the award, from Uncle Liu Huang to Chen Duxiu, and even one after another comedy character image created by Yu Hewei, let the audience have enough sense of substitution, and the Shi Qiang he plays is thick and thin, and also has an obvious tough guy temperament, once this role is selected by Yu Hewei, it is difficult for the audience to associate this role with other actors.
And the stubbornness of Wang Ziwen also allows her to control the role of Ye Wenjie without pressure, and the eccentric personality of the character makes people instantly think of Qu Xiaoxiu played by Wang Ziwen in "Ode to Joy", and this role has its sensitive and kind side, which is really suitable for the image of Wang Ziwen, who is also good and evil.
And Chen Jin played by the elderly Ye Wenjie, Li Xiaoran played by Shen Yufei, Wang Chuanjun played by Ding Yi, only from the trailer has felt their high adaptation to the role, coupled with the classic lines in the original work, such an actor lineup is difficult not to raise the audience's expectations.
The amount of teaser information is full, and the baton of domestic science fiction is coming
But for the adaptation of "Three-Body", the selection of the right actor is on the one hand, and it is the key to really have the taste of the original novel of "Three-Body". As the culmination of Chinese science fiction literature, "Three-Body" has never been filmed, and one of the important reasons is that it is too difficult.
Although "The Wandering Earth" has been well received, in fact, it is only the beginning of the original novel presented on the screen, and there are still large sections of content waiting to be filmed, so in the Spring Festival file of 2023, "The Wandering Earth 2" will meet with the audience, and the restoration difficulty of "Three-Body" is even more absurd, especially the first part, in the absence of a clear story line, there is a huge world view, and it is a big problem to restore it alone.
But director Yang Lei's team was personally selected by Liu Cixin, and in this new drama, the screenwriter will also be Liu Cixin, from the trailer, many famous scenes in the original novel can be restored, including the Red Bank Base, Guzheng Action and so on.
The huge steamship was cut in an instant, and the huge visual impact has made us feel a taste of heavy industrial science fiction, including some special effects production, although it can see flaws, but it also intuitively tells the audience that the film and television drama version of "Three-Body" has enough financial support.
A trailer alone is enough to immerse us in the atmosphere of "Three-Body", and the degree of completion of this visual effect also forms a good correspondence with the original, no wonder Yang Lei's team will be favored by Liu Cixin, after all, the degree of restoration of the original work is high, which shows that Yang Lei's team truly understands Liu Cixin's original novel.
The trailer of "Three-Body Problem" is full of information, not only throwing out several important actors, but also vaguely letting us feel the hugeness of the world view, following "The Wandering Earth", the domestic science fiction baton is finally coming!