''The Three-Body Problem'' () is an unreleased Chinese

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, adapted from the book of the same name by

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, directed by Zhang Fanfan, and starring

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and

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. In March 2018,

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was rumored to be negotiating for the rights to the project. 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."

Production

The film had a budget of

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200 million (

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30 million). Filming began in March 2015 in

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and ended in July 2015. The production company was Youzu Film, established in 2014 by Lin Qi.

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* Films about alien invasions Chinese 3D films Chinese science fiction films English-language films Films based on Chinese novels Films based on science fiction novels Films set in China Films shot in Heilongjiang Unreleased films Films directed by Zhang Fanfan 2010s Mandarin-language films Adaptations of works by Liu Cixin {{2010s-China-film-stub