With the Comic-Con trailer dropped for Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One, blowing the doors off of Hall H in San Diego, the director confirmed that a few of the dozens of pop culture references will play a big role in the pop culture blockbuster, in particular, the Iron Giant.
“The Iron Giant is a real major player in the story.” Brad Bird’s 1999 animated classic The Iron Giant pays a lot of homage to E.T., so it feels almost full circle that this newest Spielberg film is so in tune with the pop culture zeitgeist.
One of the most memorable images from the teaser features The Iron Giant, standing tall backlit by a blue light as he scans the horizon majestically within the frame.
The most impressive element of the Ready Player One trailer, and the thing that makes it an appealing property to adapt to the big screen format in the first place, are the dozens of pop culture references peppered throughout the OASIS.