On January 15, the "Three-Body Problem" TV series began broadcasting - as a national-level sci-fi IP, the film and television adaptation of the novel "Three-Body Problem" has always been the focus of attention, and this time is no exception. Fortunately, it lived up to expectations:
In terms of ratings, "The Three-Body Problem" broke Tencent Video's first-day popularity record: less than 1 hour after its launch, the popularity value on the station exceeded 25,000; in terms of word of mouth, many harsh original fans recognized its degree of restoration. And the most eye-catching thing has to be the "Easter egg" that the drama party previewed in advance——
In the credits at the end of each episode, the audience will suddenly find a string of familiar names: Jiang Nan, Tang Jiasan and other well-known screenwriters and text creators, almost all of them have cameo roles in the play; Director Yang Lei made a cameo appearance in "The Man of the Trimaran Fleet", and Gao Yalin also made a cameo appearance in "The Attacked Passerby"...
This familiar formula suddenly made the audience think of "domestic Harry Potter" - looking around, all acquaintances, "If you can't mix a character in "The Three-Body Problem", you're embarrassed to say that you've been in the circle."
It's not that "The Three-Body Problem" is "domestic Harry Potter" because the two enjoy the same sci-fi status internationally — although to some extent, they did have a fate:
In 2015, the Hugo Awards, known as the "Oscars of science fiction", awarded the Best Novel Award to "The Three-Body Problem", and in 2001, the winner of this award was "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"; Some time ago, the "Three-Body Problem" animation was broadcast, and many viewers thought of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire".
The reason why "The Three-Body Problem" is "domestic Harry Potter" is because such "big coffees want to make cameos" level works are too rare - when filming the "Harry Potter" series, the author J.K. Rowling clearly required that the film party must "find British actors and shoot authentic British taste", so the crew recruited almost all of the well-known actors in the UK, and those actors who were not selected became the grievances that silently stayed in the corner and doubted life, leaving various golden sentences:
"We are like orphans in Dickens' novels, looking forward to playing Harry Potter again." "I'm the only British man on the entire planet who hasn't acted in a Harry Potter movie, did I do something offensive to the director?"
Back to the "Three-Body Problem" TV series itself, the casting of this national sci-fi IP has been very fierce from the beginning of preparation, not to mention the actors, from the initial director to the screenwriter, the main creative team is almost composed of "Three-Body Problem" iron fans who "have to me".
And the cast finally announced is also Zhang Luyi, Yu Hewei and other old drama bones with high national popularity - just the role of Shi Qiang in the play, the crew has listed as many as a dozen candidates, Yu Hewei, who was not at the top of the list, impressed the crew with the persistence of a die-hard book fan and the acting skills of a powerful actor, and finally the dream of book fans came true.
You know, this is the first time that "The Three-Body Problem" has made a TV series, and the actors have not yet been able to predict the market response, so they made such an active choice. Under the condition that the shooting cost and volume are not limited, the original fans of "The Three-Body Problem" have also listed a number of favorite castings in their minds, frankly speaking, if you can really invite these actors, it is really "domestic Harry Potter" -
the role of Shi Qiang, which can be played by Jiang Wen or Jiang Wu (or because it is too expensive to afford); The young Ye Wenjie is Zhang Ziyi/Zhang Jingchu, and the old Ye Wenjie is the "Empress" Gong Li; The role of Cheng Xin is naturally the highly anticipated high circle (deeply influenced by the accompanying picture of the novel's analysis UP master); Zhang Beihai, the alternative actors are Zhang Yi, Duan Yihong, Zhang Hanyu (in short, to be positive); And the role of Luo Ji, Hu Ge and Chen Kun are both popular players...
In recent years, "The Three-Body Problem" has been a domestic sci-fi IP that is booming. Therefore, as a member of the "domestic Harry Potter", being invited to make a cameo appearance in even a small role in the play, I believe that the big guys in the circle are also happy to see it;
On the other hand, harmless cameos that do not affect the overall temperament of the series can in turn become an Easter egg link in the eyes of the audience: the audience will always be surprised when they inadvertently recognize an actor, and they will also wonder how Gao Yalin became an "attacked passerby" - think about how fans are keen to find Stan Lee in the Marvel Universe, you know how fun it is to make a cameo.
As far as the feedback after the broadcast of "The Three-Body Problem" is concerned, the audience still has positive feedback. From this, you can also imagine how fierce the casting of the actors should be in the second film to be filmed next - anyway, who do you most want to see starring in?