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Making the Simple Great: The Power of a Top Director

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Tom Jolliffe on the power of a top director… We’ve all seen great directors deliver complex films, perhaps sprawling with ideas and scope. Perhaps an engrossing retelling of an event in history. A director like Christopher Nolan has spent almost his entire career on weaving complex and intricately stranded high concept films. It takes a […]

Christopher Nolan consulted with Spielberg on Dunkirk

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While making Dunkirk, director Christopher Nolan consulted with Steven Spielberg. When most war films arrive in cinemas they end up being compared to Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan, particularly in reference to that film’s classic and shocking opening sequence. This was also true for Nolan’s first effort in the genre, and according to a recent feature […]

Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One tracking soft opening weekend, new TV spot released

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With just a few short weeks to go until its release, the first tracking numbers for Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One are in, with adaptation of Ernest Cline’s cult novel said to be looking at a $35 million debut weekend at the box office in North America, and a four-day haul of around $45 million […]

Watch an extended promo for Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One

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With less than a month to go until Ready Player One arrives in cinemas, an extended promo has been released for Steven Spielberg’s hotly-anticipated adaptation of Ernest Cline’s cult sci-fi fantasy novel; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Ernest Cline had to convince Steven Spielberg to reference his own work in the upcoming Ready Player One […]

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 […]

Steven Spielberg talks Ready Player One nostalgia and the OASIS

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As part of its 2018 movie preview feature, USA Today has shared a few comments from director Steven Spielberg about his upcoming adaptation of Ernest Cline’s cult sci-fi fantasy novel Ready Player One. “[It’s] a cautionary tale but also an exhilarating adventure,” said Spielberg. “[The ’80s] had a refreshing lack of cynicism, and in our story, […]

Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One gets a new poster

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Ahead of tomorrow’s trailer, a new poster has arrived online for Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One featuring Tye Sheridan; check it out here… SEE ALSO: New images from Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One In the year 2044, reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan) really feels alive is when he’s […]

Bill Clinton and James Patterson meeting with Hollywood A-listers over rights to The President Is Missing

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According to THR, former U.S. President Bill Clinton and author James Patterson are meeting with Hollywood heavyweights such as J.J. Abrams, Steven Spielberg and George Clooney with regards to an adaptation of their upcoming novel The President Is Missing. Plot details for the book, set for publication in June 2018, are being kept under wraps, […]