‘Save me from a real alien invasion’: Barack Obama turned down his role in new Netflix sci-fi hit

One person David Benioff and DB Weiss would have liked to see in ‘3 Body Problem’ turned down the offer for an acting cameo: former US President Barack Obama. Like Benioff revealed that they asked Obama about an appearance. After all, he’s a big fan of Liu Cixi’s novel – and the fact that he’s closely tied to Netflix through his production company would certainly have been very helpful. But Obama wrote back a humorous rejection:

“If there ever is a real alien invasion, I have to save myself from that crisis.”

A complex mammoth project: this is “3 Body Problem”

Based on ‘The Three Suns’, the first part of the Trisolaris trilogy, ‘3 Body Problem’ is not only David Benioff and DB Weiss’ first series since the end of their fantasy hit ‘Game Of Thrones’, but an even bigger series. one Project, which is why they also have ‘True Blood’ creator Alexander Woo on board as another showrunner. To adequately adapt the complex book, those responsible at Netflix received a whopping $20 million per episode – significantly more than they were entitled to at the height of “Game Of Thrones” (which was $15 million per episode).

Ultimately, the story of an impending alien invasion takes place on different levels of time. During the Chinese Cultural Revolution in the 1960s, signals are sent into space and – which is kept secret from the public – answered by aliens on their way to Earth. A battle breaks out and is still going on among those in the know about how to deal with the impending arrivals…

“3 Body Problem” – from March 21, 2024 on Netflix

Within a few days you can3 body problem“Stream on Netflix. Starts on March 21, 2024 – and of course this should be just the beginning. If the first season is the success those responsible hope for, the remaining books in the Trisolaris trilogy will of course also be adapted in further seasons.

The illustrious cast of the first season does not include Barack Obama, but Eiza González, John Bradley, Liam Cunningham and Jonathan Pryce, already known from ‘Game Of Thrones’, as well as Marvel star Benedict Wong, Saamer Usmani, Jovan Adepo, Jess Hong and Alex Sharp are also participating.