


The film received mostly positive reviews from critics, who praised Spielberg's direction, the visual effects, brisk pacing, and the performances of both Sheridan and Rylance. Pictures in the United States on March 29, 2018. Ready Player One premiered at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas on March 11, 2018, and was theatrically released by Warner Bros. As with the novel, many popular culture references appear throughout the film, including references to The Shining, the Back to the Future franchise, and The Iron Giant.

The visual effects were handled by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), Digital Domain, and Territory Studio, with some pre-visualization done by The Third Floor. Filming began in England in July 2016 and was completed in September 2016. In July 2015, Spielberg signed on to direct and produce the film, with casting for the film beginning in September 2015. The orphaned Wade Watts finds clues to a contest that promises the ownership of the OASIS to the winner, and he and his allies try to complete it before an evil corporation can do so.ĭevelopment first began in 2010 when Warner Bros. Set in 2045, much of humanity uses the OASIS, a virtual reality simulation, to escape the real world. Directed by Steven Spielberg, from a screenplay by Zak Penn and Cline, it stars Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Lena Waithe, T.J. Lovingly nostalgic and wildly original as only Ernest Cline could conceive it, Ready Player Two takes us on another imaginative, fun, action-packed adventure through his beloved virtual universe, and jolts us thrillingly into the future once again.Ready Player One is a 2018 American science fiction action film based on Ernest Cline's novel of the same name.

Wade’s life and the future of the OASIS are again at stake, but this time the fate of humanity also hangs in the balance. With it comes a new riddle, and a new quest-a last Easter egg from Halliday, hinting at a mysterious prize.Īnd an unexpected, impossibly powerful, and dangerous new rival awaits, one who’ll kill millions to get what he wants. Hidden within Halliday’s vaults, waiting for his heir to find, lies a technological advancement that will once again change the world and make the OASIS a thousand times more wondrous-and addictive-than even Wade dreamed possible. ARE YOU READY?ĭays after winning OASIS founder James Halliday’s contest, Wade Watts makes a discovery that changes everything. A great mix of exciting fantasy and threatening fact.”- The Wall Street JournalĪN UNEXPECTED QUEST. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST
