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‘Ready Player One’ Featurette & TV Spots Pay Tribute to Spielberg and the 1980’s

Warner Brothers has released a new featurette and couple of new TV spots for Steven Spielberg’s ‘Ready Player One‘. If you don’t know who Spielberg is by this point, then you either must not enjoy movies, or you’ve been living under a rock for the past few decades. The acclaimed director is probably the most recognizable filmmaker on the planet, so I think that it’s safe to say that he can do no wrong at this point. ‘Ready Player One‘ is one of those weird adaptations where the person who is referenced so endlessly in the novel ends up being the person to make the movie based on the novel. With that said, there’s something that feels off about the this particular film. Maybe it’s the at-times cartoonish-looking effects (I get that this is part of the point), or maybe it’s the somewhat wooden voice-over from Tye Sheridan.

I mean–I’m probably going to see this movie when it comes out in theaters, but I still remain hesitant. Ready Player One’ stars Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn and T.J. Miller, with Simon Pegg and Oscar-winner Mark Rylance, and opens in U.S. theaters on March 30th. Below is the featurette, followed by the TV spots:

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ready player one
Image via Warner Bros.
ready player one
Image via Warner Bros.
ready player one
Image via Warner Bros.

Here’s the official synopsis for ‘Ready Player One‘:

The film is set in 2045, with the world on the brink of chaos and collapse. But the people have found salvation in the OASIS, an expansive virtual reality universe created by the brilliant and eccentric James Halliday (Mark Rylance). When Halliday dies, he leaves his immense fortune to the first person to find a digital Easter egg he has hidden somewhere in the OASIS, sparking a contest that grips the entire world. When an unlikely young hero named Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan) decides to join the contest, he is hurled into a breakneck, reality-bending treasure hunt through a fantastical universe of mystery, discovery and danger.

ready player one
Image via Warner Bros.

About Taylor Salan

Taylor Salan is a independent filmmaker who currently resides in the San Fernando Valley. Since childhood, Taylor Salan had a fascination with movies. Although he was an avid fan of film as a child, it wasn’t until his years as a young adult that his passion for the art of filmmaking truly came to fruition. A current student of the film production program at California State University Northridge, Taylor studies Cinematography but ultimately has plans to direct full time if afforded the opportunity. In his spare time, Taylor produces audio podcasts and blogs about film for ageofthenerd.com. He is also a longtime musician, playing drums for over 8 years.

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