You couldn’t ask for a better director than Steven Spielberg to helm an adaptation of Ernie Cline’s novel Ready Player One. Set in a virtual world known as OASIS, the book is a fountain of geeky Easter eggs and a love letter to the films and games of the 1980s, of which Spielberg had a small part.
In this story, the founder of the OASIS dies, but before he does, he leaves behind three Easter eggs of his own. The gamer who finds all three will get control of the entire system. One such gamer, Wade Watts, joins in the search, and along with new friends and allies, races to discover all the clues before a major corporation — that wants control of the OASIS for itself — does.
The film hits theaters on March 30th, 2018.
Apr 19, 2018, 10:00 AM UTCLaura Hudson
If you want to know how we ended up in a cyber dystopia, read Ready Player One
The 2011 book wants to have it both ways — just like Mark Zuckerberg
Apr 9, 2018, 4:04 PM UTCTasha Robinson
What the Armada adaptation can learn from Ready Player One’s successes
Ernest Cline’s Armada is an almost universally reviled book, but there are ways to improve it for the screen, and his debut novel shows the way
Mar 30, 2018, 4:36 PM UTCTasha Robinson
Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One improves immensely on the book
Ernest Cline’s fast-moving novel was a treasure trove for pop-culture junkies, but the endless references work better on the screen.
Mar 11, 2018, 3:08 PM UTCAdi Robertson
The final boss in the Ready Player One tie-in games is copyright law
A licensed film adaptation that files off its own serial numbers
Mar 11, 2018, 2:36 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
Ernie Cline’s Ready Player One gets a tiny adaptation in this music video
‘Saving the world that’s tough but let’s give it a shot’
Mar 6, 2018, 11:41 PM UTCAdi Robertson
Are these Ready Player One posters supposed to be cool or cringeworthy?
I hope it’s the latter
Mar 2, 2018, 7:57 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
Play Joust, Robotron: 2048, and other classic games at Ready Player One’s online arcade
Get your nostalgia on
Jan 22, 2018, 2:24 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
Steven Spielberg thinks that Ready Player One is a glimpse into our future
‘Virtual Reality will be a superdrug’
Dec 10, 2017, 6:02 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
Watch the new trailer for Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One
Ready Player One hits theaters on March 30th, 2018
Jul 26, 2017, 4:08 PM UTCBryan Bishop
The Stranger Things and Ready Player One trailers are the best and worst of nostalgia-driven marketing
Audiences need more than a few familiar faces
Jul 22, 2017, 6:49 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
Watch the first trailer for Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One
Based on the novel by Ernie Cline
Mar 18, 2016, 7:05 PM UTCNick Statt
Simon Pegg in talks to join Spielberg’s Ready Player One
As Oasis co-creator Ogden Morrow
Mar 14, 2015, 1:30 PM UTCAdi Robertson
Why are we trying to create Ready Player One's terrifying, nostalgia-fueled dystopia?
The Internet Archive isn't OASIS. It's a lot better
Jun 24, 2014, 9:53 PM UTCColin Lecher
A writer for 'The Avengers' is taking on the 'Ready Player One' movie adaptation
Along with 'Pacific Rim 2,' Zak Penn now has two modern geek staples in his hands
