It seems like every frame of Steven Spielberg’s film adaptation of Ready Player One is going to be stuffed full of things to pay attention to.
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While Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One had a ton of references to ’80s pop culture, the movie version has many, many more ways to sneak in things from that era, such as set dressing, music, costumes and the like. And these photos from filming in Birmingham, England show a future where almost all the graffiti is a reference to the 1980s.
So, let’s play everyone’s favourite game, “Spot the Reference!”
More works added, set dressing for #ReadyPlayerOne in Livery Street #spielberginbrum #geek #geekfest pic.twitter.com/B7aVaot1HT
— Michelle Green (@Green_Mush) August 25, 2016
#snarf added, set dressing for #ReadyPlayerOne in Livery Street #spielberginbrum #geek #geekfest #Thundercats pic.twitter.com/fP4TqztaBb
— Michelle Green (@Green_Mush) August 25, 2016
Jaws appeared overnight, set dressing for #ReadyPlayerOne in Livery Street #spielberginbrum #jaws #geek #geekfest pic.twitter.com/dbM0ITSb1T
— Michelle Green (@Green_Mush) August 25, 2016
Set dressing Livery Street for #ReadyPlayerOne in @BirminghamJQ @myjq @STPAULS_BRUM @brumpic #spielberginbrum pic.twitter.com/q5IsPLbOi4
— Michelle Green (@Green_Mush) August 24, 2016
Set dressing Livery Street for #ReadyPlayerOne in @BirminghamJQ @myjq @STPAULS_BRUM @brumpic #spielberginbrum pic.twitter.com/ldcswvvpta
— Michelle Green (@Green_Mush) August 24, 2016
Set dressing Livery Street for #ReadyPlayerOne in @BirminghamJQ @myjq @STPAULS_BRUM @brumpic #spielberginbrum pic.twitter.com/2CcNaMcqBB
— Michelle Green (@Green_Mush) August 24, 2016
[Twitter user Michelle Green via Slashfilm]