{"id":72281,"date":"2024-03-17T18:13:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-17T18:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/barack-obama-was-offered-a-role-in-3-body-problem\/"},"modified":"2024-03-17T18:13:03","modified_gmt":"2024-03-17T18:13:03","slug":"barack-obama-was-offered-a-role-in-3-body-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/barack-obama-was-offered-a-role-in-3-body-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Barack Obama was offered a role in ‘3 Body Problem’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Two-time United States (US) President Barack Obama was offered a cameo in \u201c3 Body Problem,\u201d the highly anticipated Netflix series from the creators of \u201cGame of Thrones\u201d \u2013 David Benioff and DB Weiss.<\/strong><\/p>\n

However, the former president turned down the offer to appear in \u201c3 Body Problem,\u201d which revolves around an alien invasion of Earth, in the best kind of way.<\/p>\n

When David Benioff and DB Weiss were first interested in adapting the Hugo Award-winning \u201cThe Three-Body Problem\u201d by Chinese writer Liu Cixin, they were thrilled to find out that Barack Obama was a major fan<\/p>\n

\u201cHe [Obama] did sign a very funny note, when we tried to get him for a cameo. It was to the effect of, \u2018In case there ever is a real alien invasion, I think I should probably save myself for that crisis,\u2019\u201d Benioff said while speaking to an international media outlet.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe wants to keep his powder dry in case there\u2019s a real thing,\u201d adds Weiss.<\/p>\n

This is the biggest project from Benioff and Weiss since Game of Thrones finished after eight seasons in 2019. 3 Body Problem \u2013 which is set to release on March 21st on Netflix \u2013 follows five earthbound characters trying to defend the planet from invading aliens.<\/p>\n

Liu Cixi\u2019s novel has sold nine million copies since publication in 2008 and won a Hugo award.<\/p>\n

In an interview with the BBC, Weiss shared that he and Benioff had been enthralled by the book\u2019s complexity, calling it \u201cunlike anything we\u2019d ever read, certainly unlike anything we\u2019d ever contemplated bringing to the screen.\u201d It was also \u201cabout as far away as you can get from what we\u2019d just done on Thrones.\u201d<\/p>\n

Netflix dropped the final trailer on March 7 showing a cast that includes \u201cGame of Thrones\u201d alumni Liam Cunningham, John Bradley and Jonathan Pryce. Bradley plays one of a group of young, brilliant physicists (along with Eiza Gonza\u0301lez, Jovan Adepo, Alex Sharp and Jess Hong) who are targeted by the incoming aliens.<\/p>\n