Ready Player One (movie)

Ready Player One is a 2018 American science fiction action movie produced and directed by Steven Spielberg, and written by Zak Penn and Ernest Cline. It is based on Cline's 2011 novel of the same name.

Ready Player One
Official Logo
Directed bySteven Spielberg
Screenplay by
  • Zak Penn
  • Ernest Cline
Based onReady Player One
by Ernest Cline
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJanusz Kamiński
Edited by
  • Michael Kahn
  • Sarah Broshar
Music byAlan Silvestri
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures[1]
Release dates
  • March 11, 2018 (2018-03-11) (SXSW)[3]
  • March 29, 2018 (2018-03-29) (United States)
Running time
140 minutes[4]
CountryUnited States[5]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$155–175 million[6][7][8]
Box office$607.9 million[9]

The movie stars Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Lena Waithe, T.J. Miller, Simon Pegg, and Mark Rylance. The movie takes place in 2045 where the rest of humanity uses the virtual reality software OASIS to escape the darkness of the real world.

It was theatrically released by Warner Bros. Pictures in the United States on March 29, 2018, in 2D, Real D 3D, IMAX and IMAX 3D. It made $582 million worldwide. The movie received generally positive reviews.[10][11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Film Releases". Variety Insight. Archived from the original on February 5, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Ready Player One (2018)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on July 4, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  3. ↑ Aziz, Neha (March 10, 2018). "2018 SXSW Film Festival Announces World Premiere of Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One". South by Southwest. Archived from the original on March 10, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Ready Player One (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. March 19, 2018. Archived from the original on March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Ready Player One (2018)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 21, 2018. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  6. ↑ Rubin, Rebecca; Setoodeh, Ramin (March 12, 2018). "Steven Spielberg on Why 'Ready Player One's' SXSW Debut Gave Him an 'Anxiety Attack'". Variety. Penske Business Media. Archived from the original on March 12, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  7. ↑ McClintock, Pamela (March 28, 2018). "Box-Office Preview: Steven Spielberg's 'Ready Player One' Eyes $45M-$50M Bow". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  8. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Tartaglione, Nancy (March 27, 2018). "Steven Spielberg's 'Ready Player One' To Get Its Game On With $140M+ Global Start". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Ready Player One". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  10. ↑ Jagneaux, David (March 13, 2018). "Ready Player One Movie Review Roundup: Another Spielberg Classic?". UploadVR. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  11. ↑ Casey, Henry T. (March 14, 2018). "Ready Player One Review Roundup: Pretty, Flawed". Tom's Guide. Purch Group. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
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