Simon Pegg is in talks to join the cast of Steven Spielberg's sci-fi film Ready Player One, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film, an adaptation of Ernest Cline's fiction novel of the same name, is set in the year 2044, when everyone spends a majority of their time in a virtual reality world called the Oasis to escape from poverty, famine, wars, and other real-world conflicts. Pegg is said to play Ogden Morrow, a co-creator of the Oasis, and joins stars Tye Sheridan and Olivia Cooke, who both play talented Oasis users who participant in a treasure hunt of sorts architected by Morrow's fellow co-founder.
Pegg has become a regular fixture in high-profile sci-fi and fantasy films for years now, landing as Scotty on J.J. Abrams' S... Reported by The Verge 7 hours ago.
Pegg has become a regular fixture in high-profile sci-fi and fantasy films for years now, landing as Scotty on J.J. Abrams' S... Reported by The Verge 7 hours ago.