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Ready Player One

Ready Player One

When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for his billions.

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'Ready Player Two' movie is in "early stages," Ernest Cline reveals

'Ready Player Two' movie is in "early stages," Ernest Cline reveals

The best-selling sci-fi author talks about writing 'Ready Player Two,' working with Steven Spielberg, and his take on modern video games..

‘Ready Player One’ Tops $500M Global Box Office, Scores $200M+ In China

‘Ready Player One’ Tops $500M Global Box Office, Scores $200M+ In China

Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One has lifted its worldwide score across the $500M threshold. That’s after beginning global rollout on March 28 and reps $120.6M in domestic takings wit…

China Box Office: ‘Ready Player One,’ ‘Hindi Medium’ Win Holiday Weekend

China Box Office: ‘Ready Player One,’ ‘Hindi Medium’ Win Holiday Weekend

Steven Spielberg’s “Ready Player One” enjoyed a strong second weekend at the box office in China. It remained on top of the chart with $43.8 million in three days, for a cumulative score of $163 mi…

‘Ready Player One’ Hits $143 Million in China as Top Warner Bros. Title

‘Ready Player One’ Hits $143 Million in China as Top Warner Bros. Title

Warner Bros. Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, and Village Roadshow Pictures have announced that “Ready Player One” is crossing the $300 million mark at the global box office with $143 mi…

‘Ready Player One’ Grabs $128M Abroad While Taking $181M+ Globally – Int’l Box Office

‘Ready Player One’ Grabs $128M Abroad While Taking $181M+ Globally – Int’l Box Office

Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One, with what amounts to 85% of its international footprint stomping across the globe, has grossed $128M in 62 territories. Warner Bros. enjoyed its biggest w…

Ready Player One reviewed by Mark Kermode

Ready Player One reviewed by Mark Kermode

Mark Kermode reviews Ready Player One. In the future, people live most of their lives within The Oasis, a limitless virtual world where people can exist as a...

Edgar Wright: ‘Ready Player One’ Re-Confirms Steven Spielberg Is the ‘Master of Blocking Action Scenes’

Edgar Wright: ‘Ready Player One’ Re-Confirms Steven Spielberg Is the ‘Master of Blocking Action Scenes’

Edgar Wright knows a thing or two about crafting the perfect action set piece.

How Steven Spielberg Filmed The 'Ready Player One' Oasis Scenes

How Steven Spielberg Filmed The 'Ready Player One' Oasis Scenes

During yesterday's press junket, director Steven Spielberg explained how he filmed the Ready Player One Oasis sequences.

Ready Player One is filled with nostalgia, but Disney said no to using Star Wars

Ready Player One is filled with nostalgia, but Disney said no to using Star Wars

In Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One, a young gamer named Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan) spends most of his time in the OASIS, a virtual reality playground that serves as a surreal tableau where anything is possible. That feeling of detachment from reality was very much a part of the press conference for the film, which was housed inside a soundstage that replicated the look of the "stacks" — a key real-world setting for the film that's made up of trailers and shipping containers stacked on top of each other.

'Ready Player One' Locks Down China Release Date

Although a legend in the U.S., Steven Spielberg hasn't been a huge box-office force in China — but 'Ready Player One' could change that.

Steven Spielberg talks Ready Player One nostalgia and the OASIS

As part of its 2018 movie preview feature, USA Today has shared a few comments from director Steven Spielberg about his upcoming adaptation of Ernest Cline’s cult sci-fi fantasy novel Ready Player One. “[It’s] a cautionary tale but also an exhilarating adventure,” said Spielberg. “[The ’80s] had a refreshing lack of cynicism, and in our story, …

Ready Player One will be Spielberg's third film not scored by John Williams

John Williams and Steven Spielberg’s partnership has led to numerous iconic soundtracks, including Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T, Saving Private Ryan, and Jurassic Park. Every Spielberg flick — minus 1985’s The Colour Purple (Quincy Jones) and 2015’s Bridge of Spies (Thomas Newman) — has been scored by Williams.