"The Three-Body Problem", a science fiction novel that has been remembered by countless science fiction fans, has recently had a high exposure rate.
Because, the filmization of "Three-Body Problem" has finally made substantial progress!
First, Netflix announced the first 12 cast members of the English version of the "Three-Body Problem" series, basically Westerners, and naturally this lineup is not very popular with Chinese audiences.
Second, the latest news, the domestic drama version of "Three-Body" released a trailer for the first time! The show will air in 2022.
Directed by Yang Lei and co-starring Zhang Luyi, Yu Hewei, Lin Yongjian, Wang Ziwen, Li Xiaoran, Wang Chuanjun and others, the TV series "Three-Body Problem" is based on the novel of the same name by the famous science fiction writer Liu Cixin, telling the story of nanomaterialist Wang Miao and criminal police officer Shi Qiang who jointly unveiled the mystery of the "three-body" world of extraterrestrial civilization.
Zhang Luyi as Wang Miao, Yu Hewei as Shi Qiang, Chen Jin as the elderly Ye Wenjie, Wang Ziwen as the young Ye Wenjie, Lin Yongjian as Chang Weisi, Li Xiaoran as Shen Yufei, Wang Chuanjun as Ding Yi, He Dujuan as Yang Dong, Zhao Jian as Wei Cheng, and Zhang Junning as Pan Han.
Footage from this trailer includes Red Bank Base, The Three-Body Game, ETO Rallies, Guzheng Action, and the classic "Don't Answer, Don't Answer, Don't Answer!" ”
For this lineup, many viewers are relatively satisfied, especially Yu Hewei playing Dashi, and the young Ye Wenjie played by Wang Ziwen.
However, for the special effects of the "Guzheng Action" presented in the trailer, many viewers still can't help but complain, thinking that "this part has no intentions" and hope to do it again and save it.
This version of "Three-Body Problem" will be launched next year, and the evaluation after the release of the first trailer is mixed, or a bit hanging, can't help but make people sweat.
But for the first live-action series of "Three-Body", everyone is still very concerned, after all, this theme is really not easy to shoot, plus it is our own domestic work, how can we not pay attention?
The filming and televisionization of Liu Cixin's epic science fiction work "Three-Body Problem" has always attracted the attention of science fiction fans, and a number of film and television works have joined the "chaotic war".
In addition to the domestic dramas mentioned earlier, the Netflix (Netflix) version of the "Three-Body Problem" episode has also been officially launched -
The first 12 cast members have been announced! Including Aisha Gonzalez, Game of Thrones "Sam" John Bradley, "Onion Knight" Liam Cunningham, Benedict Wang, and Zhou Caiqin are also familiar faces. John Edpo, Jess Hong, Marlowe Kelly, Alex Sharp, Sea Shimooka, Zine Tseng and Shamo Asmani joined.
The series' creators are the strongest, having previously confirmed that "Game of Thrones" two major screenwriters, David Benioff and D. W. B. Weiss wrote, Liu Cixin, the original author of "Three-Body Problem", and Liu Yukun, the English translator, served as the production consultant, Ryan Johnson, director of "Star Wars Episode 8" and "Blade Out of the Sheath", served as the executive producer, and Brad Pitt's PlanB Pictures and Pei Chunhua's Original Strip Pictures also participated in the production.
It is worth mentioning that Hong Kong director Zeng Guoxiang ("Young You") will direct the first episode of the Netflix version of "Three-Body Problem".
However, due to the too Westernization of the casting of this version, coupled with the two screenwriters of "Game of Thrones" who previously made a drastic adaptation of the original book and the "bad ending" of the series, it also caused many Chinese fans to resist them, believing that "this story, only Chinese can be filmed."
Netflix has a lot of money, a number of directors and screenwriters have rich production experience, and special effects do not have to worry, but how Westerners tell a good original Chinese science fiction story, or can only wait and see.
In fact, the road to filming and television of "The Three-Body Problem" has long begun, but it can only be infuriating to say that -
The domestic movie "Three-Body Problem", which began filming in 2014, has been "rotten" since the end of 7 years, and the original poster shows that the release time is 2016, and the "life and death" are unknown.
Now, the release time of the movie "Three-Body" Douban homepage has been changed to 2025, continuing to play with the emotions of the majority of three-body fans, and it is no wonder that fans shouted "don't shoot, don't watch" on the Internet.
In 2014, Youzu Pictures announced the start of filming the movie "Three-Body Problem", which tells the story of the survival battle between the human civilization and the trisolaran civilization that planned the colony ball after the first cry of human civilization at the Red Bank Base to the universe.
But from the beginning, the film was full of questions.
As soon as the main actors Feng Shaofeng, Zhang Jingchu, Wu Gang, Zhang Guangbei, Tang Yan, Du Chun, Zhang Han, etc. were announced, the male protagonist Feng Shaofeng was subject to some controversy.
(Some stills released at the time)
The biggest doubt is against director Zhang Fanfan.
Before he made the movie "Chamber of Secrets" series, the Douban score did not pass the 6-point passing line, such a science fiction big production was handed over to him, which made countless fans puzzled and doubted his ability at that time.
According to media reports, when the movie "Three-Body Problem" was established in 2013, the filing company for the project was the company Founded by Zhang Fanfan and his wife Song Chunyu, Baixingshe, and it is speculated that he should have the film and television adaptation rights of the novel at that time.
(Zhang Fanfan and Feng Shaofeng, the above shows that in July 2015, Feng Shaofeng's role has been completed)
But in 2014, the project moved to Youzu Pictures, with Kong Ergou, then CEO of Youzu Pictures, as a producer, announcing that the film would be released in 2016.
At that time, CCTV also conducted an interview report on the film, and director Zhang Fanfan, producer Kong Xiangzhao (Kong Ergou), and special effects supervisor Yang Ben all appeared on camera for interviews.
According to the report, the special effects production of the movie "Three-Body" is the VHQ special effects team that has participated in films such as "Avatar", "Harry Potter", "The Fantasy Drift of Young Pi" and so on.
As a result, everyone's appetite was hung up.
In 2015, the movie "Three-Body Problem" was announced, when it was said that the film was going to be a year of post-special effects production, released in July 2016, and the various materials released were also in 2016.
But since then, the movie "Three-Body Problem" has been difficult to give birth, and rumors have spread.
In 2016, which was supposed to be the year when the movie "Three-Body Problem" was released, Kong Ergou and director Zhang Fanfan were "debunking rumors" in various ways.
At that time, director Zhang Fanfan sent two messages in a row, saying that "rumors will not be broken by themselves", and said that "a big movie with thousands of people participating in the production, do a good job, leave fewer regrets, and it is not too late to meet with everyone."
Kong Ergou admitted that the postponement of the film was "more demanding than ever" for the later stages, but did not give a specific time for the film to be postponed.
Ironically, in 2018, the release time of the movie "Three-Body" Douban homepage was postponed to 2019, and now on the Douban homepage, the release time of the movie "Three-Body", I don't know when, has quietly become 2025.
Nowadays, the online social account of the movie "Three-Body", the updated content stopped in 2019, and the top content is the official social account of the three-body universe "Three-body universe TBU" forwarded on January 10, 2019: Do not answer.
Ironically, the following netizens' comments are:
"Now the fact that there is no news about the three-body movie is the biggest good news."
"Are you so embarrassed that you don't know?"
After such a delay in the movie "Three-Body Problem", how can we not let the vast number of three-body fans get angry!
Later, another movie, "The Three-Body Problem", got the news, from the October culture with its back to light pictures.
In June 2020, the film side issued an announcement to the public, saying that it had obtained the production work of the "Three-Body" live-action cinema film, with Tian Xiaopeng, director of "The Return of the Great Sage of Journey to the West", as the director of the live-action film "Three-Body Problem", and Yi Qiao and Wei Yun as producers.
Yi Qiao is the president of October Culture, and also the former light media's color stripe house pictures, in early 2019, light media to October culture additional investment of 198 million yuan, the shareholding ratio increased from 20% to 28.11%. In the announcement released by October Culture, it was mentioned: "With the strong support of Youzu Pictures and Guangguang Pictures, October Culture has obtained the production of the "Three-Body" live-action cinema film."
However, the film has not been released in any materials, and there is no official announcement of the main creative lineup.
For Chinese three-body fans, there are currently fan-made animation dramas that can be comforted.
In 2014, the fan-made animation drama "My Three-Body Problem" turned out to be a work adapted from Liu Cixin's "Three-Body Problem", which was sought after by three-body fans with a rating of 9.4.
After that, there was a second season of 9.5 points "My Three-Body Luo Ji Biography", and the third season of "My Three-Body Chapter Beihai Biography" Douban score reached a super high score of 9.6, many people expressed satisfaction, and it is already the official authorized work of the "Three-Body Universe".
In addition, there is also a three-body universe officially authorized network animation film "Three-Body", is a B station, three-body universe and art painting Kaitian joint production, on November 17, 2019, the "three-body" animation version launched a concept promotional video, announced that it will be officially launched in 2021.
However, the time of this animation on the Douban entry has been revised to 2023.
The theme, depth and volume of "Three-Body" determine the difficulty of filming and television, and I hope that all adaptations can respect the original work, respect fans and audiences.
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