This evening the capital was visited by cinema royalty in the form of Steven Spielberg, as he and his cast walked the blue carpet for the European Premiere of Ready Player One. It is an unashamed 80s geek fest, perfect for Mr. Spielberg who adapted it from Ernest Cline’s best-selling book.

The film stars Tye Sheridan, Ben Mendelsohn, Mark Rylance, Olivia Cooke, Simon Pegg, T.J. Miller, Lena Waithe, Philip Zhao, Win Morisaki, Hannah John-Kamen, Susan Lynch, and Ralph Ineson.

Colin Hart and Scott Davis were players one and two on the carpet this evening, here’s how they fared:

Ready Player One European Premiere Interviews

 

Ready Player One Synopsis

The film is set in 2045, with the world on the brink of chaos and collapse.  But the people have found salvation in the OASIS, an expansive virtual reality universe created by the brilliant and eccentric James Halliday (Mark Rylance).  When Halliday dies, he leaves his immense fortune to the first person to find a digital Easter egg he has hidden somewhere in the OASIS, sparking a contest that grips the entire world.  When an unlikely young hero named Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan) decides to join the contest, he is hurled into a breakneck, reality-bending treasure hunt through a fantastical universe of mystery, discovery and danger.