Stephen Spielberg back with Warner Bros. via film ‘Ready Player One’

MANILA, Philippines - Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures’ “Ready Player One,” the sci-fi action adventure to be directed by Steven Spielberg, has been slated for release beginning December 13, 2017.

The announcement was made by Dan Fellman, president of Domestic Distribution; Sue Kroll, president of Worldwide Marketing and Distribution; and Veronika Kwan Vandenberg, president of Worldwide Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.

A three-time Academy Award winner, Spielberg is directing “Ready Player One,” based on Ernest Cline’s bestseller of the same name, which has become a worldwide phenomenon.

The film is also being produced by Spielberg together with Donald De Line under his De Line Pictures banner, Dan Farah and Spielberg’s longtime colleague Kristie Macosko Krieger. Daniel Lupi and Bruce Berman will serve as executive producers. De Line and Farah originally brought the project to Warner Bros.

“Ready Player One” marks a return to Warner Bros. for Spielberg, who previously directed the studio’s “Empire of the Sun,” “The Color Purple” and “A.I. Artificial Intelligence,” in addition to producing the hits “Gremlins” and “The Goonies.”

In making the announcement, Fellman stated, “Any film from Steven Spielberg is an event film, so it felt right to date this thrilling new project from one of our greatest filmmakers for the holiday season.”

Sue Kroll added, “From the success of the book, ‘Ready Player One’ already has a devoted following, and we’re excited for its fans and moviegoers everywhere to see this fantastically innovative story come to life. We know it couldn’t be in better hands, and look forward to working with Steven and the producers to bring it to the big screen.”

Kwan Vandenberg said, “There are few directors with the global stature of Steven Spielberg, so we are thrilled to be delivering his latest adventure to audiences worldwide.”

A presentation of Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures, “Ready Player One” will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company and by Village Roadshow Pictures.

Set for release across the Philippines on December 13, 2017, “Ready Player One” is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.