Warner Bros. has announced the home entertainment release of Steven Spielberg’s acclaimed adaptation of Ernest Cline’s cult novel Ready Player One which is set to hit Digital on July 3rd followed by a 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD release on July 24th; check out the cover artwork and special features here… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: […]
Ready Player One passes $500 million at the global box office
It’s been a while since Steven Spielberg enjoyed a big hit at the box office, with his recent efforts such as Bridge of Spies, The BFG and The Post all grossing below $200 million around the world. However, his latest film Ready Player One, an adaptation of Ernest Cline’s cult novel, has now passed the […]
Can we all just admit Ready Player One was terrible?
Anghus Houvouras on Ready Player One… Every movie doesn’t need to be a movement. These are some wise words spoken by one of cinema’s most prolific and revered voices: Myself. This deep kernel of wisdom was uttered sometime around the turn of the century when everyone was freaking out about the tragedy of Star Wars: […]
Universal to adapt Ernest Cline’s Armada for the big screen
With Ready Player One hitting high score levels of box-office receipts, it’s no surprise to learn that rival studios wish to hit ‘continue’ on Ernest Cline adaptations, with Universal keen to move ahead with a movie based on his 2015 novel Armada. Variety report that the studio have hired Dan Mazeua (Wrath of the Titans, Van […]
Ready Player One opens with $181 million worldwide
Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One has enjoyed a healthy debut at the global box office, pulling in $181.3 million worldwide. Domestically, the pop culture sci-fi grossed $53.2 million across the Thursday to Sunday period to take top spot ahead of Tyler Perry’s Acrimony, and pulled in a further $128 million from […]
Movie Review – Ready Player One (2018)
Ready Player One, 2018. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Mark Rylance, Simon Pegg, T.J. Miller, Lena Waithe, Hannah John-Kamen, Ralph Ineson, Mckenna Grace, Win Morisaki, Susan Lynch, and Philip Zhao. SYNOPSIS: When the creator of a virtual reality world called the OASIS dies, he releases a video in which he […]
Ready Player One opens with $3.8 million in Wednesday previews
Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One got off to a solid start at the North American box-office, with its Wednesday night previews collecting $3.8 million worth of coins for the Warner Bros. blockbuster. Box-office analysts have the adaptation of Ernest Cline’s book reaching between $38 to $42 million over this four-day weekend. Ready Player One will […]
Steven Spielberg’s involvement allowed Ready Player One to be crammed with pop-culture references, according to writer Zak Penn
One of the best aspects of Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One is its unabashed affection for the past. Reading the book feels like a freefall into the 1980s, with each page packed to the brim with nostalgia. With that said, any film adaptation of Ready Player One would need access to this wealth of pop-culture […]
Ready Player One to win Easter weekend with $42 million at the box office
Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One is looking to come out of the Easter weekend the victor with a projected $42 million at the US box office. Now that Black Panther is finally slowing down at the box office, other movies are starting to come into the frame. Once such feature is Ready Player One, the […]
Exclusive Interview – Author Ernest Cline on Ready Player One and working with Steven Spielberg
Coinciding with its UK release, Flickering Myth’s Thomas Harris has been chatting to author Ernest Cline about Steven Spielberg’s acclaimed adaptation of his cult novel Ready Player One, and collaborating with Spielberg on the movie; watch the interview below, or check it out over on our YouTube channel here… SEE ALSO: Steven Spielberg’s involvement allowed […]