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Ready Player One Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

An adventure too big for the real world.

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Jul. 24, 2018

Ready Player One

Release Date: Thursday, March 29, 2018 Nationwide

Olivia Cooke, Tye Sheridan, Steven Spielberg, T.J. Miller, Mark Rylance, Eric Eason, Chris deFaria, Adam Somner, Simon Pegg, Donald De Line, Zak Penn, Dan Farah, Bruce Berman, Daniel Lupi, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Ernie Cline

The story is set in a virtual world called Oasis, in which a teenager finds himself competing in a treasure hunt against ruthless foes after the game's founder dies and offers his fortune as the grand prize.

PG-13 Action 2 hrs, 20 m

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The story is set in a virtual world called Oasis, in which a teenager finds himself competing in a treasure hunt against ruthless foes after the game's founder dies and offers his fortune as the grand prize.

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot
Film centers on a young outcast named Wade Watts. In the near future, Watts escapes from his daily drudgery by logging into an online game called ‘The Oasis’. When the game’s billionaire founder dies, he offers players his fortunes as the prize in the virtual treasure hunt. Watts gets in on the action, but soon finds himself facing off against corporate foes who will go to any lengths to get the money – in both the real world and in ‘The Oasis’.
Cited as official plot version from warnerbros.com
Action Adventure Sci-Fi Adaptation

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Ready Player One.

Crew Behind the Film

The Ready Player One behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Steven Spielberg last directed The Fabelmans and Jaws. The film's writer Ernie Cline last wrote Thundercade.

Producers
Dan Farah
Kristie Macosko Krieger
Donald De Line
Steven Spielberg

Additional Information

MPA Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for sequences of sci-fi action violence, bloody images, some suggestive material, partial nudity and language
Runtime
2 hrs, 20 m
Tagline
An adventure too big for the real world.
Also known as
Not available
Language
English

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Official Ready Player One movie trailers and clips.

Ready Player One Dreamer Trailer Clip Image
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Ready Player One Dreamer Trailer
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Ready Player One See the Future
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Ready Player One SDCC Teaser

Production Details

What we know about the Ready Player One movie production.

Key Facts

  • Ready Player One will be distributed by Warner Bros. and, in select territories, by Village Roadshow Pictures.
  • Based on the novel by Ernie Cline.

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production.

Development

The film was tagged as Development. This is expected to be Steven Spielberg’s next movie after filming The BFG.

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Announced

The film was tagged as Announced.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Ready Player One was released in nationwide movie theaters on Thursday, March 29, 2018. Additional information: 2D/3D, IMAX.



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Tue., Jul. 24, 2018

  • Added a running time of 140 minutes

  • Added the tagline: "An adventure too big for the real world. "

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