![]() ![]() Silva-Braga asked, "Was he able to play it cool around you?" "And when we made the movie we kept going back to Ernie just to pick his brain." "He's an authority on popular culture," Spielberg said. When Spielberg signed on to direct, Cline, the ultimate fanboy, became his collaborator. I wanted to make this because I hadn't made an adventure film like this, my God, for decades." When asked why he thought it would make a good movie, Spielberg said, "Well, because it's a great adventure. And then they said, 'Oh, by the way, now there's a bidding war going on in Hollywood for the film rights.'" ![]() "My whole life had just changed in that first 24 hours. "And then the very next day, we had sold the rights to 'Ready Player One' for more money than I ever imagined I would make, or anyone in my family had ever made," he said. Nine years later, with a baby daughter to support, Cline finally sent the book to publishers. When writing screenplays didn't quite work out, he started a novel. But for years the closest he came was a job as a video store clerk. A love for "Star Wars" fed Cline's dreams of someday working in the movies. ![]()
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