Overview
- Zak Penn told reporters he is actively working on the Ready Player Two screenplay, the first substantive update on the project in years.
- The report, published across multiple outlets on Tuesday, signals Warner Bros. has not abandoned plans for a film follow-up to Ready Player One.
- Steven Spielberg remains attached as a producer but has said he will not return to direct, leaving the director role open for the next phase.
- The sequel is based on Ernest Cline’s 2020 novel about a powerful new OASIS technology hidden in Halliday’s vaults, though filmmakers may change material during adaptation.
- Progress has been slow because of the pandemic and the 2023 writers’ and actors’ strikes, and the project still needs casting, clearance of licensed material and a production timetable before filming can begin.