Spielberg to direct video game-themed adventure Ready Player One

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It's no secret that Steven Spielberg is a fan of video games and now, for an upcoming film, he'll be directing an adaptation of Ernest Cline's video game-themed cyberpunk thriller Ready Player One.
The 2012 novel is set in the year 2044 where a teenager sets out on a scavenger hunt in a virtual world made by a man obsessed with 1980s pop culture. Unfortunately, the grand prize is so coveted that folks in the real world are willing to kill to get at it.
As reported by Deadline, Ready Player One's latest script was written by Zak Penn, who co-wrote The Avengers, X-Men: The Last Stand, and the upcoming Pacific Rim 2.
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