Less than half a year has passed since Netflix showed the first part of its own interpretation of the trilogy “The Three-Body Problem” by Chinese author Liu Cixin. The books have already had one TV series version, and that’s not the end. On Sunday, it was announced that a film would also be made.
The legend of Chinese cinema is the director of the film “The Three-Body Problem”
According to the website, on Sunday the head of one of the largest production studios in China – Enlight Media – announced that the company’s director Zhang Yimou will direct the film adaptation of “The Three-Body Problem”. Zhang Yimou is one of the most famous Chinese directors – his credits include such old classics as “Hero” and “House of Flying Daggers” (from wuxia cinema) or “Raise the Red Lantern”, as well as numerous newer films, produced mainly for the Chinese market . The film “The Three-Body Problem” is said to be at an early stage of production, but how great a challenge this is for the director is evidenced by the fact that less than ten years ago an attempt was made to translate the trilogy into film – the production was created, but never released. screens.
The story itself doesn’t help either – it is not only complicated, but also spans several hundred years. Although it is not unusual in China to see films lasting over three hours of screen time, this may still not be enough to show the entire trilogy. However, Zhang Yimou is a specialist in confusing stories. However, he does not have much experience in science fiction films – so far he has enjoyed historical action films, police dramas and conspiracies at the top of power.
His film will most likely be made after the second season of the Netflix series – for now, all we know is that preliminary work has started. Meanwhile, the Netflix production reached the TOP 10 in as many as 93 countries around the world, but it did not become the hit it was hoped for. The number of hours spent on the series is at least three times lower than on “Wednesday”, more viewers also chose the less “financial” “Bridgertons” (each episode of “The Three-Body Problem” costs about $20 million, which makes it the most expensive Netflix original series ).
Source: Gazeta
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