A film adaptation of "The Three-Body Problem" will be directed by renowned Chinese director Zhang Yimou, according to an announcement on Sunday during the 26th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF).
A woman visits an exhibition in Shanghai, east China, Feb. 24, 2021. An exhibition of Three-Body, an award-winning sci-fi trilogy by Liu Cixin, is held at Shanghai Tower. (Xinhua/Zhang Jiansong)
The announcement was soon confirmed by the copyright holder Three-Body Universe Cultural Development Co., Ltd.
The film adaptation will be jointly developed by Three-Body Universe and Beijing Enlight Media Co., Ltd., a Chinese media production company, Wang Changtian, chairman of Beijing Enlight Media, said during a forum held Sunday as part of the SIFF.
Chinese author Liu Cixin's sci-fi trilogy "The Three-Body Problem," marking a milestone in Chinese sci-fi literature, has been translated into more than 30 languages, amassing fans from countries including Japan, the United Kingdom, France and Germany.
Animated, television and radio drama adaptations of "The Three-Body Problem" have already been developed in China.
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