The Los Angeles Times is reporting that during the Ready Player One panel at Comic-Con, Steven Spielberg declared that the Iron Giant is “a real major player” in the Ready Player One sci-fi adaptation.
It would make sense that The Iron Giant is in the movie because he too is property of Warner Bros. In fact, just about every Easter Egg found in the trailer is owned or distributed by Warner Bros. The Warner Bros. correlation has become a point of contention for many fans who assume that the movie is just going to be one giant, long Warner Bros. commercial.
Many fans are speculating that Ready Player One is going to be used as a springboard to promote a possible Iron Giant sequel.
Let’s just hope that Warner Bros. does a better job with this project than they initially did with The Iron Giant.