Ready Player One

EoinMcLovin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiK2fhOY0nE

me_irl

Terrible CG transition there at 25 seconds.

But it looks promising. The use of Tom Sawyer was fantastic.

david75

Cannot wait for this. It can't possibly cover everything in the book but I'm on board. Looks great.

david75

me_irl wrote: »

Terrible CG transition there at 25 seconds.

But it looks promising. The use of Tom Sawyer was fantastic.

You hopefully have read the book and know it's based in a VR setting I assume and there may be a point to that.

Of course you do. You were counting seconds.

Dr Crayfish

Looks absolutely f*cking terrible to me! The effects look so bad too. I don't know about the books or anything but I know Mark Rylance is going to be in it, an actor I really love, but it's a shame it's not a movie I'll be watching.

me_irl

david75 wrote: »

You hopefully have read the book and know it's based in a VR setting I assume and there may be a point to that.

Of course you do. You were counting seconds.

Actually... that's a really good point. Just thought the change a bit jarring and wondering why they had to do it the "uncanny valley" way!

I'd say I'm two thirds through the Will Wheaton audiobook.

david75

No doubt the film will explain it.

He's basically a really poor kid living in a trailer park in the future. He doesn't have the best internet access. That's the entire subpoint to begin with. It goes from there

Do recommend reading the book. Especially as there's no way the film can come near it and you can enjoy being disappointed. Seriously though it's a probably unfilmable but amazing book and this trailer looks like they nailed it. It's Well worth your time.

fluke

david75 wrote: »

No doubt the film will explain it.

He's basically a really poor kid living in a trailer park in the future. He doesn't have the best internet access. That's the entire subpoint to begin with. It goes from there

Do recommend reading the book. Especially as there's no way the film can come near it and you can enjoy being disappointed. Seriously though it's a probably unfilmable but amazing book and this trailer looks like they nailed it. It's Well worth your time.

So it's a movie about a lad out in the sticks with a crappy wifi signal??

Sold.

Mitch Connor

Iron Giant sold me immediately!

Akira bike in there too? (and the bttf DeLorean obviously)

Also Starring LeVar Burton

I need to re-read the book (as it's been 4 years and I've forgotten a lot of the details) before the film comes out, but the shots of The Stacks in that trailer is exactly how I had imagined it in my head.

bnt

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

Looks absolutely f*cking terrible to me! The effects look so bad too. I don't know about the books or anything but I know Mark Rylance is going to be in it, an actor I really love, but it's a shame it's not a movie I'll be watching.

This is a teaser trailer. The film is still in post-production, you're not looking at the finished product yet.

mahamageehad

Oh I'm a bit excited for this, got the book in a loot crate a while back and loved it.

Optimalprimerib

I am expecting nothing from this. The book is a derivative piece of pulp living off the 80's nostalgigasm currently in flow. I have a feeling that this movie will be the pin that will burst that particular bubble.

I hope I'm wrong though.

Osmosis Jones

This looks almost like Big Bang Theory levels of pop culture spam, nothing but "look at all these references."

Osmosis Jones

Osmosis Jones wrote: »

This looks almost like Big Bang Theory levels of pop culture spam, nothing but "look at all these references."

My assumption is that you've never read the book?

That's pretty much what it is - it's a homage and love story to everything retro and nerdy.

Something I'm amazed about is just how many of the references that seem to have carried across. I believe Spielberg was pretty much the only director that could do this, because of he and his company(ies?) own the vast majority of licensing, so it wouldn't have been an issue.

Osmosis Jones

I've read small excerpts from the book, not enough to know everything about it but enough, I feel, to understand the tone and idea of it. It doesn't seem like an homage as much as it seems like the laziest form of fan-service and the author flexing his "nerd cred."

Osmosis Jones

Osmosis Jones wrote: »

I've read small excerpts from the book, not enough to know everything about it but enough, I feel, to understand the tone and idea of it. It doesn't seem like an homage as much as it seems like the laziest form of fan-service and the author flexing his "nerd cred."

And that would most definitely be what you'd get if you read just excerpts and not the whole book.

BuyersRemorse

'From Cinematic Game Changer Steven Speilberg'

Is this going to be replacing 'From Visionary Director' in future trailers then?

pixelburp

[Deleted User] wrote: »

And that would most definitely be what you'd get if you read just excerpts and not the whole book.

I read the whole book and that's how it felt to me. Pop culture and nostalgia spam wedged into every orifice of a standard "hero's journey" tale. And that's speaking as an 80s child well versed in that decades facets. Something like Stranger Things did a much better job in embracing the culture without coming across so fawningly enthusiastic to jam in a Goonies or Joust reference.

Honestly it has seemed to be a bit of a marmite book; people either loving the relentless references, while others, myself included, finding it just obnoxious.

Has the potential to be a good movie mind you, but I'd prefer the nerdgasm toned down than rammed up to 11

david75

Anyone Know how they would have got the rights to show all the stuff from other properties in this? Would they have to pay loads or can they just put in it regardless?

david75

david75 wrote: »

Anyone Know how they would have got the rights to show all the stuff from other properties in this? Would they have to pay loads or can they just put in it regardless?

I believe that Stephen Spielberg and Warner Brothers owned the rights to the vast majority of licensing rights. There was a list I saw once of everything Spielberg owns the movie licensing to and it's insane.

pixelburp wrote: »

I read the whole book and that's how it felt to me. Pop culture and nostalgia spam wedged into every orifice of a standard "hero's journey" tale. And that's speaking as an 80s child well versed in that decades facets. Something like Stranger Things did a much better job in embracing the culture without coming across so fawningly enthusiastic to jam in a Goonies or Joust reference.

Honestly it has seemed to be a bit of a marmite book; people either loving the relentless references, while others, myself included, finding it just obnoxious.

Has the potential to be a good movie mind you, but I'd prefer the nerdgasm toned down than rammed up to 11

Most of the references went over my head, I'll admit, but I still saw it as an enjoyable fantasy novel. Armada, Cline's second novel, carried on the same affair this time with video games, and that was just nowhere near as good. More or less the same, but in the real world.. and in space.

david75

So it's like music publishing? That's mad.

Here's a complete list of all references in the trailer
Even Gandalf is in there

http://ew.com/movies/ready-player-one-comic-con-trailer-easter-eggs/amp/

Sad Professor

We'll see, but I still think they should have got Kosinski or someone to direct this. Spielberg doing it feels like the snake eating its own tail. I read an interview with him in which he said he removed all or most of the references to himself, but depending on what he replaces them with that may end up feeling pretty incestuous anyway.

The book didn't really work for me. Poor story and the pop culture references were all over the place. I can see its potential as a film but only if the screenwriter gutted it.

david75

I love the book but the film had the advantage of being able to show not tell or have to describe and mention all that stuff the book does. Leaves it open to tell the story. Which I thought was brilliant as a twist on the heros journey.

me_irl

david75 wrote: »

I love the book but the film had the advantage of being able to show not tell or have to describe and mention all that stuff the book does. Leaves it open to tell the story. Which I thought was brilliant as a twist on the heros journey.

It does follow the monomyth narrative (just finished the book last night).

It was an enjoyable story that I thought the nods to popular culture weren't too contrived, but fit in well. It took me back to the likes of Flight of the Navigator, D.A.R.Y.L., or The Wizard.

As mentioned previously the race isn't in the book at all, but I'm guessing

it'll be somehow tied in to the battle near the very end, or one of the games they have to beat for a key. Oh, and now I get why they used Rush in the trailer! :pac:

Wouldn't be surprised if this appears on the OST because

the last game that Parzival has to beat is Temptest, which is quite similar to the game in the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDV-dOvqKzQ

EDIT: Also, someone one reddit pointed out that the logo is a maze to an egg. Clever.

TheIrishGrover

I read the book and don't get all the hype. It was poorly written, totally derivative in that it ripped off EVERY science fiction theme of the last 30 years. It was just a way of dropping as much 80's fan service into one slim book as possible..... Basically fan-fiction. I can't see the film being anything else. I mean unless they take the bare idea of the story "Willy-Wonka-meets-any-VR-Anime" and do something totally different. But it looks like they are keeping to the story.

I mean basically......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDUrw7j0UA4

Skerries

first poster but we are getting a bad photoshop like Falcon in Iron Man poster

How long are his legs!!!

speedboatchase

Leaked trailer:

https://streamable.com/t7ipf

david75

Looks good

Slydice

speedboatchase wrote: »

Leaked trailer:

https://streamable.com/t7ipf

That's way better than the first trailer!

super_furry

Thought the book was atrocious and like has already been mentioned, it reminded me of nothing so much as the Big Bang Theory - a load of pop-culture references thrown in just because. Got about 3/4s of the way through it and just stopped because I thought it was all so forced.

bnt

Trailer is officially out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSp1dM2Vj48

Sad Professor

I didn't know Alan Silvestri replaced John Williams. You can hear a bit of the Back to the Future score at the end.

pixelburp

If there's one thing going for a film adaptation, it's that logistically there's simply no way the production could afford the sheer number of licenses needed to be 100% faithful; the film might at least be somewhat less aggressively 'Spot the Reference: The Narrative' than the novel.

I wonder though; Spielberg's last few films have been a bit flat box office wise, and anyone sick of all this rampant nostalgia bait is only going to steer clear. It's hard to see this being a mega hit, but then who knows. ..

The main character seems to fit in the early stages. It's not really a spoiler, but, if I'm right, he was somewhat chubby until well into past halfway.

david75

pixelburp wrote: »

If there's one thing going for a film adaptation, it's that logistically there's simply no way the production could afford the sheer number of licenses needed to be 100% faithful; the film might at least be somewhat less aggressively 'Spot the Reference: The Narrative' than the novel.

I wonder though; Spielberg's last few films have been a bit flat box office wise, and anyone sick of all this rampant nostalgia bait is only going to steer clear. It's hard to see this being a mega hit, but then who knows. ..

Apparently Spielberg owns the majority licences in it at least to some degree. No way it would be possible to jam in every single one in the book.

Spielberg and Warner Bros supposedly own the vast amount of movie licensing.

It's crazy how much Spielberg owns -- he owns the movie rights to all of Martin Luther King's words. In Selma, the movie based around King, they couldn't get the rights to his speeches so everything featured was written especially for the movie.

Mickeroo

Deleted User wrote: »

Spielberg and Warner Bros supposedly own the vast amount of movie licensing.

It's crazy how much Spielberg owns -- he owns the movie rights to all of Martin Luther King's words. In Selma, the movie based around King, they couldn't get the rights to his speeches so everything featured was written especially for the movie.

I didn't think it was possible to own the film rights to actual history. :eek:

Mickeroo

Mickeroo wrote: »

I didn't think it was possible to own the film rights to actual history. :eek:

He has the rights to MLK's life story, which I guess covers the speeches. I believe he intends to make his own biopic.

Mickeroo

Deleted User wrote: »

He has the rights to MLK's life story, which I guess covers the speeches. I believe he intends to make his own biopic.

Yeah I just looked it up there, it's MLK's family estate that controls it and Spielberg is who they sold it to.

homerun_homer

The book really frustrated me. I started off really enjoying it and then midway I got less engrossed, I saw (and hated) Atomic Blonde in the cinema and returned to read it and all of a sudden I just hated the book. Bad 80s nostalgia overload. It had got to the point where the main character was just too perfect at everything and there was just no conflict. I hope Spielberg fixes this issue for the film, and others. It looks like there are plenty of changes from the new trailer. With any hope Steven can pull this one off, if he doesn't then I'll be thinking he's lost it on the big adventure movie front.

Stone Deaf 4evr

The book is bad. and badly written, i'd go so far as to say its worse than some type of fanfiction. There's an interesting idea there, but a terrible story. It might possibly work better as a film, but I doubt it.

homerun_homer

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

The book is bad. and badly written, i'd go so far as to say its worse than some type of fanfiction. There's an interesting idea there, but a terrible story. It might possibly work better as a film, but I doubt it.

Agreed, it's very basic writing and a total fantasy for the writer, giving himself nerdgasms the whole way through. I'll be cautiously optimistic for this adaptation.

I enjoyed the book for what it was; a love letter to everything pop culture and nostalgia.

Cline's next book, Armada, makes me think that he could be a one hit wonder. It's pretty much the same as RPO, but set in space.

Wil Wheaton's narration of the RPO audiobook is what makes it.

david75

You didn’t like the book you wont like the film. Check out of the thread so.
Think there’s something dead inside you if you didn’t like the book but maybe you’re a middle child or something I don’t care tbh. Excited to see this

x Purple Pawprints x

Don't know anything about the book but I think I'll go see this, it looks enjoyable. I may not get half the references but willing to give it a go.

johnny_ultimate

david75 wrote: »

You didn’t like the book you wont like the film. Check out of the thread so.

This isn't a 'people who liked the book only' thread - everyone's free to give their opinion, and we hope they will continue to before & after release.

Think there’s something dead inside you if you didn’t like the book but maybe you’re a middle child or something I don’t care tbh.

And honestly this kind of comment is completely unnecessary and hostile. Please talk about the film / book itself, rather than the people who did or did not like it.

Outkast_IRE

Really want this to be good, but Spielbergs form the last few years has been average enough enjoyable movies.

I can see what they're saying about the book, though; if you don't get nerdgasms over references to popular nerd culture or cream your pants over nostalgia ("Hey! I remember pogs!"), then it was just a pretty average, at best, sci-fi book which isn't even that well written. I loved the book, because I enjoy those kind of things, but the audiobook is what kept me going back.

I genuinely genuinely genuinely hope Cline somehow managed to get Wil Wheaton a cameo of some sort in the movie. Wheaton narrated his second outing, Armada.

It would make sense too -- Wheaton, in recent years, has become a sort of spokesperson for nerd/alternative culture.

Skerries

I hated Wesley Crusher with a passion but love Wil Wheaton and his love for all things nerdy, even watched his short lived nerd show

I see they have changed the film to make it more visually interesting with the quest challenges as a car race looks more action paced than a guy playing 8-bit Joust

Skerries

Skerries wrote: »

I hated Wesley Crusher with a passion but love Wil Wheaton and his love for all things nerdy, even watched his short lived nerd show

I see they have changed the film to make it more visually interesting with the quest challenges as a car race looks more action paced than a guy playing 8-bit Joust

I don't even think Crusher was down to Wheaton at all. The character was written unbelievably poorly, with cringey-as-hell dialogue and I reckon Wheaton did the best he could. If you're interested in boardgames at all, check out his long-running Table Top series (https://geekandsundry.com/shows/tabletop/)

TBH most of the references in the book would be over the head of the majority of what would realistically be the demographic of the cinema-going audience it's likely targeting.

I'm all in favour of dumping the likes of 8-bit Joust and text-based adventures, because, while they might seem exciting in the book, it would probably transfer across unbelievably poorly to screen.