Steven Spielberg to Direct ‘Ready Player One’

[Remy Danton]

The film version of Ernie Cline’s novel Ready Player One just got a huge shot of adrenaline, as it is now set to go at Warner Bros. thanks to a collaboration with Village Roadshow. It has also attracted a director. That director is Steven Spielberg. And while people have wondered how this novel could possibly be faithfully adapted, given that it features references to a whole host of real-world properties, having Spielberg’s name on the film could be the answer.

Deadline has the news, we’ll have more shortly. This will be the first Warner Bros. project for Spielberg since the studio released A.I. in 2001.

http://www.slashfilm.com/ready-player-one-director/

 

[FlyRy]

is this one of those young adult books?

 

[FlyRy]

Just started reading this

 

[Norrin Radd]

This will be epic.

 

[BaldingSoHard]

This book is fantastic.

 

[FlyRy]

Spielberg will be at SD comicon. Hopefully we get a teaser trailer

 

[Recca Gatsby]

Never heard of this

 

[Mowgli]

His kids a gamer. Must be some I love you shyt

 

[Black White Sox Hat]

Can we have a synopsis of the book?

 

[joeychizzle]

can we get a quick spoiler free plot outline?

 

[Norrin Radd]

can we get a quick spoiler free plot outline?

From the article above

The novel features a teen gamer who lives his life exploring secrets and details of a “virtual utopia” called OASIS, which features details of games and movies from decades past. He and others are all searching for an in-game easter egg which will give them control of the entire world.

 

[joeychizzle]

From the article above

This actually sounds quite intriguing. Considering I can't recall a Spielberg movie that left me disappointed (base entertainment value of Transformers and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull aside), I'm definitely looking forward to this. Tron: Legacy meets Gamer, perhaps? :blackplatomayne:

Speaking of Tron, I wonder if they'll ever create a sequel. Can't believe it was almost seven years ago they dropped that film.

 

[FlyRy]

 

[FlyRy]

Feels absolutely nothing like the books

 

[Norrin Radd]

Iron Giant lives