Eiza González discovers Chinese culture for 'Three-Body Problem'
- By Zhang Rui
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A recent interview with Eiza González stated that she is currently working with many Chinese actors and has learned a lot about China for the upcoming Netflix original series, "The Three-Body Problem."
The actress revealed this in a video released on April 23 by Maoyan, a film ticketing and marketing platform, during a promotional event for her new film "Ambulance," directed by Michael Bay.
"I'm working with a lot of Chinese actors right now. So there's a lot of Chinese in the show. I've learned so much about the history of China and its culture, and everything about it. And when you immerse yourself in projects that are solely based on a culture like China, you have to really educate yourself about it," she said.
González added, "So it's been such an incredible experience, and I am so excited to share this project with China. And obviously, we hope to go and promote a lot in China."
Hong Kong director Derek Tsang is directing the first episode of the highly anticipated series, "Three-Body Problem," based on Chinese writer Liu Cixin's award-winning sci-fi epic. The plot revolves around a young physicist's contact with an extraterrestrial civilization known as the Trisolaran and the subsequent centuries-long clashes between the aliens and humans.
In 2020, Netflix was granted the rights to produce an English-language adaptation from Three Body Universe (Shanghai) Cultural Development Co., Ltd., and Yoozoo Group.
The team behind the project is a star-studded lineup of writers and executive producers led by David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, and Alexander Woo, as well as executive producers Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman, Brad Pitt, and Rosamund Pike. Chinese executive producers include Lin Qi, the late chairman of rights-holders Yoozoo Group, and Zhao Jilong, CEO of the rights-holder Three Body Universe, a subsidiary of Yoozoo Group.
The star-studded casting includes González, Benedict Wong, John Bradley, Saamer Usmani, Liam Cunningham, Jovan Adepo, Tsai Chin, and Jess Hong.
The novel's author Liu Cixin has signed on as a consulting producer alongside Ken Liu, who translated the book into English, for which he won the prestigious Hugo Award in 2015.
"The Three-Body Problem" will also have a parallel Chinese-language adaptation entitled "Three-Body" produced by Tencent Video, which has finished shooting and could be released this year. The Chinese version stars Zhang Luyi and Yu Hewei and is directed by Yang Lei.
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