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Steven Spielberg sets Tye Sheridan as star of Ready Player One

Tye Sheridan has nabbed the leading role in director Steven Spielberg’s “Ready Player One”.

Sheridan will star opposite Olivia Cooke and Ben Mendelsohn in the film which is based on the Ernest Cline novel.

The film is being produced by Spielberg, De Line Pictures’ Donald De Line, Dan Farah, and Kristie Macosko Krieger. Exec producers are Daniel Lupi and Bruce Berman.

The news comes via Deadline.

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