Ernest Cline is an American novelist, slam poet and screenwriter best known for his debut novel ‘Ready Player One’ and ‘Armada.’ His 2009 movie Fanboys became a cult phenomenon and he recently co-wrote the screenplay for the upcoming movie adaptation of ‘Ready Player One,’ with Steven Spielberg as director. ‘Ready Player One’ is a science fiction novel about a teenager and his search for an Easter egg in a worldwide virtual reality game where the winner inherits the game creator’s fortune. The movie adaptation stars Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, T.J. Miller, Simon Pegg and Mark Rylance and opens in theaters on Thursday March 29, 2018.
According to Amazon, ‘Ready Player One’ is set in the dystopia future of 2045 where reality is an ugly place. The only time Wade Watts really feels alive is when he is plugged into the virtual utopia known as the OASIS. Wade has devoted his life to studying the puzzles hidden within the world’s digital confines, puzzles that are based on their creator’s obsession with the pop culture of decades past and that promise massive power and fortune to whoever can unlock them. When he stumbles upon the first clue, he finds himself harassed by other players willing to kill to take this ultimate prize. The race is on and if Wade is going to survive, he needs to confront the real world he has always been so desperate to escape.
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