Jennifer Avary
“Bloodline” alum Ben Mendelsohn, next in the highly-anticipated “Rogue One : A Star Wars Story”, is in talks to play the villain in Steven Spielberg’s “Ready Player One”.
The “Mississippi Grind” actor has the offer, and is mulling over it’s terms. If he OKs them, he’ll join “Bates Motel” actress Olivia Cooke on the WB tentpole.
Says The Hollywood Reporter :
Ready Player One is set in a virtual world called Oasis, in which a teenager finds himself competing in a treasure hunt against ruthless foes after the game’s founder dies and offers his fortune as the grand prize.
The search for the lead is still underway.
Cooke is playing the teen’s love interest and competitor, a Canadian blogger named Sam whose name in the virtual world is Art3mis.
Mendelsohn would play an executive for an Internet corporation that has designs on Oasis.
“Ready Player One” is based on the best-selling sci-fi novel by Ernie Cline.
