WHO’S IN IT?
Tye Sheridan (Mud), Olivia Cooke (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl), Ben Mendelsohn (Darkest Hour), T. J. Miller (Deadpool), Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead), Mark Rylance (Dunkirk), Win Morisaki (Parade), Lena Waithe (Master of None), Hannah John-Kamen (Tomb Raider), Philip Zhao (film debut), Ralph Ineson (Cass), Letitia Wright (Black Panther), Mckenna Grace (Gifted)
WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?
Steven Spielberg (Jurassic Park), director, producer; Ernest Cline (Fanboys) and Zak Penn (The Incredible Hulk), writers; Donald De Line (Fool’s Gold), Dan Farah (Armoured) and Kristie Macosko Krieger (Bridge of Spies), producers; Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future), composer; Janusz Kaminski (Saving Private Ryan), cinematographer; Michael Kahn (Minority Report), editor
WHAT’S IT ABOUT?
In the year 2045, the world is on the brink of chaos and collapse. However, most of humanity has found solace in the OASIS, a virtual reality universe created by the reclusive genius James Halliday (Rylance). When Halliday suddenly dies, it is revealed that he will leave his vast fortune as well as ownership of the entire OASIS to the first person who can find a hidden Easter egg that he has hidden within the expansive game, which sparks a worldwide contest. One such player, teenager Wade Watts (Sheridan), decides to join the contest and sets out on a vast treasure hunt through a mystical landscape that nobody could have ever imagined…
IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?
Steven Spielberg adapts the popular teen novel by Ernest Cline with a heavy sense of nostalgia for 80s pop culture, and makes it a fun and immersive experience for the audience.
