Amazon is reportedly in negotiations to adapt the Hugo-winning Chinese sci-novel, The Three-Body Problem, and its two sequels into a three-season series, and is said to be prepared to pay $1 billion for the rights.
Financial Times (via io9) reports that, according to international investors, Amazon is negotiating for the rights to the sci-fi trilogy Remembrance of Earth's Past, more often referred to as The Three-Body Problem, which is the title of the first book.
The English translation of author Liu Cixin's book won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2015, and the original novel is hugely successful domestically. When asked about the adaptation by Chinese news outlet MTime.com, Cixin said he knew nothing about the potential project.
Shanghai-based YooZoo Pictures currently owns the film and television rights for the books and stated it is still the sole owner of those rights. The company has apparently elected not to comment on the rumor regarding Amazon's interest in acquiring the rights.
Despite working on a film adaptation of the books since 2014, YooZoo Pictures' has yet to schedule a release date for the movie.
In order to compete with other platforms like Netflix, Amazon is shelling out big money for original content. In fact, a recent report indicates the first two season of its Lord of the Rings TV series may end up costing as much as $500 million.
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