Ready Player One


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About this Broadcast

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In 2045, gamers explore a virtual world in the quest for a deceased tycoon's fortune. However, they must also contend with an evil corporation who will stop at nothing to get their hands on the prize. Steven Spielberg's fantasy adventure based on Ernest Cline's novel, starring Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Simon Pegg and Mark Rylance


2018 HD subtitles 16x9 audio-description violent-scenes strong-language
Adventure Movie/Drama Science Fiction

Cast & Crew

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Tye Sheridan (Actor) .. Parzival/Wade
Olivia Cooke (Actor) .. Art3mis/Samantha
Ben Mendelsohn (Actor) .. Sorrento
Simon Pegg (Actor) .. Ogden Morrow
Mark Rylance (Actor) .. Anorak/Halliday
Hannah John-Kamen (Actor) .. F'Nale Zandor

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Tye Sheridan (Actor) .. Parzival/Wade
Born: November 11, 1996 in Elkhart, Texas
Best Known For: Playing Cyclops in X-Men: Apocalypse.
Early-life: Tye Kayle Sheridan was born on November 11, 1996 in Elkhart, Texas to Stephanie and Bryan. He has a younger sister called Madison. Tye attended Elkhart Independent School District until his film career started and, instead, was tutored on film sets.
Career: Sheridan's breakthrough role was in The Tree of Life (2011). He starred in coming of age drama Mud (2012) and played Gary Jones in Joe (2013). His other film credits include The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015), Last Days in the Desert (2015) and Last Entertainment (2015). He played a young Cyclops in X-Men: Apocalypse (2016).
Quote: "Drama is something I'm good at, I guess."
Trivia: He won the Marcello Mastroianni Award at the 70th Venice International Film Festival for Best New Young Actor for his performance in Joe.
Olivia Cooke (Actor) .. Art3mis/Samantha
Born: December 27, 1993 in Oldham
Ben Mendelsohn (Actor) .. Sorrento
Simon Pegg (Actor) .. Ogden Morrow
Born: February 14, 1970 in Brockworth, Gloucestershire
Best Known For: Spaced, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and Star Trek.
Early-life: Born Simon John Beckingham in Gloucester on February 14, 1970, to a civil servant and a jazz musician. He took the surname of his stepfather. In 1991, he graduated from Bristol University with a degree in theatre, film and TV - David Walliams was in the year below him. Simon ditched any musical ambitions to follow his alternative dream of becoming a comedian. He started out doing stand-up at various clubs in Bristol before heading for London in 1993.
Career: Pegg quickly gained a fanbase and performed his acclaimed one-man show at major venues in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. His first TV appearance was in 1995's Six Pairs of Pants, followed by Saturday Live and a two-year stint in ITV sitcom Faith in the Future. Other early projects include Big Train and Is It Bill Bailey? He co-wrote cult, award-winning sitcom Spaced with friend Jessica Stevenson. He has since reinforced his standing as one of Britain's leading performers with appearances in Band of Brothers, 24 Hour Party People (2002), Shaun of the Dead (2004), Mission: Impossible III (2006) and Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011), Hot Fuzz (2007), Run Fatboy Run (2007), Star Trek (2009) and its sequel Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), Paul (2011) and The World's End (2013).
Quote: "Comedy has got a lot more self-reflexive in the past 15 years. Our lives are so heavily constructed by the media, how could you not talk about it?"
Trivia: He was the drummer in a band when he was 16.
Mark Rylance (Actor) .. Anorak/Halliday
Born: January 18, 1960 in Ashford, Kent
Best Known For: His award-winning stage career.
Early-life: David Mark Rylance Waters was born in Ashford, Kent, on January 18, 1960 to teachers Anne and David. He moved with his family to Connecticut in 1962 and Wisconsin in 1969, where his father taught English at the University School of Milwaukee. Mark later attended this school, where he began acting. He took the stage name Mark Rylance when he registered with Equity. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London in 1980, he landed his first professional work at the Glasgow Citizens' Theatre.
Career: Known predominately for his stage career, Rylance has starred in a number of Shakespearean productions, including Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Henry V, As You Like It and Macbeth. He became the first Artistic Director of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in 1995 and continued this role until 2005. While he was there, he directed and starred in a number of productions. He has won Olivier Awards for Much Ado About Nothing, and Jerusalem, and Tony Awards for Boeing Boeing, Jerusalem, and Twelfth Night. His film credits include Prospero's Books (1991), Angels and Insects (1995), Intimacy (2001), The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), Blitz (2011) and Anonymous (2011). More recently, he starred in the BBC drama Wolf Hall.
Quote: "Great actors try to dismiss all ideas from their conscious mind in order to provide an experience that is real."
Trivia: Rylance became a patron of LIFT (London International Festival of Theatre) in 2013.
Hannah John-Kamen (Actor) .. F'Nale Zandor
Steven Spielberg (Director)
Born: December 18, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio
Best Known For: Creating some of the biggest blockbusters in film history.
Early-life: Steven Allan Spielberg was born on December 18, 1946, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Father Arnold and mum Leah split when he was young. Inspired by old war films, he made the drama Escape to Nowhere when he was 13. That won him the first of many awards. He dropped out of university but his early offerings, Firelight and Amblin, garnered much acclaim. He then landed a job at Universal Studios, where he directed TV movies.
Career: Spielberg's 1971 thriller Duel paved the way for feature film The Sugarland Express, a modest hit. In 1975, Jaws started a long run of successes, including the Indiana Jones films, ET, Jurassic Park, Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan. He also co-founded studio Dreamworks SKG, which has backed various hits, including Shrek, American Beauty and Gladiator. Spielberg's recent films include The Terminal, Munich and War of the Worlds. He has also worked as the producer on a string of hit films, including The Goonies, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, the Back to the Future trilogy, the Transformers trilogy, and True Grit. His recent work includes The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn, War Horse and Lincoln. He won an Oscar for Saving Private Ryan and Schindler's List and an honorary award in 1987.
Quote: "Once a month the sky falls on my head, I come to, and I see another movie I want to make."
Trivia: His net worth in 2010 was estimated to be $3billion.

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