Hugh Jackman is out stumping for his long-awaited, forever in the works P.T. Barnum musical, The Greatest Showman, and because that’s what Collider does they decided to ask him about the Fox/Disney deal. Say wha? Anyway, it’s looking like we may see an announcement of its completion by Christmas time, and Jackman has some thoughts on it. Sadly, they don’t include him coming back to play Wolverine.
“It’s interesting because for the whole 17 years I kept thinking that would be so great, like I would love to see, particularly, Iron Man and the Hulk and Wolverine together. And every time I saw an Avengers movie I could just see Wolverine in the middle of all of them like punching them all on the head. But it was like, “Oh well, that’s not gonna happen,” and it was interesting just when I first saw that headline — it was just the possibility of it and who knows what’s gonna happen, obviously — I was like, “Hang on!” But I think, unfortunately, the ship has sailed for me, but for someone else I would like to see Wolverine in there.”
So definitive, dammit. Makes you miss the old Jackman who used to waffle back and forth about coming back to play Wolverine, and always he would end up popping claw one more time. Can we get that Jackman back, please? Because we’ve waited far too long for this merger to happen for us not to have the Wolverine we love fighting alongside Spider-Man, y’dig?
It’s a Pineapple Express reunion, but perhaps not the one you were expecting. We’ve seen Seth Rogen dabble in drama before, and play a real-life figure, recently in Steve Jobs. Well now he’s about to do it again as one of the country’s most trusted reporters, Walter Cronkite, in a new movie directed by David Gordon Green.
Rogen will play Cronkite in Newsflash, which Green will direct from a Ben Jacoby script. The story takes place right around the time of John F. Kennedy’s assassination, and that heartbreaking moment we’ve all seen when Kronkite delivers news of his death to a nation waiting on bated breath. This all went down against the backdrop of office politics as some were looking to axe Cronkite and the entire news division.
Also being sought for roles are Bryan Cranston as CBS president Jim Aubrey, who was known as the “Smiling Cobra” because he could brutally make decisions against those he liked. Mark Ruffalo is being sought for the role of Don Hewitt, Cronkitte’s producer and creator of 60 Minutes. The plan is to shoot in the spring and have the film ready by November 2018, the 55th anniversary of JFK’s death. [Deadline]
I know I know, wasn’t Sylvester Stallone supposed to be directing the sequel to Creed? It sure seemed like it a couple of months ago, but that was clearly premature because Steven Caple, who directed the much buzzed-about (at least on this site) teen drama The Land, is stepping behind the camera.
Caple will be following in the footsteps of previous director Ryan Coogler (now an exec-producer) by making the movie from an acclaimed indie to a major studio production. Michael B. Jordan and Tessa Thompson will of course return, with Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominee Stallone back as Rocky Balboa. Stallone will also co-write the script with Cheo Hodari Coker that will see the return of Russian brute Ivan Drago, played by Dolph Lundgren. The Russian’s son will factor in, and according to Stallone’s Instagram will be played by a new actor, not Brock Lesnar like in the below image…
A post shared by Sly Stallone (@officialslystallone) on Dec 11, 2017 at 11:05am PST
I’m excited for this move because I see a similar style and sensibility from Caple that was in Coogler. If a move needed to be made then this is the way to go. Expect shooting to begin soon because Creed 2 opens November 21st 2018.
The Comic-Con Experience in Brazil over the weekend has proven surprisingly fruitful in terms of news. The latest comes from Sony Pictures, who were on hand and dropped some info on their upcoming Venom movie, the one starring Tom Hardy and is expected to launch an entirely new universe, one without Spider-Man but featuring a bunch of his supporting players. So basically, the Venom-verse.
Director Ruben Fleischer was there via satellite, and he revealed the plot would be based on two popular Venom storylines from the comics. The first is 1993’s Venom: Lethal Protector, which I remember for the fabulous Mark Bagley artwork running through the six-issue story. Basically it saw Spider-Man and Venom deciding to call a truce, with the caveat being that Venom can no longer commit crimes. This saw Venom leave New York City for San Francisco, where he and Spidey teamed up against a bunch of symbiote offspring. The live-action movie will also take place in San Fran, so this makes sense.
The second is Planet of the Symbiotes, a 1995 storyline that ran through the Spider-Man comics at the time. It saw Spidey, Venom, and Scarlet Spider (don’t ask, it’s a long story) teaming up to face an invading army of alien symbiotes.
I think we get a pretty good idea of the plot of the movie then, don’t we? A newly-created Venom battles others just like him, proving himself a hero. Or antihero. Whatever. Just don’t expect to see Tom Holland’s Spidey to come swinging by to help, so there will need to be some adjustments made to both of these stories. Perhaps Venom will have a new heroic partner to fight alongside?
Also starring Riz Ahmed, Michelle Williams, Jenny Slate, Reid Scott, and Scott Haze, Venom opens next year on October 5th. [Collider]
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Here we go, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has revealed the nominees for the 2018 Golden Globes. As is typically the case for the group, they’ve seen it to anointing a few new faces as future stars. For instance, in the Best Actor Drama category, Call Me By Your Name‘s Timothee Chalamet and Gary Oldman from Darkest Hour were nominated for the first time, while in the Comedy field it’s Get Out‘s Daniel Kaluuya and Baby Driver‘s Ansel Elgort getting their first nods.
Meanwile over on the ladies’ side, the Best Actress Comedy or Musical category sees Margot Robbie in contention for the first time as disgraced figure skater Tonya Harding in I Tonya. In the Best Actress Drama field all of the nominees are veterans, including Emma Stone for Battle of the Sexes, a film that has been quiet ever since it was released, Jessica Chastain for Molly’s Game, and Michelle Williams for All the Money in the World.
Speaking of Ridley Scott’s reshot kidnapping drama, Christopher Plummer’s performance subbing in for the dismissed Kevin Spacey earned him a Best Supporting nomination, alongside frontrunner Willem Dafoe of The Florida Project. In the Best Picture categories things broke down as expected with the only real surprises what didn’t make the cut. While The Shape of Water looks like a heavy favorite to win in the Drama category, and led all films with seven nominations overall, you won’t find The Florida Project, All the Money in the World, or Phantom Thread in either list. Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and Steven Spielberg’s The Post also earned six nominations.
Full list of nominees is below! The Golden Globe winners will be announced on January 7th.
Best Motion Picture – Drama
“Call Me By Your Name” “Dunkirk” “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” “The Post” “The Shape of Water”
Best Motion Picture – Comedy
“The Disaster Artist” “Get Out” “The Greatest Showman” “Lady Bird” “I, Tonya”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Jessica Chastain, “Molly’s Game” Sally Hawkins, “The Shape of Water” Frances McDormand, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” Meryl Streep, “The Post” Michelle Williams, “All The Money In The World”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Timothée Chalamet, “Call Me By Your Name” Daniel Day-Lewis, “Phantom Thread” Tom Hanks, “The Post” Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour” Denzel Washington, “Roman J. Israel”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Judi Dench, “Victoria & Abdul” Hellen Mirren, “The Leisure Seeker” Margot Robbie, “I, Tonya” Saoirse Ronan, “Lady Bird” Emma Stone, “Battle of the Sexes”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Steve Carell, “Battle of the Sexes” James Franco, “The Disaster Artist” Daniel Kaluuya, “Get Out” Hugh Jackman, “The Greatest Showman” Ansel Elgort, “Baby Driver”
Best Supporting Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy
Allison Janney, “I, Tonya” Laurie Metcalf, “Lady Bird” Octavia Spencer, “The Shape of Water” Mary J. Blige, “Mudbound” Hong Chau, “Downsizing”
Best Supporting Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy
Willem Dafoe, “The Florida Project” Armie Hammer, “Call Me By Your Name” Sam Rockwell, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” Richard Jenkins, “The Shape of Water” Christopher Plummer, “All the Money in the World”
Best Director
Guillermo del Toro, “The Shape of Water” Christopher Nolan, “Dunkirk” Steven Spielberg, “The Post” Martin McDonagh, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” Ridley Scott, “All The Money in the World”
Best Screenplay
Greta Gerwig, “Lady Bird” Martin McDonagh, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” Liz Hannah, Josh Singer, “The Post” Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor, “The Shape of Water” Aaron Sorkin, “Molly’s Game”
Best Original Score
Hans Zimmer, “Dunkirk” Johnny Greenwood, “Phantom Thread” Alexandre Desplat, “The Shape of Water Carter Burwell, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” John Williams, “The Post”
Best Original Song
“This Is Me” from “The Greatest Showman,” Benj Pasek, Justin Paul “Remember Me” from “Coco,” Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez “Mighty River” from “Mudbound,” Mary J. Blige, Raphael Saadiq, Taura Stinson “The Star” from “The Star,” Mariah Carey, Marc Shaiman “Home” from “Ferdinand,” Nick Jonas, Justin Tranter, Nick Monson
Best Animated Feature Film
“The Breadwinner” “Coco” “Loving Vincent” “The Boss Baby” “Ferdinand”
Best Foreign Language Film
“A Fantastic Woman” “Loveless” “First They Killed My Father” “In the Fade” “The Square”
Best Series – Drama
“The Handmaid’s Tale” “This Is Us” “The Crown” “Game of Thrones” “Stranger Things”
Best Series – Musical or Comedy
“Black-ish” “Master of None” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” “SMILF” “Will & Grace”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Claire Foy, “The Crown” Maggie Gyllenhaal, “The Deuce” Katherine Langford, “13 Reasons Why” Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale” Caitriona Balfe, “Outlander”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Sterling K. Brown, “This Is Us” Freddie Highmore, “The Good Doctor” Jason Bateman, “Ozark” Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul” Liev Schreiber, “Ray Donovan”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Comedy
Alison Brie, “GLOW” Rachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” Pamela Adlon, “Better Things” Issa Rae, “Insecure” Frankie Shaw, “SMILF”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Anthony Anderson, “Black-ish” Kevin Bacon, “I Love Dick” Eric McCormack, “Will & Grace” Aziz Ansari, “The Master of None” William H. Macy, “Shameless”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film
Jessica Biel, “The Sinner” Nicole Kidman, “Big Little Lies” Jessica Lange, “Feud: Bette and Joan” Susan Sarandon, “Feud: Bette and Joan” Reese Witherspoon, “Big Little Lies”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film
Robert De Niro, “The Wizard of Lies” Jude Law, “The Young Pope” Kyle MacLachlan, “Twin Peaks” Ewan McGregor, “Fargo” Geoffrey Rush, “Genius”
Best Supporting Performance by an Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film
Laura Dern, “Big Little Lies” Ann Dowd, “The Handmaid’s Tale” Nicole Kidman, “Top of the Lake: China Girl” Michelle Pfeiffer, “The Wizard of Lies” Shailene Woodley, “Big Little Lies”
Best Supporting Performance by an Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film
David Harbour, “Stranger Things” Alfred Molina, “Feud: Bette and Joan” Alexander Skarsgard, “Big Little Lies” Christian Slater, “Mr. Robot David Thewlis, “Fargo”
Best Miniseries or Television Film
“Big Little Lies” “Fargo” “Feud: Bette and Joan” “The Sinner” “Top of the Lake: China Girl”
We thought that in a post-Justice League landscape at Warner Bros. there might be wholesale changes to the upcoming DC Films lineup. There has been a shakeup in leadership, which should count for something, but what kind of impact would that have on their slate of superhero movies? Apparently none, because it all looks exactly the same as it did before Justice League bombed so hard.
Last summer at Comic-Con, Warner Bros. unveiled every DCEU film they had coming up, including surprising confirmations like Flashpoint, Justice League Dark, and Green Lantern Corp. Over the weekend, fans at the Comic-Con Experience in Brazil got a look at the state of DCEU movies and…well, nothing has changed. Actually, I take that back. They actually add one more movie; Joss Whedon’s Batgirl.
Warner Bros. Revealed Its Full Slate Of DC Extended Universe Films Earlier Today At Comic-Con Experience 2017 in Sao Paulo, Brazil:
•Aquaman
•Wonder Woman 2
•Flashpoint
•Suicide Squad 2
•Shazam
•Batgirl
•The Batman
•Green Lantern Corps pic.twitter.com/Xe9qvrzhJh
I don’t know whether to be surprised in a good way or a bad way. On the one hand I’m happy they didn’t let one underwhelming box office performance destroy everything they’ve been trying to build since Man of Steel. On the other…well, shouldn’t there be some reevaluation or something? Perhaps they’ve taken the hint that the biggest change they need to make is less Zack Snyder, and are going to see how things go without him first?
Still a problem is that most of these movies don’t have directors, and thus aren’t really going anywhere. Wonder Woman 2 has Patty Jenkins returning, Aquaman has James Wan, and Shazam will be kicking off soon with David F. Sandberg. The Batman will have Matt Reeves behind the camera but has yet to secure a star since it doesn’t look like it will be Ben Affleck.
What you don’t see are some of the spinoff films, like Gotham City Sirens, none of the various Harley Quinn movies, Cyborg, or Nightwing. Who knows what the status of those are, if any. In a way it’s good that DC Films has a loose plan for the future, but since most of these movies are nowhere near production it makes me wonder if they’ll happen.
This winter finale of Gotham
focused mainly on the war between Sofia and Penguin. We get a few glimpses
about what is going on with Bruce, Riddler, and Grundy – but the crux of the
episode deals with the feud that has been building all season.
Main story arc – “No
one gets to decide who lives and dies in Gotham”:
We pick up this week right where we left off last episode. Sofia’s team
of misfits makes the first move and attacks the Iceberg Lounge trying to find
Penguin, who is out gathering support from criminal gangs across the city. Sofia
gets an urgent call and returns home to see her father, Carmine Falcone, who
has come back to Gotham. Carmine chastises her for her behavior, especially for
her relations with Jim – which come as quite a surprise to Barbara & co. as
well. It turns out the Carmine is in Gotham because Penguin reached out to him,
which was a strong move on his part.
In the meantime, Jim is back on the hunt for Pyg/Lazlo. Jim
and the GCPD believe that Lazlo has taken the face of another person to hide
his identity once again and left Gotham. Jim heads to GCPD where he
gets news of the meeting between Penguin and Sofia at the bridge the night before.
He realizes that the war between Sofia and Penguin needed to be GCPD’s focus
and they would have to deal with Lazlo later. Jim goes to Sofia’s house to
check in on her, but Carmine meets him out front. Carmine tells Jim that he
made a deal with Penguin – if Carmine takes Sofia out of Gotham that day,
Penguin won’t kill her. Carmine then leaves Jim with an ominous message
foreshadowing something terrible that Jim has brought upon his city. Just as
Carmine and Sofia are about to leave Gotham, a van pulls up in front of
the house with a gunman that shoots and kills Carmine and shoots Sofia.
At Carmine’s funeral Jim approaches Sofia, who does
not want to see him. She tells Jim that Penguin did this to her father and Jim
needs to bring Penguin to justice, with evidence or without. Zsasz is also broken up about Carmine’s death. He leaves a bullet in Carmine’s casket
and then storms out, ignoring Penguin’s request that he stays. Harvey attends
the funeral as well and asks Jim why Penguin hasn’t been arrested. Harvey tells
Jim that deciding to go after Penguin months ago set in motion all of the
events that led them to this point – so this is all on Jim and that it is time
he finished what he started. Penguin threatens Sofia at the funeral, but Jim
interjects and removes her from the situation.
After the funeral, Penguin goes to the GCPD and demands that
Jim hands over Sofia. Jim tells him that isn’t going to happen and that Jim and
the GCPD will uphold the law. Penguin tries to bribe the other GCPD officers,
but that time is long gone – they all respect Jim and the badge again. Jim
sends the GCPD to crack down on criminals and a few gunfights ensue, but the
might of the GCPD leaves them victorious. These are just a few battles and not
the war though. Sofia goes to the GCPD and pressures Jim to go directly after
Penguin. Jim lets her know that while Penguin is using proxies and not
committing illegal acts himself, he is safe. Sofia tells Jim about Martin and
how Penguin ‘killed’ him. Jim goes to arrest Penguin for the crime, causing
Penguin to burst out laughing and tell Jim the boy is alive and it was all a
setup. In a twisted turn of events, Zsasz tells Jim that Penguin did kill
Martin and he would testify to that, causing Jim to carry out the arrest.
Zsasz goes to visit Sofia and pledges his allegiance to her.
Zsasz switching sides is a huge blow to Penguin. Zsasz was a powerful ally that
provided a lot of legitimacy and firepower to Penguin’s operation. Sofia holds
true to her word and gives Barbara & co. the club back – Penguin sure as
hell won’t need it anymore. Jim decides to visit Sofia to ask her not to try and
take control of the criminals of Gotham. Sofia holds on to the idea that that was
their deal – Jim would be the law and she would be the order. Jim warns her
that if she does this, he would have to come after her. Sofia instead decides
to give Jim a proposal of her own. To make sure Jim is listening, she has Lazlo
– YES, Lazlo! – hold Jim at gunpoint. It turns out that Sofia hired Lazlo to
come to Gotham as part of her plan, and Lazlo created the Pyg persona to do so.
The truth comes out about Carmine – Sofia was indeed behind the murder. Jim
quickly knocks the gun away from Lazlo and begins hitting him, proclaiming that
he will arrest him and have him rot in prison. Unfortunately Jim’s plan gets
slightly derailed when Sofia puts a bullet into Lazlo’s head.
Sofia tells Jim that if he arrests sure she will talk and
let everyone know about all the transgressions that have happened since Jim
visited the Falcone’s mansion asking for help. The other option is to not
arrest her and continue on living the lie, but not losing the GCPD and Gotham.
Jim takes the latter option. He goes back to the GCPD and runs into Harvey who
has left his badge and gun on Jim’s desk, effectively quitting the
department. We end the episode with Penguin in prison screaming about how he
well get his revenge on everyone that crossed him. Luckily for Penguin, it
turns out his cell is right next to Joker’s and Joker thinks the two of them
can help each other out.
My thoughts:
Sofia is clearly a master manipulator and I think it was
pretty clear that she was the one behind her father’s death from the get-go. I
am a little disappointed that Jim never realized that. I am also disappointed
with the end of the Pyg saga. He was such a great villain that deserved a
better end then being shot in the head by Sofia when he wasn’t looking. The
combination of Penguin and Joker will be a formidable one as both of them are
out of their minds, I am definitely looking forward to seeing what trouble the two of them will cause.
Side stories:
Bruce story arc – “There
is a mess in the Rolls, you’ll need a bucket”:
Bruce is back! He is continuing his party boy lifestyle,
much to Alfred’s dismay. Alfred wants to employ a project he has dubbed
“Operation Save Bruce Wayne.” He wants to take Bruce to Switzerland for a few
months in the Alps. Bruce has been partying and enjoying life in order to run
away from his problems and from his pain. Bruce refuses to join Alfred, leading
to the two of them exchanging blows. Alfred gets the best of Bruce, even after
Bruce tries to take a cheap shot – leading to Bruce storming out of the room.
Bruce comes back later and Alfred vehemently apologizes.
Bruce has something else in mind, and has gone to his lawyer to draw up
emancipation papers. He asks Alfred to sign, which would lead to him not being Bruce’s
legal guardian anymore. Alfred refuses to sign the papers. Bruce tells him it
doesn’t matter if he signs or not. If Alfred is still there when he gets back,
he will go to the Police and show them the bruise on his face.
My thoughts:
Bruce has been a little punk for a lot
of the season now, but firing Alfred is a terrible new low. I had such strong hope
that we were finally well on our way to the Dark Knight – and all signs were
pointing in that direction. I did not expect such a huge step back.
Grundy and Riddler
story arc – “What pretty lady want?”:
We get a glimpse of the nonsense going on in Ed’s mind. He
is arguing with the Riddler in the mirror, who accuses him of being in love
with Lee Thompkins. Grundy interrupts the argument, and Ed decides to step outside
for some fresh air. While Ed is gone, Grundy gets knocked out by Tabitha, who
did promise she would come back for him. Tabitha tries to get Grundy to
remember her – nicely at first, and then a little more sinisterly. Tabitha
gives up for the time being. As she is gone, Grundy wakes up, sees his
reflection, and we hear Butch wonder aloud what the hell happened to him.
My thoughts:
Riddler being back will definitely be a
treat. The dumb Ed story was hilarious and well done, but it’s about time we
get to see Riddler at full strength again. This may bode poorly for Lee
however. All of the women that Ed loves seem to suffer a poor fate once the
Riddler is back in the picture. I am not sure what will happen with
Grundy/Butch’s character. Will he have Grundy’s ability to not feel pain –
being dead and all – but Butch’s memories or will he keep going back and forth?
I guess only time will tell.
This spring on Gotham:
Joker, Penuin, Riddler, Ivy, Sofia – all hell is going to
break loose in Gotham this spring. Harvey holding Jim at gunpoint!? Sofia
torturing Lee!? And was that a Batman silhouette? I really wish we didn’t have
to wait months for the fun to keep going!
It’s crazy to be a fan of both movies and wrestling right now, and seeing so many WWE superstars not just acting consistently, but excelling on the big screen. Dwayne Johnson, John Cena, and Dave Bautista are killin’ the game right now, and all of them have multiple projects coming that guarantee they won’t be in the ring any time soon. In the case of Bautista, he’s got Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers 4, and Escape Plan 2 coming up, but he’s also added a new action flick to his schedule.
Deadline reports that Bautista will star in Stuber, an action-comedy from Goon and Take Me Home Tonight director Michael Dowse. In what sounds like an updated version of Taxi, the film centers on a detective (Bautista) who commandeers an unsuspecting Uber driver named Stu into a harrowing evening of hijinks and mayhem. The script was written by Tripper Clancy, who developed it alongside Horrible Bosses writers John Francis Daly and Jonathan Goldstein. Make of that what you will.
Bautista has actually been talking about a full-time return to the WWE but, as I mentioned earlier, that seems highly unlikely. I’m surprised he has any interest at all given the negative response to his previous run with the company, which saw him booed into oblivion every time he hit the ramp. Why go through that again?
Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One may be the geekiest book ever, a treasure trove of Easter Eggs for gamers, music nerds, comic book fanboys, and movie lovers. It’s why there has been such a clamor to adapt it for years, even before there was a publishing date. And really, there was only one guy who could make it happen, Steven Spielberg, who will be taking us into the virtual reality world of the OASIS where many of the director’s most beloved properties are the key to solving a great mystery.
A new trailer has debuted today after a Facebook Live event hosted by Cline, and he dropped some pretty big news to go along with it. The author revealed that he’s writing a sequel to the novel, confirming a rumor that has been floating around for months.
“It’s true. I can’t talk about it too much, but there’s no better inspiration for a writer [than] to return to a world they’ve already worked on when they’re watching Steven Spielberg bring that world to life.”
And you know if the film is a hit Spielberg will be looking to tackle the sequel, as well. Cline didn’t add anything further so we’ll have to wait for a release date, but it sounds like it might be a while.
The original story follows Wade Watts (played by Tye Sheridan on screen), a teenage who spends all of his time in the OASIS, a virtual reality world that has become an escape from a terrible reality. In the OASIS he joins with other hunters to solve several pop culture-themed mysteries that will unlock the greatest prize ever, one that could change the world. The film also stars Olivie Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, TJ Miller, Mark Rylance, Simon Pegg, Letitia Wright, and McKenna Grace. Here’s the synopsis:
In 2045, the planet is on the brink of chaos and collapse, but people find salvation in the OASIS, an expansive virtual reality universe created by James Halliday. When Halliday dies, he promises his immense fortune to the first person to discover a digital Easter egg that’s hidden somewhere in the OASIS. When young Wade Watts joins the contest, he finds himself becoming an unlikely hero in a reality-bending treasure hunt through a fantastical world of mystery, discovery and danger.
One thing I like about this trailer is that it reveals a bit more of the plot than the teaser, which basically through every nostalgia reference it could at your brain all at once. It was a lot to take in. There are still plenty of them here, but they spread out as to not overwhelm the senses.
