Following the Netflix series The Three-Body Problem, which was recently renewed for a second and third season, Liu Qixin’s iconic literary trilogy will be adapted for film!
According to DeadlineChinese studio Enlight Media has announced that filmmaker Zhang Yimou, who worked on The Secret of Flying Daggers, Wives and Concubines and The Forbidden City, will direct a new adaptation of the sci-fi literary work.
The studio’s CEO, Wang Changtian, explained that the filmmaker was in the early stages of making The 3-Body Problem. “We hope that director Zhang Yimou can capture the essence of the novel, achieve breakthroughs and innovations, and win something in the international market.”
The novel has already been adapted in various forms in China
The ambitious SF literary trilogy published in 2008, which made its author a true legend in China, consists of three volumes: “The three-body problem“, “Dark Forest“and”immortal death“.
The three-body problem It has already been adapted in China as an animated series, a live-action television series, and a radio drama. In March 2024, Netflix revealed English version The big-budget adaptation of Game of Thrones duo David Benioff and D.B. by Weiss and Alexander Wu.
Science fiction tells about the first contact of humanity with an advanced extraterrestrial civilization. The book tells the story of a young woman whose decision, made in 1960s China, spans space and time to the present day.
As the laws of nature inexplicably unfold before their eyes, a group of brilliant scientists team up with a detective to face the greatest threat in human history.
The film’s cast or release dates are yet to be announced. Zhang Yimou.
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