Are you ready to get smacked in the face with another barrage of nostalgia and random pop culture references?  A sequel to Steven Spielberg‘s “Ready Player One” could already be in the works thanks to the pandemic. “Ready Player One” author Ernest Cline has revealed during a chat with Inverse that his follow-up novel “Ready Player Two” is now in the gestation phase of development at Warner Bros.

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For screenwriter Zak Penn, working with Steven Spielberg on the impressive adaptation of Ernest Cline’s “Ready Player One” was clearly heaven.  During our conversation regarding the expected blockbuster you can hear the enthusiasm in his voice.  Penn has contributed to popular projects in the past.  He’s credited in different capacities on “X2” and “The Avengers,” but this is clearly something special to him.

“Ready Player One” is set in the year 2045 and follows Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan) as he explores the OASIS, a virtual reality world that has grabbed most of the world’s attention. 

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People have complained, rightfully so, over the vast amount of fandom inspired references shown in the trailers so far for “Ready Player One,” particularly from Amblin products. After all, I don’t how much more of  the 1980s being shoved down our throats by movies and televisions we, as a society can take. Yet, Ernest Cline, the author of the book on which the movie is based, lists Steven Spielberg and his storytelling craft as an inspiration  for writing his novel, so it almost comes full circle that Spielberg would in turn direct the film.

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