Ready Player Two

Ready Player Two is an upcoming 2020 science fiction novel by American author Ernest Cline, and is the sequel to his 2011 debut novel Ready Player One. Plans for a Ready Player One sequel were first announced back in 2015, though Cline didn't begin writing the book until late-2017. Cline attributes further developments to the critical and financial success of the film adaptation of the first novel.[1] Ready Player Two is scheduled to be published and released on November 24, 2020.[2]

Ready Player Two
Official cover art
AuthorErnest Cline
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectVideo games, pop culture, virtual reality, science fiction
GenreLitRPG, Science fiction, dystopian
PublisherBallantine Books
Publication date
November 24, 2020
Media typePrint (hardcover and paperback)
Pages384-400
Preceded byReady Player One 

Background

In 2015, in an interview with Den of Geek, screenwriter Zak Penn, who wrote the film adaptation of Ready Player One, reported that Ernest Cline was working on a sequel to the original novel.[3] In December 2017, Cline confirmed that he was working on a sequel.[4] Cline stated that the novel would have a different story-line involving all of the characters, while still exploring pop culture references like the first book.[5] Cline announced further developments following the film adaptation of the first novel and cited its critical and financial success, as well as the studio's interest in adapting a sequel, as additional motivation to finish what he had started.[1] Cline later stated that Steven Spielberg contributed to the writing process of the book.[6] Ready Player Two is scheduled to be published and released on November 24, 2020.[2] The Hollywood Reporter announced that Wil Wheaton would do the audio recording for the book, as he had for Ready Player One.[7]

Possible film adaptation

In November of 2017, Cline acknowledged that the resurgence in his motivation to write Ready Player Two was due to working on the first film's script, as well as its successes both financially and critically. The author stated that a sequel may be desired by the film studio.[1] By March of 2018 Cline reiterated this, stating, "I think there's a good chance that, if [Ready Player One] does well, Warner Bros. will want to make a sequel. I don't know if Steven (Spielberg) would want to dive back in, because he would know what he is getting into. He's said that it's the third-hardest film he's made, out of dozens and dozens of movies".[8][9] Co-star Olivia Cooke, is contractually attached to return in sequels.[10]

Notes and references
  1. "Ernest Cline confirms he's writing a 'Ready Player One' sequel". EW.com. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. Evans, Greg; Evans, Greg (8 July 2020). "'Ready Player Two' Sequel Novel Set For November Publication Date". Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  3. Sequel citations:
  4. Knight, Jacob (December 12, 2017). "Ernie Cline Penning A Sequel Novel To READY PLAYER ONE". birthmoviesdeath.com. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  5. "Ready Player One sequel: Everything you need to know". Digital Spy. 2018-09-13. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  6. "Ready Player One Book Sequel Coming with Spielberg's Input". ComingSoon.net. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  7. "'Ready Player Two' Sets Wil Wheaton to Narrate Audiobook". Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  8. Radish, Christina (March 29, 2018). "Ernest Cline on 'Ready Player One', Working with Spielberg, and Hopes for a Sequel". Collider. Complex Media. Archived from the original on March 31, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  9. Moran, Sarah (March 30, 2018). "Ready Player Two? It Could Happen – And The First Movie May Tease It". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on March 31, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  10. "Ready Player One Star Is Signed On For Sequels". Archived from the original on August 24, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
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