The film finished shooting in 2015, but after re-shoots and numerous post-production problems, the film has yet to be released as of 2023.
Based on the novel of the same name, The three-body problem is also the first translated novel to win a Hugo Award (2015).
Last work by producer Lin Qi, who died in 2020 after ingest poisoned tea.
Jingchu Zhang has been regarded by book fans as the perfect actress to portray Ye Wenjie, the most crucial character of the whole story, long before she was cast.
Book fans like to tease Miao Wang, the protagonist, as a walking camera because of his insignificance in moving the story.