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Ernest Cline had to convince Steven Spielberg to reference his own work in the upcoming Ready Player One film

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If you are going to direct something as pop-culture heavy as Ready Player One, you better be prepared to go all the way. This means quite possibly some of the most eclectic scenes ever put on film. Interestingly, it looks like Steven Spielberg had a unique hesitation while filming the upcoming adaptation. While Spielberg feels like […]

Behind-the-scenes images from Ready Player One featuring Steven Spielberg, Ben Mendelsohn, Mark Rylance and Simon Pegg

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Empire has revealed two new images for Warner Bros. hotly-anticipated adaptation of Ernest Cline’s cult sci-fi fantasy novel Ready Player One featuring stars Ben Mendelsohn, Mark Rylance, and Simon Pegg, and director Steven Spielberg; take a look at the images here… SEE ALSO: Why is everybody hating on Ready Player One? SEE ALSO: Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player […]

Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One gets a new trailer and character posters

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Following a new poster for Ready Player One earlier this week [take a look here], we now have an international trailer for Steven Spielberg upcoming adaptation of Ernest Cline’s cult sci-fi fantasy novel, as well as a series of character posters featuring Parzival (Tye Sheridan), Art3mis (Olivia Cooke), Aech (Lena Waithe), Sho (Philip Zhao), Daito (Win […]

Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One gets a retro-style poster

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As we gear up to enter the OASIS next month, Warner Bros. has released an 80s-styled poster for Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of the Ernest Cline bestseller Ready Player One; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Why is everybody hating on Ready Player One? SEE ALSO: Steven Spielberg talks Ready Player One nostalgia and the OASIS […]

Bryan Fuller no longer part of Apple’s Amazing Stories

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A few months ago Apple announced its intention to develop scripted series with one of the first being a reboot of Amazing Stories with Hannibal showrunner Bryan Fuller at the helm. While they had yet to fully begin development on the series, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed Fuller has left the project over creative differences with Apple. Fuller has […]

Steven Spielberg to shoot Indiana Jones 5 in 2019

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Despite initial reports that Steven Spielberg would make his West Side Story remake the next film on his schedule, The Hollywood Reporter is suggesting the musical will remain on the back-burner whilst the director finds the right cast, pushing the filming of Indiana Jones 5 to the top of the list. The report claims that […]

Steven Spielberg may shoot West Side Story before Indiana Jones 5

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Last week it was reported that Steven Spielberg ias considering both Indiana Jones 5 and West Side Story for his next project after Ready Player One. Well, it seems he may have now made a decision, as Entertainment Weekly is reporting that a casting call has went out for his remake of the classic 1961 […]

Sean Connery explains why he turned down Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

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Sean Connery has been in retirement since 2003’s The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, but it seems he did briefly consider coming out of retirement to reprise the role of Professor Henry Jones in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. However, he ultimately passed on the opportunity – not because the movie was […]

‘See the Future’ with new featurette for Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One

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Warner Bros. has released a new featurette for Ready Player One, entitled ‘See the Future’ which includes interviews with director Steven Spielberg and Ernest Cline, and sees the author discuss how he was influenced by Spielberg’s films while writing the New York Times best-selling sci-fi novel; check it out below along with a new TV spot… […]