Yesterday, a surprising message came from the American drama circle:
Netflix's adaptation of the American drama "Three-Body Problem" has made new progress, and the producers have announced the newly shortlisted 12 cast members in one go, including many familiar faces of "Game of Thrones" and Marvel...
When I first heard this news, I believe that many netizens are a little excited,
However, after a closer look at the cast, many people can't help but have concerns:
What will the so-called "adaptation" of "Three-Body Problem" look like in the end?
From the original finalized creators to the current announced cast, I believe that more or less can reveal certain information...
Speaking of which, as early as September last year, when Netflix's high-profile official announcement purchased the adaptation rights of the famous Chinese science fiction novel "Three-Body Problem" and prepared to shoot the first part of the "Three-Body" trilogy, "Once Upon a Time on Earth", it caused a lot of controversy at home and abroad.
Because the two people that the production team initially finalized were actually the two main writers of the eighth season of "Game of Thrones", David Benioff and .B. Weiss...
The abilities of these two men need not be repeated:
Can make "Game of Thrones" refresh the new height of the rotten end in the history of American dramas, let hundreds of millions of fans around the world collectively ask for their dismissal, and find someone to write a script to remake the eighth season, they are also unprecedented.
What is even more speechless is that after Huo Huo finished "Game of Thrones", although these two people were fired by HBO in accordance with public opinion, they were quickly signed by Netflix for a signing fee of 200 million US dollars, and they also got a big project at the first time, responsible for the script adaptation of "Three-Body Problem"...
No wonder Netflix announced their names on the front foot, and the back foot on the net scolded.
In September last year, before Chinese netizens could take action, there was already a lot of scolding on the Internet.
"Honestly I can't accept this! Both The Three-Body Problem and its sequels contain Chinese culture (especially in the Chinese perspective), and you know, two white people will only screw up the work completely. ”
"Regarding The Three-Body Problem, I saw two options and didn't know which one was worse:
1. Completely Westernize the story (commonly known as 'bleaching') and eliminate all key cultural elements.
2. Benioff and Weiss write mostly dialogues between Chinese characters and stories..."
"The Three-Body Problem is so closely linked to Chinese cultural history that the English translation requires a lot of footnotes. Instead, they gave the work to two white men whose subject matter was like a schoolboy's reading after reading. ”
It can be said that since the establishment of the main creative screenwriter, Netflix has made foreign "Three-Body" readers can't help but be mad.
After that, due to various reasons including the epidemic, for nearly a year or so, the Netflix version of "Three-Body" basically did not expose any big news.
Until yesterday, Netflix's "Three-Body" production team suddenly released a bombshell,
Announced that 12 actors were signed in one go, joining the cast of "Three-Body"...
This lineup is not star-studded, but there is no shortage of highlights.
The first is two familiar faces from Game of Thrones.
John Bradley, the younger brother who played Samwell Tarly in "Game of Thrones", has a remarkable acting skill and has been recognized by most fans.
There's also Liam Cunningham, an old actor who plays The Onion Knight in Game of Thrones...
Then there are the two Chinese faces we are familiar with, including Li Shaohong's version of "Dream of the Red Chamber" who played Jia Mu, and the veteran Chinese actress Zhou Caiqin, who starred in the Hollywood movie "Lucky Grandma".
There is also Benedict Wong, who often appears in the Marvel series, Dr. Strange's good friend "Lao Wang".
In addition, there is Eiza González, who has starred in the spin-off of "Fast and Furious".
Jess Hong, who starred in "The Lost Case of Broken Forest Town"
Saamer Usmani, who starred in "Fake Anna"...
There is also a black actor, Jovan Adepo.
And there are no previous works, this time will be "Three-Body" as the debut of the film Zine Tseng.
The remaining three actors, Marlo Kelly, Alex Sharp, and Sea Shimooka, will not elaborate on them here
Marlo Kelly
Alex Sharp和Sea Shimooka
The main cast is roughly like this, and if you look closely, it will soon cause people to worry.
After all, a grand science fiction story based on the Chinese cultural background, most of it is full of European and American faces.
What's more, the two screenwriters still have "previous convictions".
Although the original author, Da Liu, is one of the consultants and producers of this drama, no one can say how much power he has in the plot.
I have said in advance that I will "adapt", so to what extent the magic has changed, and what it looks like in the end, the cast may have more or less revealed some information...
Foreign netizens who clicked on this news also expressed their views:
"Obviously, the adaptation of 'The Three-Body Problem' has not been 'whitewashed'..."
"I have a strong doubt that 'The Three-Body Problem' will be made well, although I still like the cast. I wish I could shoot well..."
There are also individual netizens who expressed excitement and expectation:
"Yards, Benedict Wong is the look of the great history (Shi Qiang) that I have been sketching in my mind when I have watched the original book all these years!" There is no dream lineup! ”
Compared with the worries and expectations of foreign fans, the evaluation of domestic netizens is much sharper, almost one-sided criticism and worry.
The first thing everyone is dissatisfied with is that the cast hardly sees a few Chinese.
There are also many netizens who have lingering feelings about the two screenwriters...
Of course, on the issue of whether Wong plays the "big history", Chinese and foreign netizens have the same view.
Of course, there are also a small number of netizens who are full of expectations for this drama.
It seems that Netflix's adaptation of "Three-Body Problem" has not yet officially started filming, and the controversy has been quite large.
What will it end up like?
Are the two screenwriters a shame, or do they continue to refresh the lower limit?
Will the adapted version of "The Three-Body Problem" be another work that has been "whitewashed"?
Everything, let's wait and see...