Following the reveal of the new Ready Player One trailer this weekend, fans have been scouring the video to make sure they pick out every last reference and Easter egg to be found inside it. If you’ve found yourself stumped by some of them, fear not – we have created a handy guide to the Ready Player One trailer Easter eggs and references which you can find in the gallery below!
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Ready Player One stars Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Mark Rylance, Simon Pegg, T.J. Miller, Hannah John-Kamen and Ben Mendelsohn.
The film is set in 2045, with the world on the brink of chaos and collapse. But the people have found salvation in the OASIS, an expansive virtual reality universe created by the brilliant and eccentric James Halliday (Mark Rylance). When Halliday dies, he leaves his immense fortune to the first person to find a digital Easter egg he has hidden somewhere in the OASIS, sparking a contest that grips the entire world. When an unlikely young hero named Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan) decides to join the contest, he is hurled into a breakneck, reality-bending treasure hunt through a fantastical universe of mystery, discovery and danger..
A Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures production, the Ready Player One movie is being directed by Spielberg, who is also producing alongside Donald De Line, under his De Line Pictures banner, Dan Farah and Kristie Macosko Krieger. Bruce Berman will serve as executive producer. Based on Ernest Cline’s novel, the screenplay is by Cline, Zak Penn and Eric Eason. Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future trilogy) will compose the music.
Ready Player One gets its game on when it opens on March 30, 2018.
Ready Player One Easter Eggs & References
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Ready Player One Easter Eggs & References
It's a Madballs, specifically “Repvile”
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Ready Player One Easter Eggs & References
From left to right: The Mach-5 from Speed Racer, the van from The A-Team, Ryu from Street Fighter, Batman and The Batmobile from Batman, and The Interceptor from Mad Max: The Roadwarrior.
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Ready Player One Easter Eggs & References
Parzival wears a Thundercats belt buckle while driving the DeLorean from Back to the Future.
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Ready Player One Easter Eggs & References
Deathstroke from DC Comics fame.
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Ready Player One Easter Eggs & References
From left to right: Commander Shepard from Mass Effect, Blanka from Street Fighter, The Energy Dome hat as worn by the band Devo, and Lara Croft from Tomb Raider.
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Ready Player One Easter Eggs & References
The sought-after Easter Egg rests on a pedestal that could be modeled after the classic arcade games Mortal Kombat or Double Dragon.
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Ready Player One Easter Eggs & References
Art3mis drives the bike from Akira....
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Ready Player One Easter Eggs & References
Which features stickers of Wonder Woman, The Greatest American Hero, Ms. Pac-Man, and video game developer Taito.
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Ready Player One Easter Eggs & References
The Delta City One billboard from RoboCop makes an appearance along with the Bigfoot monster truck.
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Ready Player One Easter Eggs & References
Parzival is dressed like the titular hero from The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension.
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Ready Player One Easter Eggs & References
The King himself, King Kong.
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Ready Player One Easter Eggs & References
From left to right: El Dragon from Battleborn, The Battletoads, and a knight from Atari 2600 game Joust.
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Ready Player One Easter Eggs & References
Art3mis and Parzival dance on the floor from Saturday Night Fever.
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Ready Player One Easter Eggs & References
The Joker and Harley Quinn make an appearance.
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Ready Player One Easter Eggs & References
From left to right: Lara Croft of Tomb Raider, Cassie Cage from Mortal Kombat, Tracer from Overwatch, Chun-Li from Street Fight, and the titular baddies from Army of Darkness.
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Ready Player One Easter Eggs & References
Parzival uses a modified version of Max Rockatansky's shotgun from Mad Max.
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Ready Player One Easter Eggs & References
There are hundreds of VHS and DVD covers floating about here, but the ones we can spot are Batman (1989), Full Metal Jacket, and Scarface. Be sure to look for even more!
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Ready Player One Easter Eggs & References
Deadshot from DC Comics appears as Parzival does his best Lloyd Dobler from Say Anything...
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Ready Player One Easter Eggs & References
The Mobile Suit Gundam appears in the film.
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Ready Player One Easter Eggs & References
Parzival has modified his Back to the Future DeLorean to include KITT from Knight Rider.
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Ready Player One Easter Eggs & References
Your friend 'til the end, Chucky, of Child's Play fame.
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Ready Player One Easter Eggs & References
And finally, The Iron Giant!
