Adapting Ready Player One for the screen was a daunting task. The book’s internal monologues and static scenes of characters playing classic video games seemed untranslatable to cinema. Enter Steven Spielberg.
The Second Gate was a Blade Runner cityscape. The key was hidden in a replicant's locket. I had to recite Roy Batty's "tears in rain" monologue perfectly while dodging spinner cars. My throat was dry, my heart hammering against my ribs. ready-player-one
