Age of The Nerd
Steven Spielberg‘s take on the Ernest Cline’s novel Ready Player One just seems to be getting bigger and bigger. From the trailers to the marketing, it’s clear that there’s something in the film for everyone no matter where you fall into pop culture fandom. A new trailer has been released for the film and this one shows some more fan-favorites from the pop culture world.
[su_youtube_advanced url=”https://youtu.be/9iYFFqWWPhQ”]INSERT VIDEO HERE[/su_youtube_advanced]One has to wonder if this is character overload but then again, when will you ever see characters like Batman, Kong, the Iron Giant and Chucky all in one place other than on your DVD self?
From filmmaker Steven Spielberg comes the science fiction action adventure “Ready Player One,” based on Ernest Cline’s bestseller of the same name, which has become a worldwide phenomenon.
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.
Spielberg directed the film from a screenplay by Zak Penn and Ernest Cline. The film was produced by Donald De Line, Spielberg, Kristie Macosko Krieger and Dan Farah; with Adam Somner, Daniel Lupi, Chris deFaria and Bruce Berman serving as executive producers.
Ready Player One stars Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, T.J. Miller, Simon Pegg and Mark Rylance, and will hit theaters March 29.
