The upcoming feature film is developed by Warner Bros. based on Ernest Cline's award-winning book of the same title.
- December 7, 2014
AceShowbiz -
Warner Bros. is apparently aiming big for upcoming movie "Ready Player One". Shortly after Christopher Nolan is linked to the big-screen adaptation of Ernest Cline's award-winning book of the same name, five more possible contenders to helm the project emerge.
According to Ain't It Cool News, Peter Jackson, Edgar Wright, Matthew Vaughn, and Robert Zemeckis join the mix. Nolan is rumored being offered to take the job, but Zemeckis is allegedly the studio's "dream pick" although Jackson, Wright, and Vaughn are also high on their list.
"Player One" is set in the year 2044. Outcast teenager Wade Watts escapes from his bleak surroundings by logging in to the OASIS, a globally networked virtual utopia where users can lead idyllic alternate lives.
When the eccentric billionaire who created the OASIS dies, he offers up his vast fortune as the prize in an elaborate treasure hunt. Along with gamers from around the world, Wade joins the adventure and quickly finds himself pitted against powerful corporate foes and other ruthless competitors who will do anything, in the oasis or the real world, to reach the treasure first.
