Ernest Cline
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Ernest Christy Cline is an American science fiction novelist, slam poet and screenwriter. He wrote the novels Ready Player One, Armada, and Ready Player Two, and co-wrote the screenplay for the film a
Cline at the 2024 National Book Festival
Ready Player One (film)
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Ready Player One is a 2018 American science fiction action film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Zak Penn and Ernest Cline. Based on Cline's 2011 novel, the film stars Tye Sheridan, Olivia
Ernest Cline
…fiction novelist, slam poet and screenwriter. He wrote the novels Ready Player One, Armada, and Ready Player Two, and co-wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of Ready Player One, directed by Steven Spielberg. Cline was born and raised in Ashland, Ohio, the son of Ernest Cline and Faye Imogene Cline. As a…
Director Steven Spielberg (far left) and Ernest Cline with the cast of Ready Player One at San Diego Comic-Con. From third of left: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, T.J. Miller, and Ben Mendelsohn.
Director Steven Spielberg was reluctant to include references to his own movies for the film, but would eventually include references to the Back to the Future and Jurassic Park franchises.