Marvel’s Benedict Wong was surprised by how close his 3 Body Problem character was to himself: "I thought I was being stalked"
Benedict Wong says he was pretty surprised by how similar his character in the new Netflix sci-fi show 3 Body Problem was to himself
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While Shi is taken directly from the novels, the showrunners did add some elements to the character to honor Wong. Among the details they weaved in were his character hailing from Salford, his parents being from Hong Kong, and the fact he grew up in the ’70s.
“Well, I thought I was being stalked actually, when I was reading the characters,” Wong laughingly tells GamesRadar+. “Then I met them on Zoom and I said, this sounds a lot like me, and Alex Woo confessed that they’ve copied the Wikipedia page.”
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It turns out he wasn’t the only one either, as his co-star Liam Cunningham had a similar situation. He plays Thomas Wade in the show, the leader of an intelligence operation investigating the scientific threat, and Shi’s boss.
“It was very weird for me too because I think that Wade is an American in …
