The film received 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 Mait 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, Godzilla and The Iron Giant. The visual effects were handled by Industrial Light & Magic, Digital Domain, and Territory Studio, with some pre-visualization work done by The Third Floor. Filming began in England in June 2016 and was completed in September that year. In July 2015, Spielberg signed on to direct and produce the film, with casting commencing in September 2015.

A teenage orphan finds clues to a contest that promises ownership of the OASIS to the winner, and he and his allies try to complete it before an evil corporation can do so.ĭevelopment of the film first began in 2010 when Warner Bros. The film is set in 2045, where 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.

Ready Player One is a 2018 American science fiction film based on Ernest Cline's novel of the same name.

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