{"id":4990,"date":"2012-08-05T19:53:56","date_gmt":"2012-08-05T23:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.math.columbia.edu\/~woit\/wordpress\/?p=4990"},"modified":"2012-08-05T20:01:12","modified_gmt":"2012-08-06T00:01:12","slug":"grigory-perelman-the-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.math.columbia.edu\/~woit\/wordpress\/?p=4990","title":{"rendered":"Grigori Perelman, the Movie"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve checked the date on this, and it’s not April 1, so maybe this is actually true. According to the website of the Russian television news network RT, James Cameron to produce story of reclusive Russian genius<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Celebrated Russian mathematician Grigory Perelman, the man who solved a century-old problem then turned down a $1 million prize, is to be the subject of a Hollywood movie produced by James Cameron.<\/p>\n

Throughout his career, Perelman has made several breakthroughs in mathematics, geometry and topology. And though Perelman is known for leading a secluded life and avoiding journalists, he agreed to participate in the project dedicated to his milestone achievements. Avatar and Titanic creator James Cameron is rumored to be producing the movie.<\/p>\n

Israeli producer Aleksandr Zabrovsky told KP Daily that it took him three years to convince Perelman to sign on to the project. He then approached Cameron with the idea, who was reportedly enthusiastic about it.<\/p>\n

The film is due to be shot in the US, with an as-yet-unnamed professional actor covering the role of Perelman.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’m finding it hard to figure out how Hollywood will dramatize the story of reclusively thinking about the Ricci-flow equations for seven years or so. I guess it will all be in the special effects, for which Cameron is famous.<\/p>\n

One should perhaps take this with a large grain of salt, considering the following (from the Wikipedia Perelman entry<\/a>):<\/p>\n

In April 2011 Aleksandr Zabrovsky, producer of “President-Film” studio, claimed to have held an interview with Perelman and agreed to shoot a film about him, under the tentative title The Formula of the Universe.[36] Zabrovsky says that in the interview,[37] Perelman explained why he rejected the one million dollar prize.[36]<\/p>\n

A number of journalists[38][39][40] believe that Zabrovky’s interview is most likely a fake, pointing to contradictions in statements supposedly made by Perelman.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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