Ready Player One
The home passing of Steven Spielberg’sReady Player Onehas just been announced by Warner Bros , with the film coming to digital on July 3 and on Blu - Ray just two weeks afterwards on July 24 .
Spielberg ’s income tax return to sci - fi blockbuster was initiallymet with pre - release backlashbased on its nostalgia - fuel merchandising , but receivedpraise upon its theatrical releasein March . After a drawing string of history - found films - includingLincoln , Bridge of Spies , andThe Post -Spielberg come back to the genre he perfected - withE.T.,Minority Report , andA.I. , among countless others - to conform Ernest Cline ’s bestselling novel of the same name .
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As revealed by Warner Bros. , the motion picture will be turn in three forcible variant on July 24 : 4 K Ultra HD Blu - Ray 3D Combo Pack ( $ 44.95 ) , Blu - Ray Combo Pack ( $ 35.99 ) , and DVD ( $ 28.98 ) . The 4 K version of the celluloid will boast Dolby Vision HDR , a feature that expands the color pallette , and a remixed Dolby Atmos soundtrack . The Blu - Ray pack let in a number of special features , including effects and profound partitioning on “ Effects for a Brave New World ” and “ Level Up : Sound for the Future ” . Additional features will explore author Ernest Cline and actor Tye Sheridan ’s kinship in “ Ernie & Tye ’s Excellent Adventure ” and “ The 80 ’s : You ’re the Inspiration . ” The digital adaptation will be useable July 3 for iTunes , Vudu , and Google , with release on other VOD help on the 24th .
Spielberg ’s film followed Cline ’s novel closely by focusing on gamers Wade Watts / Parzival ( Tye Sheridan ) and Samantha / Art3mis ( Olivia Cooke ) as they contend in the virtual creation of the haven , completing labor with their tribe - the High Five - in hopes of finding the ultimate easter egg left by OASIS founder James Halliday ( Mark Rylance ) , and learn over the troupe he leave behind behind before Halliday ’s evil protege Sorrento ( Ben Mendelsohn ) can get to it .
Part of the allure ofReady Player Onewas the gauze-like mass of effects andeaster eggsthrown into the film , so revisiting it in 4 K or even on unconstipated Blu - Ray would by all odds be an optimal way to rewatch the moving-picture show . While perhaps not as well regarded as his previous foray into the sci - fi genre , Ready Player Onewas at its best when it focused on the escapist quest that Wade ’s tribe decease on - admit a peculiarly memorable Seth piece have office inThe Shining ’s Overlook Hotel- and stumbled when trying to call the societal consequence harry Spielberg ’s opine 2045 . Still , Ready Player Oneshowed Spielberg ’s distinctive restrained competence behind the camera , and fans will definitely want to ensure it out in 4k .
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