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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 OASISReady Player One […]

Enter the OASIS with new TV spot for Ready Player One

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With a little over two months to go until Ready Player One arrives in cinemas, Warner Bros. has revealed a new TV spot for Steven Spielberg upcoming adaptation of Ernest Cline’s cult sci-fi fantasy novel, entitled ‘Change the World’; check it out here…Ready Player One is set in 2045, with the world on the brink […]

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, that’s […]

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 OneIn the year 2044, reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan) really feels alive is when he’s jacked into […]

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, but […]

Microsoft says Steven Spielberg’s live-action Halo series is still in development

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Way back in 2013, Microsoft announced that it was teaming up with Steven Spielberg to develop a live-action TV adaptation of the blockbuster Halo video game franchise.Four years later, and said series is still yet to materialise. However, it seems the project remains in development, with AR12 receiving the following response from Microsoft and 343 […]

Steven Spielberg sets composers for Ready Player One and The Papers

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Variety is reporting that the ever-busy Steven Spielberg is set to reunite with John Williams on his Pentagon Papers movie The Papers, which will mark their 28th collaboration. However, with post-production on The Papers set to take place alongside Spielberg’s next film Ready Player One, Williams will be sitting out the latter, with Alan Silvestri […]

Steven Spielberg rounds out his supporting cast for The Papers

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Having already cast Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep for his upcoming Pentagon Papers drama, Steven Spielberg has now rounded out his cast for the film, which is now officially going by the title of The Papers. Deadline reports that Alison Brie, Carrie Coon, David Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Pat Healy, Tracy Letts, Bob Odenkirk, Sarah Paulson, Jesse […]

Tom Hanks’ Bios picked up by Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment

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Tom Hanks and director Steven Spielberg are teaming up again on a new science fiction project. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Spielberg has picked up Hanks’ sci-fi Bios through Amblin Entertainment. The film will be directed by Game of Thrones‘ Miguel Sapochnik from a script by Craig Luck and Ivor Powell with Robert Zemeckis producing.Bios will see Hanks as a […]

Animaniacs reboot coming to television with Steven Spielberg returning

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It looks like DuckTales isn’t the only 90s cartoon that’s getting a reboot. IndieWire has learnt that the famous Animaniacs will be returning as Yakko, Wakko and their sister Dot once again escape from the WB water Tower. Steven Spielberg, who helped develop the series in its original run, will reportedly be on board the revival.The […]