<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="1">
</h1>
On October 22, the highly anticipated Hollywood sci-fi blockbuster "Dune" was released simultaneously in Chinese mainland and North America. The film grossed RMB139.8 million in Chinese mainland and US$40.1 million in North America in its first weekend, and has now grossed US$220 million worldwide.
For a long time, "Dune" was considered one of the most difficult works to film and television, and countless science fiction fans had high hopes for the film and television adaptation of "Dune". The most high-profile science fiction IP in China is undoubtedly Liu Cixin's "Three-Body Problem". A few days ago, science fiction writer Liu Cixin revealed the film and television drama shooting process of "Three-Body Problem", saying that it is currently being filmed at home and abroad.
The word of mouth of "Dune" is polarized
Frank Herbert has written six Dune novels. The first Dune novel came out in 1965. After several twists and turns, the book received unprecedented acclaim, winning the first Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1966 and sharing the 1966 Hugo Award with another work.
Forty years ago, there were filmmakers who tried to present this story, but in the end they all failed. In 1970 and 1980, Jodrowski and David Lynch wanted to adapt the novel into a film, but the former failed due to a large budget gap. The latter, because the director does not have the final editing rights, loses both box office and word of mouth. Dune has also been hailed as "the most difficult science fiction novel in history to adapt". Until 2016, Legendary Pictures bought the film and television rights to "Dune" from Paramount, and let go of the huge production created by Villeneuve with a very personal style. Although there are six novels, the movie "Dune" is only half of the first one, and the whole huge work has just begun.
Although "Dune" is hot, its reputation is polarized. Some viewers think that it is a very epic science fiction film, and the costumes, including the soundtrack, are amazing, while others say that the pace is very slow and the plot is protracted.
The "Three-Body Problem" film and television drama is currently being filmed at home and abroad
Another sci-fi masterpiece is also struggling on the road of film and television. The "Three-Body" film and television project is constantly starting, suspending, starting, and suspending, but as far as the current situation is concerned, domestic audiences have not been able to participate in the film version of "Three-Body" in a short period of time. In 2015, the film version of "Three-Body" began filming, and Youzu Pictures claimed to invest 1.2 billion yuan to shoot the six-part "Three-Body", but the first film of "Three-Body" has been difficult to produce so far.
Compared with the infinite postponement of the movie, the stage drama has become the first product in the IP matrix of "Three-Body Problem". In 2016, the stage play "Three-Body: Once Upon a Time on Earth" premiered, with a total box office of more than 100 million yuan; in 2019, "Three-Body II: Dark Forest" premiered, but the word of mouth was polarized, coupled with the small audience of stage plays, this series did not set off a big boom in the end.
On the small screen, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television showed in the May 2019 TV series filing announcement that "The Three-Body Problem", adapted from Liu Cixin's science fiction novel of the same name, has passed the record and begun filming in September 2019, with a total of 24 episodes and a TV series production cycle of 12 months.
On August 2, 2020, Tencent Video held its annual press conference, announcing that the TV series version of "Three-Body Problem" will be directed by Yang Lei and starring Zhang Luyi, Yu Hewei, Wang Ziwen, Lin Yongjian, Li Xiaoran and so on. On December 14, the drama version of "Three-Body Problem" was officially released, and the official also released a wave of stills and character makeup photos. However, the broadcast time of the show is undecided.
In terms of animation, on June 26, 2019, Bilibili officially announced the launch of the animation project adapted from "Three-Body", which was jointly promoted by Station B and Art Painting Kaitian. "Spirit Cage: INCARNATION", which was launched in 2020, has a high reputation and broadcast volume, and is known as a conscience work that can fight with Hollywood animation, so the animated version of "Three-Body Problem" is also optimistic about many fans.
Recently, Liu Cixin revealed the film and television drama shooting process of "Three-Body", saying that it is currently being filmed at home and abroad. Talking about the filming progress of "Three-Body", Liu Cixin revealed that "in the film and television IP, the serial drama series is filmed in China, and the American Netflix (Netflix) is also filming. The filming progress may be faster in China, and according to the original plan, Netflix will also start shooting this year. Liu Cixin said that the filming cycle of science fiction film and television works tends to be longer, especially post-production, which will take more time.
The Netflix-developed version of "Three-Body Problem" will be produced by Ryan Johnson (Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi) and Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment, while Game of Thrones creator David Benioff and D.B Weiss will work with Alexander Woo, creator of the second season of "Polar Odors". Earlier, Benioff and Weiss said in a statement: "Liu Cixin's trilogy is the most ambitious science fiction series we have ever read, and we look forward to using the next time to present this work to a global audience." ”
Chengdu Daily Jinguan News Reporter Duan Zhen Intern Reporter Zeden Wangmu Editor Tian Li Proofread lin Hongdou