“Storytelling, and the words that they put in their actors’ mouths. They’re just glorious,” declares Liam Cunningham when giving high praise to the creators of Netflix’s hit sci-fi drama “3 Body Problem.” The series was created by multiple Emmy-winning “Game of Thrones” duo David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, who serve as co-creators and producers with writer/producer Alexander Woo (“True Blood”). For our recent webchat, Cunningham (who worked with Benioff and Weiss as Ser Davos Seaworth on “Game of Thrones”) adds, “it’s just wonderful! They aim so high with difficult storytelling that most normal people wouldn’t attempt to go near.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
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“3 Body Problem” is based on the Hugo Award-winning novel “The Three-Body Problem” by Chinese author Liu Cixin, the first in Liu’s “Remembrance of Earth’s Past” trilogy.
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“3 Body Problem” is based on the Hugo Award-winning novel “The Three-Body Problem” by Chinese author Liu Cixin, the first in Liu’s “Remembrance of Earth’s Past” trilogy.
- 5/6/2024
- by Rob Licuria
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: T-Street filmmakers Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman have set Katie McNeill to become a producer at their independent studio. McNeill joins the film side of the company alongside producers Ben LeClair, Leopold Hughes and Nikos Karamigios.
McNeill joins T-Street on the heels of a big year for the company in both film and TV, where they produced the highly acclaimed films American Fiction and Fair Play, from first time writer/directors Cord Jefferson and Chloe Domont, respectively. American Fiction this week got five Oscar nominations including Best Picture. MRC/T-Street collaborated on the film, which was acquired by Orion and released by Amazon MGM.
Fair Play was acquired by Netflix in a bidding war at last year’s Sundance Film Festival launching the breakout writer/director Domont.
T-Street is gearing up to make the third installment of the Benoit Blanc franchise for Netflix later this year. The yet to...
McNeill joins T-Street on the heels of a big year for the company in both film and TV, where they produced the highly acclaimed films American Fiction and Fair Play, from first time writer/directors Cord Jefferson and Chloe Domont, respectively. American Fiction this week got five Oscar nominations including Best Picture. MRC/T-Street collaborated on the film, which was acquired by Orion and released by Amazon MGM.
Fair Play was acquired by Netflix in a bidding war at last year’s Sundance Film Festival launching the breakout writer/director Domont.
T-Street is gearing up to make the third installment of the Benoit Blanc franchise for Netflix later this year. The yet to...
- 1/25/2024
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss are giving their thoughts on the Jon Snow sequel that HBO is/was developing — and whether they’d ever return to the hit TV franchise they created.
Last November, the duo sat in their Los Angeles production company offices talking about their upcoming Netflix sci-fi drama 3 Body Problem for The Hollywood Reporter’s cover story. While that article had the Emmys winners’ reaction to the season eight backlash and tackled a couple other Thrones topics, Benioff and Weiss actually talked a bit more about their former show just as our interview was winding down. (The first of these additional exchanges was posted earlier this week, with the duo revealing one thing they’d change about Thrones).
Benioff and Weiss were adamant that they don’t want to look backward in their careers (“It was really important to move on and put Westeros behind us,...
Last November, the duo sat in their Los Angeles production company offices talking about their upcoming Netflix sci-fi drama 3 Body Problem for The Hollywood Reporter’s cover story. While that article had the Emmys winners’ reaction to the season eight backlash and tackled a couple other Thrones topics, Benioff and Weiss actually talked a bit more about their former show just as our interview was winding down. (The first of these additional exchanges was posted earlier this week, with the duo revealing one thing they’d change about Thrones).
Benioff and Weiss were adamant that they don’t want to look backward in their careers (“It was really important to move on and put Westeros behind us,...
- 1/18/2024
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Most Game of Thrones fans can think of a few things they’d change about the acclaimed HBO series (likely related to the final season), and even showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss have one thing they wish they’d done differently… and it’s not at all what you’d expect.
David Benioff and Dan Weiss have largely avoided reflecting on Game of Thrones but when THR asked them if there was anything they would want to change about the series… they had an answer. The element they’d change had to do with Mord the Jailer (Ciaran Bermingham), the guard who tormented Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) in the Sky Cells at the Eyrie before accepting a bribe to help him escape. Turns out that the pair wish they’d brought Mord back into the story.
“One thing I know I wish we could have done is there’s the character Mord the Jailer,...
David Benioff and Dan Weiss have largely avoided reflecting on Game of Thrones but when THR asked them if there was anything they would want to change about the series… they had an answer. The element they’d change had to do with Mord the Jailer (Ciaran Bermingham), the guard who tormented Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) in the Sky Cells at the Eyrie before accepting a bribe to help him escape. Turns out that the pair wish they’d brought Mord back into the story.
“One thing I know I wish we could have done is there’s the character Mord the Jailer,...
- 1/17/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
There is one thing the Game of Thrones showrunners admit they wish they’d done differently.
David Benioff and Dan Weiss sat down with The Hollywood Reporter to discuss their upcoming Netflix sci-fi drama 3 Body Problem for a recent cover story. While that article included the duo’s reaction to the season eight backlash and a couple other bits of Thrones news, we also pressed the Emmy-winning writer producers on whether there was anything they would admit to wishing they could change about the show.
As the cover story notes, in general, they staunchly avoid reflecting on the series — they feel it wouldn’t benefit themselves, HBO or the thousands of people who worked on Thrones to criticize anything about it.
But, they gave up something small that wasn’t included in the cover story — and it’s almost certainly nothing you’re expecting.
Remember Mord the Jailer? He was...
David Benioff and Dan Weiss sat down with The Hollywood Reporter to discuss their upcoming Netflix sci-fi drama 3 Body Problem for a recent cover story. While that article included the duo’s reaction to the season eight backlash and a couple other bits of Thrones news, we also pressed the Emmy-winning writer producers on whether there was anything they would admit to wishing they could change about the show.
As the cover story notes, in general, they staunchly avoid reflecting on the series — they feel it wouldn’t benefit themselves, HBO or the thousands of people who worked on Thrones to criticize anything about it.
But, they gave up something small that wasn’t included in the cover story — and it’s almost certainly nothing you’re expecting.
Remember Mord the Jailer? He was...
- 1/17/2024
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
David Benioff and D.B. Weiss wanted to explore the origins of the Jedi Order in their cancelled 'Star Wars' movie.The former 'Game of Thrones' showrunners were announced in 2019 to be making a series of films in the space saga but ultimately stepped away, blaming their hectic schedules, and they've now shed some light on the first installment of their planned project.Benioff told The Hollywood Reporter: “We wanted to do 'The First Jedi'. Basically how the Jedi Order came to be, why it came to be, the first lightsaber …”Their involvement was announced before the final installment of the main 'Star Wars' saga was released and they joked they were "annoyed as hell" when their friend Rian Johnson revealed 'Episode IX', which he directed, would be called 'The Last Jedi'.Weiss added: "And we were annoyed as hell when [Rian] called his movie 'The Last Jedi'.
- 1/12/2024
- by Viki Waters
- Bang Showbiz
Netflix might have a huge new series on their hands!
The streamer just revealed the trailer for the upcoming sci-fi series 3 Body Problem, which comes from Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss, along with True Blood writer-producer Alexander Woo.
The show is adapted from author Liu Cixin’s Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy, which tells the story of humanity preparing for an alien invasion, via THR.
The show’s official description: “A young woman’s fateful decision in 1960s China reverberates across space and time into the present day. When the laws of nature inexplicably unravel before their eyes, a close-knit group of brilliant scientists join forces with an unorthodox detective to confront the greatest threat in humanity’s history.”
The series stars Jovan Adepo, John Bradley, Rosalind Chao, Liam Cunningham, Eiza González, Jess Hong, Marlo Kelly, Alex Sharp, Sea Shimooka, Zine Tseng, Saamer Usmani,...
The streamer just revealed the trailer for the upcoming sci-fi series 3 Body Problem, which comes from Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss, along with True Blood writer-producer Alexander Woo.
The show is adapted from author Liu Cixin’s Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy, which tells the story of humanity preparing for an alien invasion, via THR.
The show’s official description: “A young woman’s fateful decision in 1960s China reverberates across space and time into the present day. When the laws of nature inexplicably unravel before their eyes, a close-knit group of brilliant scientists join forces with an unorthodox detective to confront the greatest threat in humanity’s history.”
The series stars Jovan Adepo, John Bradley, Rosalind Chao, Liam Cunningham, Eiza González, Jess Hong, Marlo Kelly, Alex Sharp, Sea Shimooka, Zine Tseng, Saamer Usmani,...
- 1/11/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Prior to the final season of Game of Thrones, it was announced that David Benioff and Dan Weiss would be developing their own Star Wars movies for Lucasfilm. The project was ultimately scrapped, but the pair spilled a few details about their concept while speaking with THR.
“We wanted to do The First Jedi,” David Benioff said. “Basically, how the Jedi Order came to be, why it came to be, the first lightsaber …” Dan Weiss added, “And we were annoyed as hell when [Rian Johnson, the duo’s longtime friend and 3 Body Problem producer] called his movie The Last Jedi. He completely destroyed the obvious title for what we were working on.“
As for what happened with the movie, Benioff said that Lucasfilm “ended up not wanting to do a First Jedi story. We had a very specific story idea in mind, and ultimately they decided they didn’t want to do that.
“We wanted to do The First Jedi,” David Benioff said. “Basically, how the Jedi Order came to be, why it came to be, the first lightsaber …” Dan Weiss added, “And we were annoyed as hell when [Rian Johnson, the duo’s longtime friend and 3 Body Problem producer] called his movie The Last Jedi. He completely destroyed the obvious title for what we were working on.“
As for what happened with the movie, Benioff said that Lucasfilm “ended up not wanting to do a First Jedi story. We had a very specific story idea in mind, and ultimately they decided they didn’t want to do that.
- 1/10/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
The 2024 SXSW Film and TV Festival has announced its lineup, with Netflix’s splashy sci-fi series 3 Body Problem opening the fest and the Ryan Gosling and Emily Bunt action comedy The Fall Guy acting as a centerpiece screening.
David Benioff and Dan Weiss are behind 3 Body Problem, based on the book of the same name. David Leitch directed the Universal feature about a Hollywood stuntman (Gosling) who is tasked with tracking down the star of the latest movie he is working on.
The Pamela Adlon movie Babes will also act as a centerpiece screening. The narrative competition features include Crystal Moselle’s latest, The Black Sea, and Barbie Ferreira starrer Bob Trevino Likes It. Elsewhere in the lineup are a Cheech and Chong doc, Tommy Dorfman’s directorial debut, Lilly Singh comedy Doin’ It, and My Dead Friend Zoe, exec produced by NFL star Travis Kelce.
The film...
David Benioff and Dan Weiss are behind 3 Body Problem, based on the book of the same name. David Leitch directed the Universal feature about a Hollywood stuntman (Gosling) who is tasked with tracking down the star of the latest movie he is working on.
The Pamela Adlon movie Babes will also act as a centerpiece screening. The narrative competition features include Crystal Moselle’s latest, The Black Sea, and Barbie Ferreira starrer Bob Trevino Likes It. Elsewhere in the lineup are a Cheech and Chong doc, Tommy Dorfman’s directorial debut, Lilly Singh comedy Doin’ It, and My Dead Friend Zoe, exec produced by NFL star Travis Kelce.
The film...
- 1/10/2024
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
David Benioff and Dan Weiss are opening up about the reaction to Game of Thrones season eight, and also explain why they turned down a lifetime of franchise mailbox money from their hit show’s prequels and spinoffs.
In this week’s Hollywood Reporter cover story, the duo break their five-year, in-depth interview silence to discuss their new Netflix sci-fi epic 3 Body Problem, which they created along with True Blood writer-producer Alexander Woo. The producers discuss their shelved Star Wars movie, their short-lived Confederate idea, their 3 Body producer’s bizarre Breaking Bad-inspired murder, and the challenges and pressures surrounding their new show.
Some of their comments on the Thrones front include their reaction to the blowback from the show’s 2019 final season.
“You always hope everyone’s going to love anything you do and it would’ve been great if 100 percent of people loved it, but they didn’t,...
In this week’s Hollywood Reporter cover story, the duo break their five-year, in-depth interview silence to discuss their new Netflix sci-fi epic 3 Body Problem, which they created along with True Blood writer-producer Alexander Woo. The producers discuss their shelved Star Wars movie, their short-lived Confederate idea, their 3 Body producer’s bizarre Breaking Bad-inspired murder, and the challenges and pressures surrounding their new show.
Some of their comments on the Thrones front include their reaction to the blowback from the show’s 2019 final season.
“You always hope everyone’s going to love anything you do and it would’ve been great if 100 percent of people loved it, but they didn’t,...
- 1/10/2024
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix revealed the official trailer for the upcoming sci-fi series 3 Body Problem, which hails from Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss, along with True Blood writer-producer Alexander Woo.
The show is adapted from author Liu Cixin’s celebrated Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy, which tells the story of humanity preparing for an alien invasion. The trailer was unveiled Tuesday at CES in Las Vegas to fans attending the 3 Body Problem immersive experience.
“What we are hoping to do is to convey the experience — if not necessarily the exact details — of the novel onto the screen,” Woo said. “What stayed, we hope, is the sense of wonderment and the sense of scope, of scale, where the problems are no longer just the problems of an individual or even a nation, but of an entire species.”
Netflix also released a character guide for the first time...
The show is adapted from author Liu Cixin’s celebrated Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy, which tells the story of humanity preparing for an alien invasion. The trailer was unveiled Tuesday at CES in Las Vegas to fans attending the 3 Body Problem immersive experience.
“What we are hoping to do is to convey the experience — if not necessarily the exact details — of the novel onto the screen,” Woo said. “What stayed, we hope, is the sense of wonderment and the sense of scope, of scale, where the problems are no longer just the problems of an individual or even a nation, but of an entire species.”
Netflix also released a character guide for the first time...
- 1/9/2024
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The first trailer is here for the Game of Thrones creators’ long-awaited follow-up series.
Netflix released the teaser trailer for 3 Body Problem from showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss along with Alexander Woo. The sci-fi epic is adapted from Liu Cixin’s Hugo Award-winning trilogy.
3 Body Problem is an ambitious tale about what happens when humanity discovers that we are not alone in the universe. The trailer was revealed at Netflix’s Tudum live fan event in Brazil on Saturday.
The sprawling cast also includes Jovan Adepo (Watchmen), Rosalind Chao (Better Things), Eiza González (Baby Driver), Jess Hong (Inked), Marlo Kelly (Dare Me), Jonathan Pryce (The Crown), Eve Ridley (Peppa Pig), Ben Schnetzer (Y: The Last Man), Alex Sharp (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time), Sea Shimooka (Pink Skies Ahead), Zine Tseng (series debut), Saamer Usmani (Succession) and Benedict Wong (Dr. Strange in the Multiverse...
Netflix released the teaser trailer for 3 Body Problem from showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss along with Alexander Woo. The sci-fi epic is adapted from Liu Cixin’s Hugo Award-winning trilogy.
3 Body Problem is an ambitious tale about what happens when humanity discovers that we are not alone in the universe. The trailer was revealed at Netflix’s Tudum live fan event in Brazil on Saturday.
The sprawling cast also includes Jovan Adepo (Watchmen), Rosalind Chao (Better Things), Eiza González (Baby Driver), Jess Hong (Inked), Marlo Kelly (Dare Me), Jonathan Pryce (The Crown), Eve Ridley (Peppa Pig), Ben Schnetzer (Y: The Last Man), Alex Sharp (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time), Sea Shimooka (Pink Skies Ahead), Zine Tseng (series debut), Saamer Usmani (Succession) and Benedict Wong (Dr. Strange in the Multiverse...
- 6/17/2023
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Following third-season cameos in which the frontman of Snow Patrol and the drummer from Coldplay appeared on Game Of Thrones then were immediately killed, ending those bands’ careers forever, Entertainment Weekly has announced that Sigur Rós will appear on, then likely die in, the show’s fourth season. The band is reportedly a favorite of showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss, as EW notes that the duo “would often listen to their music while shooting in Iceland,” as Sigur Rós is broadcast on a constant loop from speakers embedded in the nation’s mountains. Like their songs, their ...
- 9/10/2013
- avclub.com
Entertainment Weekly report that members of Icelandic band Sigur Rós are set to cameo in the fourth season of Game Of Thrones. Word is that showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss are huge fans, and have brought in Jón Þór “Jónsi” Birgisson, Georg Hólm and Orri Páll Dýrason to shoot scenes in Croatia. EW say they're "sworn to secrecy on the nature of the appearance", but since they are musicians..it shouldn't be too hard to guess what they'll be doing! As well as members of Coldplay and Snow Patrol making appearances, HBO have also hired The National and The Hold Steady to perform songs inspired by lyrics in George R.R. Martin’s source novels (“The Rains of Castamere” and “The Bear and Maiden Fair,” respectively) so I'm hoping we get the same from Sigur Rós. If you're unfamiliar with the band, here are a few of what I'd consider...
- 9/10/2013
- ComicBookMovie.com
In what’s become a Game of Thrones tradition, the HBO fantasy hit has teamed with an acclaimed indie band for the upcoming season.
Thrones has landed Icelandic art-pop sensation Sigur Rós to appear in season four. Jón Þór “Jónsi” Birgisson, Georg Hólm and Orri Páll Dýrason are currently shooting an appearance on the Thrones set in Croatia. What will the band mates do? Will they play a song? Might a bowed guitar be involved?
We’re sworn to secrecy on the nature of the appearance. But they are musicians, so … let the speculation begin!
Thrones showrunners David Benioff and...
Thrones has landed Icelandic art-pop sensation Sigur Rós to appear in season four. Jón Þór “Jónsi” Birgisson, Georg Hólm and Orri Páll Dýrason are currently shooting an appearance on the Thrones set in Croatia. What will the band mates do? Will they play a song? Might a bowed guitar be involved?
We’re sworn to secrecy on the nature of the appearance. But they are musicians, so … let the speculation begin!
Thrones showrunners David Benioff and...
- 9/10/2013
- by James Hibberd
- EW - Inside TV
We live in a world where DVD and Blu-ray sales are plummeting in direct correlation to the rate at which streaming video viewership is increasing. Netflix, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Hulu and LOVEFiLM are just a few names that have rose to prominence in the last few years thanks to their digital viewing, rental and purchase options and with major networks like NBC, CBS, HBO and BBC offering past TV episodes to viewers through their websites, it’s getting hard to convince anyone to stop by Best Buys on Tuesdays to pick up another relic for the DVD rack back home.
And while iTunes may offer movie downloads in 1080p and Vudu can get give you access to many great indie titles on VOD the same day as their theatrical release, in my mind, physical media still reigns supreme over streaming media for one vital reason: special features. It’s easy...
And while iTunes may offer movie downloads in 1080p and Vudu can get give you access to many great indie titles on VOD the same day as their theatrical release, in my mind, physical media still reigns supreme over streaming media for one vital reason: special features. It’s easy...
- 5/29/2013
- by Jim Rohner
- Obsessed with Film
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