READY PLAYER ONE – First Trailer Reveal at SDCC

July 22, 2017 • Posted under: Comic Cons, In Technicolor, Trailers by Jeff Andrews

Tags: Ben Mendelsohn, Ernest Cline, Mark Rylance, Olivia Cooke, Ready Player One, San Diego Comic-Con, SDCC, SDCC2017, Simon Pegg, Steven Spielberg, T. J. Miller, Tye Sheridan

Warner Bros. has taken over Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con this morning and first out of the gate is a brand new teaser trailer for their upcoming Steven Spielberg directed film Ready Player One. Strap on and LOG IN! A Delorean, The Iron Giant, how many pop culture references will you find in this first trailer?

Based on the 2011 science-fiction novel, and the debut novel of the same name by Ernest Cline. The story, set in a dystopian 2044, follows protagonist Wade Watts as he searches for an easter egg in a virtual reality game; the discovery of which will lead him to inherit a valuable fortune in a world torn by an energy crisis.

The film is co-produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Ernest Cline, Eric Eason, and Zak Penn. It stars Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Mark Rylance, Simon Pegg, and T. J. Miller.

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Founder, Creative Director and Editor in Chief. Jeff Andrews is an Oregon native. A graphic designer by trade, Jeff grew up on a healthy diet of 70’s and '80s pop culture: Star Trek, Star Wars, The Six Million Dollar Man, Shazam!, Batman, Super Friends, Knight Rider, and the like. He’s a collector of vintage comics, albums, cameras, board games, and other pop culture-related paraphernalia.