Earlier, Netflix announced the shooting plan of the TV series version of "Three-Body Problem", which attracted the warm attention of the whole network.
During the second half of this year, according to the news inquired by foreign media, the first episode of the "Three-Body Problem" series will be played by Zeng Guoxiang, and the director will be handed over to David Benioff and D. B. Weiss came to take charge, and the key also invited the original author Liu Cixin and the English translator Liu Yukun to serve as consultants.
The actors have previously mentioned that Mexican actor Elsa Gonzalez, who has participated in "Fast and Furious: Special Operations" and "Blood Warrior", is discussing starring in the show.
However, all this was only media reports at the beginning, and Netflix has not officially released the relevant information.
Until October 29, the official finally announced to the outside world the casting lineup of the TV series version of "Three-Body Problem", which caused an uproar among netizens.
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What Netflix is currently announcing is the first casting list, and it is also the main cast of the show, namely --- Benedict Wang, Zhou Caiqin, John Bradley, Liam Cunningham, John Edpo, Jace Hong, Marlowe Kelly, Alex Sharp, Shimogan xi, ZengZirn, and Shamo Asmani.
As the lao wang who was first familiar to everyone in the Marvel movie "Doctor Strange", he is an old face here, and his appearance here is also to give netizens a little familiarity to facilitate the audience to find the entry point of the story of the show.
Then there's the previously mentioned Aisha Gonzalez, who is now officially confirmed to be in the show.
In addition to Lao Wang, other actors are more or less familiar to everyone, such as Zhou Caiqin, a Chinese actor who starred in Li Shaohong's version of "Dream of the Red Chamber" and "Jia Mu", John Bradley and Liam Cunningham in "Game of Thrones".
The above four people also officially produced a group picture, according to this meaning, they are likely to be the main characters of this "Three-Body" series.
Then there is the production lineup of the crew, and the same as the previous foreign media reports, the story of the first episode is indeed directed by Zeng Guoxiang, with him to do the founder of this Netflix version of the "Three-Body Problem" story, everyone should be able to rest assured of the plot of things (after all, he has produced "Young You" and "July and Ansheng" are the existence of word-of-mouth explosion ah).
However, the plot is not to worry, the actors should be careful.
You should know that letting foreigners choose actors is basically an interpretation of "Murphy's Law", and the most feared thing is to shoot a story written Chinese, but the casting in it does not have a native Chinese actor, at most a Chinese actor.
As a result, as soon as the first list was announced, such concerns were really fulfilled. (However, the domestic actor is really a hard injury at present)
Then there is the image of the actor, which is also another place that netizens are most concerned about the American drama version of "Three-Body Problem".
According to some rumors from the people, Lao Wang will play the role of Zhang Beihai, Zeng Qi'en as Cheng Xin, John Bradley as Yun Tianming, Liam Cunningham as Wang Miao, and Aisha Gonzalez as Zhuang Yan.
Although there is no film and television adaptation of "Three-Body" yet, there is also a rough summary of the human image of Zhang Beihai--- a capable, resolute, and decisive predator.
Even in the MC-style animation "My Three-Body Chapter Beihai Biography", the appearance of Zhang Beihai also has a very specific feature depiction, and there is no trace of scum on the key face.
Then let's look at Lao Wang, his appearance is obviously a "middle-aged, figure blessed" uncle image, how can not match the image standard of Zhang Beihai in the reader's mind.
And some netizens suggested that perhaps it would be more appropriate for Lao Wang to play Shi Qiang, because the novel setting just happened to have Shi Qiang's basic appearance description--- a stout middle-aged man, who looked five years old and three thick, a face of horizontal flesh, bright eyes, sophisticated and sharp, and vulgar words and deeds.
Comprehensive comparison, the above characteristics and Lao Wang's own image match is quite appropriate.
Although Netflix is only a public list now, and has not mentioned the specific corresponding roles, the bad premonition is that --- in the order of the list, the first place is basically the number one protagonist of the show.
And Lao Wang just happens to be in the first place, even if he is not playing Zhang Beihai, in addition to the most suitable for him Shi Qiang, he really can't say which three-body protagonist is suitable for him to play, so everyone is worried that it is another "destruction of the original".
In addition, considering that more than half of the first list of actors are of foreign origin, which is very different from the characters in the original story, if the truth is that they play the main role, it is really necessary to make people complain.
According to the speculation of netizens, at present, in the first batch of casting lineups, the most certain is Zhou Caiqin playing Ye Wenjie.
Ye Wenjie is the core character throughout the story of "Three-Body", and it can be said that from her youth to her old age, she has participated in the scene in the original work, so it is very appropriate for Zhou Caiqin to play the elderly Ye Wenjie.
However, all of the above is just speculation, and the official day has not publicly confirmed, and it is still unknown what role these actors are playing.
In addition, because this "Three-Body Problem" is an American drama version of Netflix Investment, whether the story and characters in it will follow the original work, there is no conclusive information at present, and similar "magic reform" cases in the past have always been not in the minority, mainly related to policies and other force majeure effects.
But even so, this American drama version of "The Three-Body Problem" has something worth seeing.
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In recent years, with the sudden rise of the foreign streaming media industry, more and more large film and television companies have launched their own streaming media platforms to seize the market.
As one of the veteran experts and leaders in this field, Netflix naturally can not be left behind, during this time they invested in the production of countless TV series, many of which are classic IP adaptations, and the subject matter of the works is also widespread.
Netflix can have the strength to spare no effort to invest in the filming of dramas, indicating that their financial base is very good.
In any case, the first practical factor to consider when shooting film and television dramas is money, and the effect of not having enough money will not reach its expected goals and reduce the overall quality of film and television dramas.
If you think about a science fiction novel like "The Three-Body Problem", you want to perfectly depict the advanced scientific and technological civilization and the grand cosmic background inside, just use special effects to truly present all this, and you don't have to think about it to know that the money spent is used in hundreds of millions of dollars as a unit of measurement.
And you not only have to have money, but also have to be willing to pay in this regard, making a TV series costs hundreds of millions of dollars, and half of the results are distributed to those actors who are paid for the sky-high film, then this money is equivalent to a considerable part of the waste.
The key is that if the budget for filming is insufficient, it is easy to fall into a situation of shooting downtime, resulting in the plan being postponed, and the audience will have to wait a little longer.
Therefore, having a particularly rich financial father is an important factor to ensure that the shooting plan can be carried out in an orderly manner, and the funding problem is solved in order to shoot science fiction works that make everyone feel sincere.
Secondly, the question of who dares to shoot, the film and television works produced by Netflix are not only numerous, but also have good quality and reputation overall, among which the more famous ones are "House of Cards", "Breaking Bad", "Stranger Things", "Love, Death and Robots", and the recent fire of the Korean drama "Squid Game".
Netflix's productions are not only of good quality, but also have no scruples about the story selection, many of them are works with deep plots, you search for films in the Netflix platform, only you can't think of it, you can't find it (moreover, Netflix's works can not be considered whether they can be screened in China, after all, their streaming media has not entered the country at all, so there is enough room for content creation).
The difficulty of adapting the work "Three-Body Problem" is not only reflected in the science fiction background setting that far exceeds modern human civilization, but also the thick story depth and cosmic philosophical ideas, which are too avant-garde for ordinary modern literary works, and it is difficult to pass the level of routine policy review first.
I know that there will be dissatisfaction with handing over a science fiction novel written by a Chinese to a foreign streaming company to shoot, but at least it is much better than letting other big Hollywood companies shoot it, and their "Three-Body Problem" is destined to become a seriously off-topic science fiction blockbuster.
Handed over to Netflix to shoot, maybe the story and picture are relatively restored to the original.
Speaking of this, we can also see that the film and television adaptation of "The Three-Body Problem" is actually still a bit difficult for human beings at this stage, one is that the special effects burn money, and the other is that the core is profound, which is not understood by the general public, no matter which country the review mechanism is placed, such works are not good to pass the review.
Even if it was the shocking "Wandering Earth" at that time, the content of the film was not copied from the original, but was partially selected and refined, as for how to shoot the three-body drama, even Netflix certainly could not completely follow the book.
By the way, there have been people in China who have planned to shoot the "Three-Body" movie before, but in the end it was all gone.
Last year, Penguin Video also released the shooting news of the "Three-Body" TV series, and there is no content revealed to this day.
In addition, the development of domestic science fiction dramas has been stagnant for a long time, and now the film and television dramas in the domestic market are basically in the range of "yesterday and today", and the picture of "tomorrow" can hardly be seen, and the production level of domestic film and television dramas needs to be improved, so everyone does not dare to fully guarantee whether the penguin version of the "Three-Body" episode is really satisfactory.
If it is really filmed well, it is a more shocking masterpiece than "The Wandering Earth", and vice versa will destroy the original work.
In short, the adaptation of "Three-Body" is always a "hot potato", but among all the people who have taken over it at present, Netflix is just the one who is relatively not "afraid of hot".
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In this case, the most important thing for everyone to do is to reduce the expectation value, and don't worry about who can really make "Three-Body Problem".
Netflix version of "Three-Body" in the casting of this piece is probably not very satisfactory, it is recommended that friends who want to watch should be treated like watching ordinary science fiction dramas, go to see the screen special effects in the play, as well as the storyline is enough.
As for friends who are still looking forward to the domestic drama of "Three-Body Problem", they may wish to focus on the "Three-Body" animation co-produced by a certain station and Art Painting Kaitian.
Since the live-action version is not working now, can't we still run to see the animated version?