Three-Body’s epic scale and its fiercely guarded fan base present challenges to adaptations
When technologically advanced aliens threaten to invade Earth in Liu Cixin’s acclaimed Three-Body sci-fi trilogy, humankind starts to tear itself apart long before the ETs arrive. The world faces an unwinnable war, with the aliens sabotaging scientific progress and monitoring all communications on Earth. The struggle is a bit like finding a winning formula for adapting Liu’s sweeping trilogy, officially known as Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy, for screen and theater.
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