Gosh!
I included this news in an Oscar report but it’s broken free and drawing retweets by the bulk.
Exclusively, the great Steven Spielberg told me that “Ready Player Two,” the sequel to his huge hit from a couple of years ago, will be coming.
Only Spielberg will produce, not direct. He didn’t give me a timetable.
“Ready Player One” — released six years ago — made money hand over fist. Total worldwide box office was $579,055,653. US domestic was $137 million.
Zak Penn wrote the clever screenplay. I wondered all this time what had happened to the inevitable sequel, so it’s good news that “Ready Player Two” is simmering out there and maybe we’ll see it in the next couple of years.
Spielberg, meantime, is exploring his options for new films with a lot of choices including “The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara,” which has been bantered about for years. He also has a remake of “Bullitt” with Bradley Cooper that’s been on deck for some time. Knowing Spielberg, he’ll make two at a time. He’s famous for that!
