http://collider.com/ready-player-one-christopher-nolan/
This sounds so far outside of Nolan's wheelhouse that I both want and don't want this.
According to Tracking Board, Warner Bros. hopes to bring Nolan back home with an offer to direct the adaptation of Ready Player One.
The Ernest Cline book is set in the year 2044 and follows a teenager who sets off on a treasure hunt in an immersive online world that puts his 80s pop culture knowledge to the test.
Heres the book synopsis:
In the year 2044, reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts really feels alive is when hes jacked into the virtual utopia known as the OASIS. Wades devoted his life to studying the puzzles hidden within this worlds digital confinespuzzles that are based on their creators obsession with the pop culture of decades past and that promise massive power and fortune to whoever can unlock them.
But when Wade stumbles upon the first clue, he finds himself beset by players willing to kill to take this ultimate prize. The race is on, and if Wades going to survive, hell have to winand confront the real world hes always been so desperate to escape.
This sounds so far outside of Nolan's wheelhouse that I both want and don't want this.