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{{Infobox film
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| screenplay = {{ubl|[[Zak Penn]]|[[Ernest Cline]]}}
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Ready Player One]]''|Ernest Cline}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|<!--PER POSTER BILLING-->
* [[Tye Sheridan]]
* [[Olivia Cooke]]
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| country = United States<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/5ae522a2390d8|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180521152358/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/5ae522a2390d8|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 21, 2018|title=Ready Player One (2018)|work=[[British Film Institute]]|access-date=September 2, 2021}}</ref>
| language = English
| budget = $155–175
| gross = $607.9
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'''''Ready Player One''''' is a 2018 American [[science fiction action film]] based on [[Ernest Cline]]'s [[Ready Player One|novel of the same name]]. The film was co-produced and directed by [[Steven Spielberg]], written by Cline and [[Zak Penn]], and stars [[Tye Sheridan]], [[Olivia Cooke]], [[Ben Mendelsohn]], [[Lena Waithe]], [[T.J. Miller]], [[Simon Pegg]], and [[Mark Rylance]]. The film is set in 2045, where much of humanity uses the OASIS, a [[virtual reality]] simulation, to escape the real world. A teenage orphan finds clues to a contest that promises ownership of the OASIS to the winner, and he and his allies try to complete it before an evil corporation can do so.
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Development of the film first began in 2010 when [[Warner Bros.]] acquired the rights to the book. In July 2015, Spielberg signed on to direct and produce the film, with casting commencing in September 2015. Filming began in England in June 2016 and was completed in September that year. The visual effects were handled by [[Industrial Light & Magic]], [[Digital Domain]], and [[Territory Studio]], with some pre-visualization work done by [[The Third Floor, Inc.|The Third Floor]]. As with the novel, many popular culture references appear throughout the film, including references to ''[[The Shining (film)|The Shining]]'', the [[Back to the Future (franchise)|''Back to the Future'' franchise]], ''[[Godzilla]] '' and ''[[The Iron Giant]].''
''Ready Player One'' premiered at [[South by Southwest]] in Austin, Texas on March 11, 2018, and was theatrically released in the United States on March 29, 2018, by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised Spielberg's direction, the visual effects, brisk pacing, and the performances of both Sheridan and Rylance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uploadvr.com/ready-player-one-movie-review-roundup-another-spielberg-classic/|title=Ready Player One Movie Review Roundup: Another Spielberg Classic?|first1=David|last1=Jagneaux|work=[[UploadVR]]|date=March 13, 2018|access-date=March 26, 2018|archive-date=March 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327144838/https://uploadvr.com/ready-player-one-movie-review-roundup-another-spielberg-classic/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tomsguide.com/us/ready-player-one-review-roundup,news-26776.html|title=Ready Player One Review Roundup: Pretty, Flawed|first1=Henry T.|last1=Casey|work=
==Plot==
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In 2045, people seek to escape from reality through a [[virtual reality]] entertainment universe called the OASIS (Ontologically Anthropocentric Sensory Immersive Simulation), created by James Halliday and Ogden Morrow of Gregarious Games.
After Halliday's death, a pre-recorded message left by his avatar Anorak announces a game, granting ownership of the OASIS to the first to find the golden [[Easter egg (media)|Easter egg]] within it, which is, however, locked behind a gate requiring three keys which players can obtain by accomplishing three challenges. The contest has lured several "Gunters", or egg hunters, and the interest of Nolan Sorrento, the Teenage orphan Wade Watts' avatar Parzival, an avid Gunter, participates in the first challenge, an unbeatable race, along with his best friend Aech, and Art3mis, a female avatar on whom Parzival [[Crush (psychology)|has a crush]]. Parzival regularly visits Halliday's Journals, a simulated archive of Halliday's life and hobbies run by the Curator. Wade receives the Copper Key from Anorak after he wins by driving backward, while Art3mis, Aech, and his friends Daito and Sho, all win the race afterward, later being collectively named the High-5 on the OASIS' [[scoreboard]].
Sorrento asks mercenary i-R0k to learn Wade's true identity, intending to bribe him to win the contest on IOI's behalf. Wade and Art3mis discover from the Journals that Halliday once dated Morrow's wife Karen "Kira" Underwood. Wade and Art3mis visit the Distracted Globe
Art3mis' player Samantha Cook takes Wade in. Together, they realize the second challenge relates to Halliday's regret of not pursuing a relationship with Kira. Along with Aech, Daito, and Sho, Parzival and Art3mis search for the recreation of the [[The Shining (novel)|Overlook Hotel]]. Art3mis asks Kira to dance and wins the Jade Key. Sorrento's subordinate F'Nale Zandor storms the Gunters' hideout and captures Samantha to pay off her father's debt. Wade escapes with the help of the other High-5 users, Helen Harris (Aech), Toshiro (Daito), and Zhou (Sho) in Helen's truck. Samantha escapes confinement after Aech and Parzival hack Sorrento's OASIS rig with Aech recording his confession of the bombing.
The third challenge is found in Castle Anorak on [[Voltron|Planet Doom]], where players must guess Halliday's favorite [[Atari 2600]] game to earn the Crystal Key. i-R0k places a forcefield around the castle using the Orb of Osuvox, but Art3mis soon disables it. The High-5 lead an army of OASIS players against IOI's forces. Parzival kills Samantha's avatar, allowing her to flee IOI with the High-5 picking her up nearby. Parzival and Sorrento fight in the OASIS with Sorrento detonating the [[Doomsday device|Cataclyst bomb]], wiping out every avatar on
Parzival respawns using an [[extra life]] coin given to him earlier by the Curator in a bet. He plays ''[[Adventure (1980 video game)|Adventure]]'', winning the Crystal Key by locating [[Warren Robinett]]'s [[Adventure (1980 video game)#Easter egg|Easter egg]]. He uses the three keys to enter a treasure room, where Anorak offers him a contract to sign. Parzival recognizes it as the one Morrow signed when Halliday forced him out of Gregarious Games and refuses to sign it. Anorak transforms into Halliday, who expresses his regrets in life and awards Parzival the Easter egg.
Sorrento and F'Nale are arrested for the bombing as Morrow appears, revealing himself as the Curator. Wade decides to run the OASIS with the High-5, inviting Morrow to join them as a consultant. As the IOI Loyalty Centers are shut down, the High-5 make the controversial choice to close the OASIS every Tuesday and Thursday for people to spend more time in the real world, including Wade and Samantha, who start a relationship.
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==Cast==
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* [[Tye Sheridan]] as Wade Watts / Parzival,<ref name="Parzival_i5">{{cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/@M.parzival |title=Parzival_i5 - YouTube |access-date=May 19, 2023 |archive-date=May 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518061227/https://www.youtube.com/@M.parzival |url-status=live }}</ref> a Gunter who wishes to win so he can leave the stacks.
* [[Olivia Cooke]] as Samantha Cook / Art3mis,<ref name="CookeLead">{{cite web |last1=Kit |first1=Borys |title=Steven Spielberg's 'Ready Player One' Finds Female Lead in Olivia Cooke (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/steven-spielbergs-ready-player-one-finds-female-lead-olivia-cooke-821728 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=September 11, 2015 |access-date=May 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108080955/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/steven-spielbergs-ready-player-one-finds-female-lead-olivia-cooke-821728 |archive-date=January 8, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> a well-known Gunter who works with various allies to ensure the OASIS is kept free and out of the hands of IOI, both inside the game and in real life. Art3mis is Samantha's pink-skinned Avatar with pink hair.
* [[Ben Mendelsohn]] as Nolan Sorrento / IOI-655321,<ref name="Jan2016THR">{{cite news|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|title=Ben Mendelsohn Eyed for Villain Role in Steven Spielberg's 'Ready Player One' (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/ben-mendelsohn-eyed-villain-role-852265|access-date=January 7, 2016|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|date=January 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109130640/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/ben-mendelsohn-eyed-villain-role-852265|archive-date=January 9, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> the CEO of Innovative Online Industries who seeks full control over the OASIS. His avatar of IOI-655321 is an armored businessman.
* [[Lena Waithe]] as Helen Harris / Aech,<ref name="RPOEW">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/movies/2017/07/14/ready-player-one-first-look-photo/|title=See an exclusive first look at Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=March 23, 2018|last=Breznican|first=Anthony|author-link=Anthony Breznican|date=July 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170717050656/http://ew.com/movies/2017/07/14/ready-player-one-first-look-photo/|archive-date=July 17, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> a Gunter and long-time friend of Wade's who works as a mechanic in the OASIS. Her avatar of Aech is a cyborg of indeterminate species.
* [[T.J. Miller]] as the voice and motion-capture of i-R0k,<ref name="MillerCast">{{cite news|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|title='Silicon Valley' Star T.J. Miller Joins Steven Spielberg's 'Ready Player One' (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/silicon-valley-star-tj-miller-898858|access-date=September 7, 2017|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|date=June 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602024959/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/silicon-valley-star-tj-miller-898858|archive-date=June 2, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> a freelance dealer and mercenary often employed by IOI. He shares his name with a character from the novel, but is otherwise unrelated. Unlike the other characters, his true appearance outside of the OASIS isn't shown.
* [[Simon Pegg]] as Ogden Morrow / The Curator,<ref name="PeggCast">{{cite news|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|title=Simon Pegg in Talks to Join Steven Spielberg's 'Ready Player One' (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/simon-pegg-talks-join-steven-876613|access-date=March 19, 2016|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|date=March 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320140523/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/simon-pegg-talks-join-steven-876613|archive-date=March 20, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> a co-creator of the OASIS who eventually left the company and is concerned that many people have developed an unhealthy dependency on the game. His avatar of the Curator works at the Halliday Journal archives.
* [[Mark Rylance]] as James Halliday / Anorak the All-Knowing,<ref name="RylanceCast">{{cite news|last=McNary|first=Dave|author-link=Dave McNary|date=April 13, 2016|title=Mark Rylance Joins Steven Spielberg's 'Ready Player One'|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/steven-spielberg-ready-player-one-mark-rylance-1201752474/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation|Penske Business Media]]|access-date=June 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160615000650/http://variety.com/2016/film/news/steven-spielberg-ready-player-one-mark-rylance-1201752474/|archive-date=June 15, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> the deceased co-creator of the OASIS who reveals after his death that an Easter Egg is hidden in the OASIS that grants control over the OASIS to its winner. His avatar of Anorak the All-Knowing is an old wizard.
* Philip Zhao as Zhou / Sho,<ref name="ZhouCast">{{cite news|last1=Busch|first1=Anita|title=Steven Spielberg's 'Ready Player One' Casts Young Newcomer Philip Zhao|url=https://deadline.com/2016/07/philip-zhao-ready-player-one-abrams-artist-agency-1201794960/|access-date=July 30, 2016|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation|Penske Business Media]]|date=July 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801075016/http://deadline.com/2016/07/philip-zhao-ready-player-one-abrams-artist-agency-1201794960/|archive-date=August 1, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> a young Chinese Gunter and one of the "High Five". He is based upon Akihide "Shoto" Karatsu, a Japanese Gunter featured in the novel. Zhou's avatar of Sho is a [[ninja]].
* [[Win Morisaki]] as Toshiro / Daito,<ref name="Morisaki">{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/asia/win-morisaki-joins-steven-spielbergs-ready-player-one-1201789189/|title=Japan's Win Morisaki Joins Steven Spielberg's 'Ready Player One'|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|author=Variety Staff|date=June 5, 2016|access-date=March 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317012330/http://variety.com/2016/film/asia/win-morisaki-joins-steven-spielbergs-ready-player-one-1201789189/|archive-date=March 17, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> a Japanese Gunter and one of the "High Five". His avatar of Daito is an armored [[samurai]].
* [[Hannah John-Kamen]] as F'Nale Zandor,<ref name="radiotimes">{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/film/2018-03-29/the-11-biggest-differences-between-ready-player-one-and-the-original-novel/|title=The 11 biggest differences between Ready Player One and the original novel|first=Huw|last=Fullerton|date=March 29, 2018|access-date=April 20, 2018|work=[[Radio Times]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417023326/http://www.radiotimes.com/news/film/2018-03-29/the-11-biggest-differences-between-ready-player-one-and-the-original-novel/|archive-date=April 17, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> IOI's head of operations in the physical world and for their indentured servant programs at IOI's Loyalty Centers.
* [[Susan Lynch]] as Alice,<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Lane |first=Anthony |date=March 30, 2018 |author-link=Anthony Lane |title="Ready Player One" and "Lean On Pete" |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/04/09/ready-player-one-and-lean-on-pete |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |access-date=April 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202050222/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/04/09/ready-player-one-and-lean-on-pete |archive-date=December 2, 2019 |url-status=live |url-access=limited}}</ref> Wade's aunt
* [[Ralph Ineson]] as Rick,<ref name="InesonCast">{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3449009/freddy-krueger-appears-epic-ready-player-one-trailer-sdcc/|title=Freddy Krueger Appears in Epic 'Ready Player One' Trailer! #SDCC|website=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|last=Squires|first=John|date=July 22, 2017|access-date=March 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728163429/https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3449009/freddy-krueger-appears-epic-ready-player-one-trailer-sdcc/|archive-date=July 28, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> the boyfriend of Alice who mistreats Wade
* [[Perdita Weeks]] as Karen "Kira" Underwood,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Evangelista |first1=Chris |title='Ready Player One' Spoiler Review: This is Steven Spielberg's Worst Movie |date=April 2, 2018 |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/ready-player-one-spoiler-review/2/ |publisher=[[/Film]] |access-date=April 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729004249/https://www.slashfilm.com/ready-player-one-spoiler-review/2/ |archive-date=July 29, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> Morrow's wife who Halliday also loved
* [[Turlough Convery]] as IOI's chief ology expert who leads the other IOI ology experts at finding the right video game to grant the Sixers access to the Easter egg
[[Lulu Wilson]], [[Letitia Wright]], [[Mckenna Grace]], and Jane Douglas of
==Production==
===Development and casting===
[[File:Steven Spielberg, Ernest Cline, Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, T. J. Miller & Ben Mendelsohn (36057724811).jpg|right|thumb|Director [[Steven Spielberg]] (far left) and [[Ernest Cline]] with the cast of ''Ready Player One'' at [[San Diego Comic-Con]]. From third of left: [[Tye Sheridan]], [[Olivia Cooke]], [[T.J. Miller]], and [[Ben Mendelsohn]].]]
[[Warner Bros.]] bought the film rights for producers Dan Farah and [[Donald De Line]] in June 2010, one year before the book was published.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2010/06/warner-bros-and-de-line-pictures-win-book-auction-for-ready-player-one-48086/ |title=Warner Bros Wins 'Ready Player One' Book Auction For Farah & De Line To Produce |author=Mike Fleming Jr |date=June 18, 2010 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation|Penske Business Media]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329021846/http://deadline.com/2010/06/warner-bros-and-de-line-pictures-win-book-auction-for-ready-player-one-48086/|archive-date=March 29, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Ernest Cline]] was set to write the script for the film, which De Line and Farah would produce.<ref name=ReadyPlayerOne>{{cite news|last1=Fleming|first1=Mike Jr.|title=Warner Bros and De Line Pictures Win Book Auction For 'Ready Player One'|url=https://deadline.com/2010/06/warner-bros-and-de-line-pictures-win-book-auction-for-ready-player-one-48086/|access-date=March 30, 2015|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation|Penske Business Media]]|date=June 18, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329021846/http://deadline.com/2010/06/warner-bros-and-de-line-pictures-win-book-auction-for-ready-player-one-48086/|archive-date=March 29, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Eric Eason]] rewrote Cline's script,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sneider|first1=Jeff|title=Eason to rewrite 'Player' script|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/eason-to-rewrite-player-script-1118048568/|access-date=March 30, 2015|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation|Penske Business Media]]|date=January 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405034100/http://variety.com/2012/film/news/eason-to-rewrite-player-script-1118048568/|archive-date=April 5, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Zak Penn]] was hired to rewrite the previous drafts by Cline and Eason (who became uncredited for the final draft), along with [[Village Roadshow Pictures]] coming aboard.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sneider|first1=Jeff|last2=Shaw|first2=Lucas|title='X-Men' Scribe Zak Penn to Rewrite 'Ready Player One' for Warner Bros. (Exclusive)|url=https://www.thewrap.com/x-men-scribe-zak-penn-to-rewrite-ready-player-one-for-warner-bros-exclusive/|access-date=March 30, 2015|work=[[TheWrap]]|date=June 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316050212/http://www.thewrap.com/x-men-scribe-zak-penn-to-rewrite-ready-player-one-for-warner-bros-exclusive/|archive-date=March 16, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Warner Bros. attempted to convince [[Christopher Nolan]] to direct the film as his next project after ''[[Interstellar (film)|Interstellar]]'' (2014), but he declined.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Laman |first=Lisa |date=
[[Elle Fanning]], [[Olivia Cooke]], and [[Lola Kirke]] were the frontrunners for the role of Art3mis;<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sneider|first1=Jeff|title=Steven Spielberg's 'Ready Player One' Shortlist Includes Elle Fanning, Olivia Cooke, Lola Kirke (Exclusive)|url=https://www.thewrap.com/steven-spielbergs-ready-player-one-shortlist-includes-elle-fanning-olivia-cooke-lola-kirke-exclusive/|access-date=September 2, 2015|work=[[TheWrap]]|date=September 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904211238/http://www.thewrap.com/steven-spielbergs-ready-player-one-shortlist-includes-elle-fanning-olivia-cooke-lola-kirke-exclusive/|archive-date=September 4, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> with Cooke announced as having been cast in the role by September 2015.<ref name="CookeLead"/> In January 2016, [[Ben Mendelsohn]] joined the cast.<ref name="Jan2016THR"/> In February 2016, [[Tye Sheridan]] was confirmed to play Wade, after a lengthy casting search for the role.<ref name="SheridanCast">{{cite news|url=https://collider.com/ready-player-one-movie-tye-sheridan-steven-spielberg/|title=Tye Sheridan Lands Lead in Steven Spielberg's 'Ready Player One'|work=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|publisher=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex Media]]|last=Chitwood|first=Adam|date=February 24, 2016|access-date=March 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170725230458/http://collider.com/ready-player-one-movie-tye-sheridan-steven-spielberg|archive-date=July 25, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Barry Keoghan]] screen-tested for the part.<ref>[https://www.gq.com/story/barry-keoghan-cover-story Saltburn's Barry Keoghan on Flirting With Jacob Elordi and Manifesting Stardom]</ref> [[Simon Pegg]] was added to the cast in March,<ref name="PeggCast"/> with [[Mark Rylance]] joining in April.<ref name="RylanceCast"/> By June, [[T.J. Miller]], [[Hannah John-Kamen]], and [[Win Morisaki]] had also been cast in the film.<ref name="MillerCast"/><ref name="Morisaki"/><ref name="radiotimes"/> In July, Philip Zhao joined the cast,<ref name="ZhouCast"/> with [[Lena Waithe]], [[Ralph Ineson]], [[Mckenna Grace]], and [[Letitia Wright]] being revealed as appearing in the film over time prior to the film's release.<ref name="RPOEW"/><ref name="InesonCast"/><ref name="WrightCast"/><ref name="GraceCast"/>
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===Filming===
Production was slated to begin in July 2016,<ref name="July2016">{{cite news|last1=Busch|first1=Anita|title=Hannah John-Kamen Lands Role In Steven Spielberg's 'Ready Player One'|url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/hannah-john-kamen-ready-player-one-steven-spielberg-cast-1201778572/|access-date=June 25, 2016|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation|Penske Business Media]]|date=June 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625075953/http://deadline.com/2016/06/hannah-john-kamen-ready-player-one-steven-spielberg-cast-1201778572/|archive-date=June 25, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> but on July 1, 2016, screenwriter Zak Penn confirmed that the first week of filming had already been completed, meaning that filming began on June 24, 2016.<ref>{{cite tweet|author-link=Zak Penn|last=Penn|first=Zak|user=zakpenn|number=748999882304790528|date=July 1, 2016|title=First week of #ReadyPlayerOne finished. Surreal. It went to 11. Thanks for writing your book @erniecline and the assist in Oology|access-date=March 23, 2018}}</ref> In August and September 2016, filming took place in [[Birmingham]], England, standing in for [[Columbus, Ohio]].<ref name="RPOlocations">{{cite web |title=Ready Player One |url=https://www.movie-locations.com/movies/r/Ready-Player-One.php |publisher=Movie-Locations.com |access-date=
===Visual effects===
[[Industrial Light & Magic]] (ILM), [[Digital Domain]], and [[Territory Studio]] developed the visual effects, with some pre-visualization work done by [[The Third Floor, Inc.|The Third Floor]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title='Ready Player One' Juxtaposes Real, Virtual Via VFX From Three Shops|url=https://variety.com/2019/artisans/production/spielberg-ready-player-one-vfx-1203144265/|last1=Parisi|first1=Paula|date=February 21, 2019|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=May 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521205702/https://variety.com/2019/artisans/production/spielberg-ready-player-one-vfx-1203144265/|archive-date=May 21, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=How 'Ready Player One' Combined Virtual Production And Motion Capture Tools To Create Digital Characters|url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/vfx/how-ready-player-one-combined-virtual-production-and-motion-capture-tools-to-create-digital-characters-157821.html|date=April 18, 2018|website=Cartoon Brew|language=en-US|access-date=May 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712220044/https://www.cartoonbrew.com/vfx/how-ready-player-one-combined-virtual-production-and-motion-capture-tools-to-create-digital-characters-157821.html|archive-date=July 12, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> For three hours three days a week, Spielberg met with ILM, which was in charge of the OASIS segments and produced the bulk of the visual effects shots, with 900 in total; Spielberg remarked that "this is the most difficult movie I've done since ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]''", as three 3-hour long meetings a week were necessitated to discuss the visual effects.<ref name="IndieWireThePost"/> [[Visual effects supervisor]] [[Roger Guyett]] stated that the VFX team would collaborate with Spielberg and writers Cline and Penn:<ref name="GiantVisualWorld">{{cite web |last1=Marshall |first1=Rick |title=To drive its giant virtual world, Ready Player One needed a custom A.I. engine |date=February 20, 2019 |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/ready-player-one-visual-effects-interview/ |publisher=[[Digital Trends]] |access-date=May 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408142300/https://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/ready-player-one-visual-effects-interview/ |archive-date=April 8, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> {{Blockquote|text=What we did at one point was to have a card for every single character that we considered to be a "hero" character within the movie, and we put them up on a board and Steven and everyone else spent hours assigning them to scenes. We'd say, "This is where we want whoever it would be … [[Batman]], [[Chun-Li]], or whoever." And then we went through the whole movie doing that. As the scenes developed, we got an understanding of how many characters we needed.}}
Part of the film takes place in a virtual space based on the [[Overlook hotel
ILM also ==Music==
{{Main|Ready Player One (soundtrack)}}
On June 9, 2016, [[John Williams]] was initially going to compose the film's score.<ref>{{cite news|last=Burlingame|first=Jon|date=June 9, 2016|title=AFI Honoree John Williams Looks Back on Six Decades of Iconic Themes|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/spotlight/john-williams-afi-1201792072-1201792072/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation|Penske Business Media]]|access-date=June 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611013729/http://variety.com/2016/film/spotlight/john-williams-afi-1201792072-1201792072/|archive-date=June 11, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> However, in July 2017, Williams left the project in favor of scoring Spielberg's ''[[The Post (film)|The Post]]'', and [[Alan Silvestri]] took over scoring duties
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==Release==
===Theatrical===
''Ready Player One'' was originally scheduled to be released on December 15, 2017.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Fleming|first1=Mike Jr.|title=Steven Spielberg's 'Ready Player One' Slotted For December 2017|url=https://deadline.com/2015/08/steven-spielbergs-ready-player-one-december-15-2017-release-warner-bros-1201493651/|access-date=August 7, 2015|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation|Penske Business Media]]|date=August 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150807205734/http://deadline.com/2015/08/steven-spielbergs-ready-player-one-december-15-2017-release-warner-bros-1201493651/|archive-date=August 7, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> However, on February 9, 2016,
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==Reception==
===Box office===
''Ready Player One'' grossed $137.7
In the United States and Canada, ''Ready Player One'' was projected to gross $40–50
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In a review for ''[[RogerEbert.com]]'', Brian Tallerico wrote that the film's "overwhelming" nature and non-stop action will likely thrill fans of pop culture; while he observed narrative weaknesses, such as a lack of depth among the supporting characters, he felt that they ultimately do not hinder the film from working "on the level of technical, blockbuster mastery that Spielberg helped define".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/festivals-and-awards/sxsw-film-festival-2018-ready-player-one|title=SXSW Film Festival 2018: "Ready Player One"|first=Brian|last=Tallerico|work=[[RogerEbert.com]]|publisher=Ebert Digital|date=March 12, 2018|access-date=March 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312230132/https://www.rogerebert.com/festivals-and-awards/sxsw-film-festival-2018-ready-player-one|archive-date=March 12, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Writing for ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', [[Owen Gleiberman]] called the film a "coruscating explosion of pop-culture eye candy" and found the sequence based on ''The Shining'' to be "irresistible". However, he criticized Spielberg's separation of fantasy and reality, and he said the film has "more activity than it does layers".<ref name="VarietyReview">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/ready-player-one-review-steven-spielberg-1202723649/|title=SXSW Film Review: 'Ready Player One'|first=Owen|last=Gleiberman|author-link=Owen Gleiberman|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation|Penske Business Media]]|date=March 12, 2018|access-date=March 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312112728/http://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/ready-player-one-review-steven-spielberg-1202723649/|archive-date=March 12, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[IndieWire]]''{{'}}s Eric Kohn characterized the film as "an astonishing sci-fi spectacle and a relentless nostalgia trip at once" and praised both the sequence based on ''The Shining'' and Penn's screenplay, particularly with respect to Mendelsohn's character. Nevertheless, he remarked that the film "drags a bunch in its final third".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/03/ready-player-one-review-steven-spielberg-sxsw-2018-1201938295/|title='Ready Player One' Review: Steven Spielberg Delivers Astonishing Sci-Fi Spectacle and Relentless Nostalgia — SXSW 2018|first=Eric|last=Kohn|work=[[IndieWire]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation|Penske Business Media]]|date=March 12, 2018|access-date=March 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312141210/http://www.indiewire.com/2018/03/ready-player-one-review-steven-spielberg-sxsw-2018-1201938295/|archive-date=March 12, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Alissa Wilkinson, writing for ''[[Vox (website)|Vox]]'', praised both the quality and quantity of the [[worldbuilding]]. She also commented on just how dystopian the future portrayed is, where the main characters fight to save the OASIS and the escape from reality it represents, with arguably less concern for the problems of the real world.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/3/29/17171778/ready-player-one-review-nostalgia-dystopia|title=Ready Player One is a fun romp that's even more dystopian than it realizes|first=Alissa|last=Wilkinson|work=[[Vox Media|Vox]]|publisher=[[Vox Media]]|date=March 29, 2018|access-date=March 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330020608/https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/3/29/17171778/ready-player-one-review-nostalgia-dystopia|archive-date=March 30, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Film and television critic [[Matt Zoller Seitz]] praised ''Ready Player One'' and noted the undercurrent of sadness present in the film, stating that "I don't think Spielberg gets enough credit for making sad films that most people interpret as happy, and complex films that are immediately dismissed as simple or confused".<ref>{{cite tweet|author-link=Matt Zoller Seitz|first=Matt Zoller|last=Seitz|user=mattzollerseitz|number=981554286730579968|date=April 4, 2018|title=Thinking back on READY PLAYER ONE: I don't think Spielberg gets enough credit for making sad films that most people interpret as happy, and complex films that are immediately dismissed as simple or confused.}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|author-link=Matt Zoller Seitz|first=Matt Zoller|last=Seitz|user=mattzollerseitz|number=981556406053687296|date=April 4, 2018|title=It's both. I don't think he's capable of really exploding the format he helped create, but after seeing it last night, I said to my wife, "I think this is altogether his saddest film since A.I."}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|author=Matt Zoller Seitz|author-link=Matt Zoller Seitz|user=mattzollerseitz|number=1001290367663333376|date=May 28, 2018|title=This movie felt very sad and dark to me in a way that very few of the reviews pointed out. I think Spielberg did another one of his rope a dope special: there's a whole other movie going on underneath the surface, just like the scene where the hero is driving under the street.}}</ref> Seitz concluded that the film "is a mess, but it is a fascinating and complex one..."<ref>{{cite tweet|author-link=Matt Zoller Seitz|first=Matt Zoller|last=Seitz|user=mattzollerseitz|number=981557327911444480|date=April 4, 2018|title=In conclusion: READY PLAYER ONE is a mess, but it is a fascinating and complex one, and I suspect a lot of the people trashing it for being one particular thing will stumble on it again years from now and realize how much they overlooked. It's happened many times with Spielberg.}}</ref> In March 2019, a year after the film's release, Seitz determined that with ''Ready Player One''{{'}}s images commenting on capitalism and popular culture, the film was the second-most "interesting [and] substantive" big-budgeted fantasy in 2018 after ''[[Black Panther (film)|Black Panther]]'', admitting that "I still think about [''Ready Player One''] a lot, especially concerning the world around me."<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Matt Zoller Seitz|author-link=Matt Zoller Seitz|user=mattzollerseitz|number=1108062092177915907|date=March 19, 2019|title=I am at a loss to explain how anyone could look at those images in Ready Player One of an entire society struggling in the ruins of capitalism and distracting itself with junk fantasy and not see Spielberg coming to terms with his role in bringing that existence to life.}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|author=Matt Zoller Seitz|author-link=Matt Zoller Seitz|user=mattzollerseitz|number=1108064960331087872|date=March 19, 2019|title=In fact I would go so far as to say RPO was the second most interesting & substantive giant-budget fantasy released last year, after Black Panther. I still think about it a lot, especially concerning the world around me.}}</ref>
Monica Castillo was more critical of the film in her review for ''[[The Guardian]]'' and drew attention to the absence of character arcs, the lack of resolution for plot holes in the novel, and the bloating of scenes in the film by trivia.<ref name="GuardianReview">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/mar/12/ready-player-one-review-spielbergs-shiny-vr-caper-isnt-worth-playing|title=Ready Player One review – Spielberg's shiny VR caper isn't worth playing|first=Monica|last=Castillo|work=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=[[Guardian News and Media]]|date=March 12, 2018|access-date=March 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312155819/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/mar/12/ready-player-one-review-spielbergs-shiny-vr-caper-isnt-worth-playing|archive-date=March 12, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Alonso Duralde]], writing for ''[[TheWrap]]'', found the usage of pop culture references lacking, and found his experience watching the film as "feeling bombarded with images, bored by the lack of an interesting story, and irritated with my own cultural past. I've never been much of a video-game player, but by the finale, I was ready to '[[Leeroy Jenkins]]!' my way out of the theater".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Duralde |first1=Alonso |title='Ready Player One' Film Review: Spielberg's Weaponized Nostalgia Is an Exercise in Overkill |url=https://www.thewrap.com/ready-player-one-film-review-steven-spielberg/ |website=[[TheWrap]] |date=March 27, 2018 |access-date=
===Accolades===
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==Legacy==
''Ready Player One''<nowiki/>'s depiction of a pop culture-dominated virtual world has drawn comparisons to [[Meta Platforms|Meta]]'s investments in the [[metaverse]] in the 2020s.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hector |first1=Hamish |title=Meta's metaverse plans show us the bad ending of Ready Player One |url=https://www.techradar.com/news/metas-metaverse-plans-show-us-the-bad-ending-of-ready-player-one |website=TechRadar |date=October 31, 2021 |access-date=
==Sequel==
When asked about a sequel to the film, Cline stated: "I think there's a good chance that, if this one does well, Warner Bros. will want to make a sequel. I don't know if Steven [Spielberg] would want to dive back in, because he would know what he is getting into. He's said that it's the third-hardest film he's made, out of dozens and dozens of movies".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Radish|first=Christina|date=March 29, 2018|title=Ernest Cline on 'Ready Player One', Working with Spielberg, and Hopes for a Sequel|url=https://collider.com/ready-player-one-ernest-cline-interview/|access-date=July 8, 2020|website=Collider|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331221229/http://collider.com/ready-player-one-ernest-cline-interview/|archive-date=March 31, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=March 30, 2018|title=There Could Actually Be A Ready Player Two|url=https://screenrant.com/ready-player-one-movie-sequel-details-book/|access-date=July 8, 2020|website=ScreenRant|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331072042/https://screenrant.com/ready-player-one-movie-sequel-details-book/|archive-date=March 31, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=August 23, 2018|title=Ready Player One Star Is Signed On For Sequels|url=https://screenrant.com/ready-player-one-movie-sequels-olivia-cooke/|access-date=July 8, 2020|website=ScreenRant|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180824113256/https://screenrant.com/ready-player-one-movie-sequels-olivia-cooke/|archive-date=August 24, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Cline wrote a book sequel, titled ''[[Ready Player Two]]'', which was released on November 24, 2020, stating in the acknowledgments that he had consulted Spielberg on the final draft of the book and where to take a potential film adaptation.<ref name="Ready Player Two_release date">{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/07/ready-player-two-sequel-novel-ernest-cline-november-publication-date-1202980261/|date=July 8, 2020|access-date=November 17, 2020|title='Ready Player Two' Sequel Novel Set For November Publication Date|first1=Greg|last1=Evans|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709060316/https://deadline.com/2020/07/ready-player-two-sequel-novel-ernest-cline-november-publication-date-1202980261/|archive-date=July 9, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="SequelDevelopement">{{cite web|last=Houghton|first=Rianne|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a35043277/ready-player-two-movie-ernest-cline-book-reviews/|title=Ready Player Two movie is in the works despite brutal reviews|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|date=December 22, 2020|access-date=December 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224001727/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a35043277/ready-player-two-movie-ernest-cline-book-reviews/|archive-date=December 24, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
On December 22, 2020, Cline announced that a sequel was in the early stages of development.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spry |first=Jeff |date=
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