Ready Player One (Film)
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| Ready Player One | |
| Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Steven Spielberg |
| Produced by | Steven Spielberg Donald De Line Dan Farah Kristie Macosko Krieger |
| Screenplay by | Zak Penn Ernest Cline |
| Based on | Ready Player One by Ernest Cline |
| Starring | Tye Sheridan Olivia Cooke Ben Mendelsohn Lena Waithe T.J. Miller Simon Pegg Mark Rylance |
| Music by | Alan Silvestri |
| Cinematography | Janusz Kamiński |
| Edited by | Michael Kahn Sarah Broshar |
| Production company | Warner Bros. Pictures Amblin Partners Amblin Entertainment Village Roadshow Pictures De Line Pictures Farah Films & Management |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date | March 11, 2018 (SXSW) March 29, 2018 (United States) |
| Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $175 million |
| Box office | $582.9 million |
Ready Player One is a 2018 American science fiction adventure film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg, and written by Zak Penn and Ernest Cline, based on Cline's 2011 novel of the same name. The film stars Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Lena Waithe, T.J. Miller, Simon Pegg, and Mark Rylance. The film takes place in 2045, when much of humanity uses the virtual reality software OASIS (Ontologically Anthropocentric Sensory Immersive Simulation) to escape the desolation of the real world. Orphaned teenager Wade Watts (Sheridan) discovers clues to a hidden game within the program that promises the winner full ownership of the OASIS, and joins several allies to try to complete the game before a large company run by businessman Nolan Sorrento (Mendelsohn) can do so.
Ready Player One premiered at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas on March 11, 2018, and was theatrically released by Warner Bros. Pictures in the United States on March 29, 2018, in 2D, RealD 3D, IMAX and IMAX 3D. It grossed over $582 million and received generally positive reviews; critics praised its visuals, brisk pacing, the performances of Sheridan and Rylance, and the many cultural references from various media. The film was noted to have significant differences from the book; some critics said the film's plot was an improvement over the source material. It also received nominations at the 91st Academy Awards, 24th Critics' Choice Awards, and 72nd British Academy Film Awards, all for visual effects.
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- Tye Sheridan as Wade Watts / Parzival, a Gunter who wishes to win so he can leave the stacks.
- Olivia Cooke as Samantha Cook / Art3mis, 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 the real world.
- Ben Mendelsohn as Nolan Sorrento / IOI-655321, the CEO of Innovative Online Industries who seeks full control over the OASIS.
- Lena Waithe as Helen Harris / Aech, a Gunter and long-time friend of Wade's who works as a mechanic in the OASIS.
- T.J. Miller as i-R0k, a freelance dealer and mercenary often employed by IOI. He shares his name with a character from the novel, but is otherwise unrelated.
- Simon Pegg as Ogden Morrow / the Curator, a co-creator of the OASIS, who eventually left Gregarious Games. He is concerned that many people have developed an unhealthy dependency on the game.
- Mark Rylance as James Halliday / Anorak the All-Knowing, 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.
- Philip Zhao as Zhou / Sho, a Chinese Gunter and one of the "High Five". He is based upon Akihide "Shoto" Karatsu, a Japanese gunter featured in the novel.
- Win Morisaki as Toshiro / Daito, a Japanese Gunter and one of the "High Five".
- Hannah John-Kamen as F'Nale Zandor, IOI's head of operations in the physical world and for their indentured servant programs in IOI's Loyalty Centers.
Additionally, Susan Lynch portrays Alice, Wade's aunt; Ralph Ineson portrays Rick, Alice's abusive boyfriend who uses Jim Raynor as his avatar; Perdita Weeks portrays Karen "Kira" Underwood, Morrow's wife; Clare Higgins portrays Mrs. Gilmore, Wade's neighbor; and Letitia Wright portrays a rebel who can briefly be seen at the safe house. McKenna Grace and Lulu Wilson appear as elementary school children who use the OASIS. Jacob Bertrand appears as a high school student using the OASIS.
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| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teen Choice Awards | August 12, 2018 | Choice Sci-Fi Movie | Ready Player One | Nominated | |
| Choice Sci-Fi Movie Actor | Tye Sheridan | Nominated | |||
| Choice Sci-Fi Movie Actress | Olivia Cooke | Nominated | |||
| Choice Breakout Movie Star | Nominated | ||||
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 13, 2019 | Best Visual Effects | Ready Player One | Template:Nominated | |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | February 5, 2019 | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | Roger Guyett, Jennifer Meislohn, Dave Shirk, Matthew Butler, Neil Corbould | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature | Dave Shirk, Brian Cantwell, Jung-Seung Hong and Kim Ooi for "Art3mis" | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature | Mert Yamak, Stanley Wong, Joana Garrido and Daniel Gagiu for "Overlook Hotel" | Won | |||
| Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Photoreal Project | Daniele Bigi, Edmund Kolloen, Mathieu Vig and Jean-Baptiste Noyau for "New York Race" | Won | |||
| Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project | Giuseppe Laterza, Kim Lindqvist, Mauro Giacomazzo and William Gallyo for "DeLorean DMC-12" | Nominated | |||
| Satellite Awards | February 17, 2019 | Best Visual Effects | Warner Bros. | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 10, 2019 | Best Special Visual Effects | Matthew E. Butler, Grady Cofer, Roger Guyett, Dave Shirk | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | February 24, 2019 | Best Visual Effects | Roger Guyett, Grady Cofer, Matthew E. Butler, and David Shirk | Nominated |
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- a. ^ IOI employees are called Sixers because their employee IDs are six digits long and begin with the number 6
