The review embargo forSteven Spielberg’s long-awaitedReady Player Onehas been lifted. Our written review of the film will be up in the coming days but for now, we have Perri Nemiroff and Scott Mantz in studio to discuss Spielberg’s adaptation of the belovedErnest Clinenovel of the same name. Perry and Scott’s reactions to the film are overwhelmingly positive, specifically praising Spielberg’s ability to build an all-consuming visual world and the brilliant cast that brings Cline’s world to eruptive life.
Spielberg was rumored to be taking on a number of projects when he settled onReady Player One, beating out a host of rumored filmmakers interested in the property includingChristopher Nolan,Edgar Wright, andRobert Zemeckis. It’s his first science-fiction film since 2005’sWar of the Worldsand requires a far bigger effects budget than even that film, as much of the story takes place in the OASIS, a vast, impossibly intricate VR gaming network that pulls endlessly from modern pop culture. Wade, played byTye Sheridan, is one of likely billions who spend much of their days in the OASIS and looks to be one of the favored contestants to win a major contest to find a hidden Easter egg in the game, the winner of which inherits the immense fortune left by the game’s original creator.
Watch the video review with Perri and Scott above and be on the lookout for Collider’s written review of Spielberg’s latest, as well as a treasure trove of other pieces onReady Player Oneand how it was made. Aside from Sheridan, the film also starsOlivia Cooke,Mark Rylance,Ben Mendelsohn,Lena Waithe,Simon Pegg, andT.J. Miller, and boasts a screenplay co-written by Cline and Zak Penn. The movie hits theaters on March 29th.
Here’s the official synopsis forReady 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.
