March 11, 2018 (South by Southwest)
March 29, 2018 (USA)
Ready Player One is a 2018 American science fiction action film that is based on Ernest Cline's novel of the same name. The film was co-produced and directed by Steven Spielberg, written by Cline and Zak Penn, and stars Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Lena Waithe, T.J. Miller, Simon Pegg, and Mark Rylance. The film is set in 2045, where much of humanity uses the OASIS, a virtual reality simulation, to escape the real world. A teenage orphan finds clues to a contest that promises ownership of the OASIS to the winner, and he and his allies try to complete it before an evil corporation can do so.
Development of the film first began in 2010 when Warner Bros. acquired the rights to the book. In July 2015, Spielberg signed on to direct and produce the film, with casting commencing in September 2015. Filming began in England in June 2016 and was completed in September that year. The visual effects were handled by Industrial Light & Magic, Digital Domain, and Territory Studio, with some pre-visualization work done by The Third Floor. As with the novel, many popular culture references appear throughout the film, including references to The Shining, the Back to the Future franchise, Godzilla and The Iron Giant.
The film premiered at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas on March 11, 2018, and was theatrically released in the United States on March 29, 2018, by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film received positive reviews from critics, who praised Spielberg's direction, the visual effects, brisk pacing, and the performances of both Sheridan and Rylance. It was also a commercial success, grossing around $607 million worldwide against a $155–175 million budget, and earned a nomination for Best Visual Effects at the 91st Academy Awards, 24th Critics' Choice Awards, and 72nd British Academy Film Awards. Ready Player One was awarded the title of Best Science Fiction Film at the 45th Saturn Awards, and a further two Outstanding Achievement Awards from the Visual Effects Society. A sequel is in development.
Synopsis
In 2045, the planet is on the brink of chaos and collapse, but people find salvation in the OASIS: an expansive virtual reality universe created by eccentric James Halliday. When Halliday dies, he promises his immense fortune to the first person to discover a digital Easter egg that's hidden somewhere in the OASIS. When young Wade Watts joins the contest, he finds himself becoming an unlikely hero in a reality-bending treasure hunt through a fantastical world of mystery, discovery and danger.
Sound Effects Used
- E2, Metal - Medium Rattling Impact (A processed/modified variant is used three times during the first race sequence.)
- Gary Rydstrom Lion Growl
- HALF LIFE - DOG NOISES
- Hollywoodedge, Bullet Impact Sweete PE115101
- Hollywoodedge, Short Rapid Hits Wsm CRT020401
- Hollywoodedge, Single Bullet Impact PE236401
- Jurassic Park, T-Rex - Attack Roar
- King Kong Roar
- SKYWALKER, ALARM - AIRCRAFT WARNING SIGNAL
- SKYWALKER, BUBBLES - DEEP, GURGLING BUBBLES
- SKYWALKER, BULLET - OMNIDROID LASER GUN, SCREAM-LIKE
- SKYWALKER, CAR - BATMAN CAR TIRE SCREECHING (Debut)
- SKYWALKER, CAR - LIGHTNING MCQUEEN REVERTING V8 ENGINE
- SKYWALKER, CAR - STOCK CAR DRIVING AT FAST SPEED
- SKYWALKER, CAR - STOCK CAR PASS BY
- SKYWALKER, CAR - VARIOUS TIRE SCREECHING
- SKYWALKER, COMPUTER - KEYBOARD TYPING, OFFICE
- SKYWALKER, CORK - CORK POPPING
- SKYWALKER, CRACK - ROCK OR EARTH CRACKING
- SKYWALKER, CREATURE - T-REX CHOMP
- SKYWALKER, DOOR - HYDRAULIC HISSING
- SKYWALKER, ELECTRICITY - LIGHTNING BOLT POWER 03
- SKYWALKER, ELECTRICITY - SINGLE SPARK CHIRP 02
- SKYWALKER, ELECTRICITY - SPIELBERG "HEAT RAY" ZAP
- SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 01
- SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 02
- SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 03
- SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 05 (Heard in a higher pitch.)
- SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 07
- SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 10 / SKYWALKER FIRE ROARING SOUND
- SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 11
- SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - BIG CRUNCH
- SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - CRACKLING EXPLOSION, MEDIUM 01
- SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - EXPLOSIVE RICOCHET, HIGH RICCO, EXPLOSION ACCENT
- SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - LOUD, ABRUPT POP
- SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - WATER TOWER EXPLOSION
- SKYWALKER, FIRE - FLAMES QUICK ROAR BY 03
- SKYWALKER GRENADE LAUNCHING SOUND
- SKYWALKER, GUN - T-1000'S PISTOL FIRE
- SKYWALKER, GUN - T-800'S MINIGUN
- SKYWALKER, HORROR - SAURON'S EYE, FIRE, CHOIR-LIKE
- SKYWALKER, HYDRAULIC - DRIX'S CANNON ARM MOVEMENTS
- SKYWALKER, LAVA - SINGLE SPLASH
- SKYWALKER LIGHTSABER SOUND
- SKYWALKER METAL, SQUEAK - BIG METAL SQUEAK WITH HINGE
- SKYWALKER, METAL - HARD CLANKING HIT
- SKYWALKER, METAL - MEDIUM-PITCHED GROANS, VARIOUS
- SKYWALKER, METAL - MEDIUM SIZE CLANK
- SKYWALKER, METAL - METAL CLANG OR HIT
- SKYWALKER, METAL - ROBOT PROBE'S EYE CLOSE, LID
- SKYWALKER, METAL - TRAIN BRAKES SCREECHING
- SKYWALKER, METAL - TRAIN MECHANICS SCRAPING
- SKYWALKER, METAL - TRANSFORMER CLANGING
- SKYWALKER, MONEY - COINS RATTLING AND RINGING
- SKYWALKER, POP - SHARP, WHISTLING POP
- SKYWALKER POWERLINE SNAPPING SOUND
- SKYWALKER PUNCHING SOUNDS
- SKYWALKER, ROAR - GODZILLA-LIKE ROAR
- SKYWALKER, ROAR - IRON GIANT ROAR
- SKYWALKER, ROAR - STARRO SCREAM
- SKYWALKER, ROAR - TOOTHLESS SCREAM
- SKYWALKER, RUBBLE - BRICKS COLLAPSING WITH CRUMBLING
- SKYWALKER, SCI-FI - EVE'S GUN TELEMETRY
- SKYWALKER, SCI-FI - ROBOT PROBE'S EYE SENSOR
- SKYWALKER, SCI-FI GUN - IRON GIANT'S ARM CANNON; FIRE
- SKYWALKER, SCI-FI GUN - MARTIAN SHRINK RAY FIRE
- SKYWALKER, SCI-FI GUN - SINGLE SHOT
- SKYWALKER, SPIN - ASCENDING, MUFFLED SPIN
- SKYWALKER, SPIN - SINGLE SPIN
- SKYWALKER, SQUISH - B.O.B. SQUISHING
- SKYWALKER, SQUISH - BIG SQUISH
- SKYWALKER, SWORD - REVERBERANT SHINGING
- SKYWALKER, TRAIN - POLAR EXPRESS CHUGGING/FOOTSTEPS - GIANT ROBOTIC FOOTSTEPS, COULD ALSO USE AS AN INDUSTRIAL PRESS, SCI FI (Used as the walking sound on the Iron Giant.)
- SKYWALKER, TRANSFORM - PAIN AND PANIC TRANSFORMING
- SKYWALKER, WATER - SINGLE SPLASH
- SKYWALKER, WHISTLE - FIREWORK WHISTLE
- SKYWALKER WHISTLING RICOCHET, EXPLOSION ACCENT
- SKYWALKER, WIND - HEAVY WIND WHISTLING
- SKYWALKER, WIND SOUNDS
- SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - ARTILLERY FALL 01
- SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - POWERFUL SCI-FI WHOOSH
- SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SCREAM-LIKE PASS BY
- SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SINGLE SWISH
- SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SPIN THROUGH AIR
- SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SPIN THROUGH AIR 02
- SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - TWIRLING SWISH
- Sound Ideas, HORN, AIR - INTERIOR: SINGLE BLAST, LONG 01
- Sound Ideas, TRUCK, HORN, AIR - AIR HORN, PASSES BY, DOPPLER EFFECT (Doppler horn only, edited and enhanced in quality)
- Wilhelm Scream (Heard in a lower pitch.)