The Three-Body Problem (film)

This article is about the Chinese film. For the Chinese TV series, see Three-Body. For the American TV series, see 3 Body Problem (TV series). For other uses, see Three-body problem (disambiguation).

The Three-Body Problem (Chinese: 三体) is an unreleased Chinese science fiction 3D film,^[2] adapted from the book of the same name by Liu Cixin, directed by Zhang Fanfan, and starring Feng Shaofeng and Zhang Jingchu.^[3][4][5]

The Three-Body Problem
Poster
Traditional Chinese	三體
Simplified Chinese	三体
Literal meaning	three bodies
Hanyu Pinyin	sān tǐ
Directed by	Zhang Fanfan
Based on	The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
Produced by	Liu Cixin
Starring	Feng Shaofeng Zhang Jingchu
Production companies	Beijing Baixingshe Media Development Youzu Pictures[1]
Distributed by	Youzu Pictures Beijing Baixingshe Media Development[1]
Country	China
Languages	English Mandarin
Budget	CN¥200 million

In March 2018, Amazon was rumored to be negotiating for the rights to the project.^[6][7] However, Youzu Pictures released a statement in response stating that it was the "sole owner of the rights for film and TV series adaptations." Although it "was originally scheduled to be released in 2017", the project "was postponed indefinitely due to the company's internal shuffling and the rumored 'bad quality' of the film's first cut."^[7]

Production

The film had a budget of CN¥200 million (US$30 million).^[8] Filming began in March 2015 in Heilongjiang and ended in July 2015.^[5] The production company was Youzu Film, established in 2014 by Lin Qi.^[9]