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First Reactions for 'Ready Player One' Are in From #SXSW

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Yeah so I personally am more than a little excited for Ready Player One, as you may have gathered from the numerous pieces I've done covering the ramp up to tonight's premiere at South By Southwest (SXSW), and world opening on March 29th.

First Reactions for 'Ready Player One' Are in From #SXSW
Parzival gets the first key, the copper key from Anorak.

It made sense for Warner Bros to premiere the film there, given author Ernie Cline's roots in Austin and the perfect mix of fans and media present. There was talk earlier in the day as to whether or not Ready Player One director Steven Spielberg would show up for the evening's events, but he did.

"This is not a film that we've made, it is, I promise you, a MOVIE," Spielberg said before introducing the cast (Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Lena Waithe, Win Morisaki, Philip Zhao, and Ben Mendelsohn), along with Cline, and screenwriter Zak Penn. Seeing Mendelsohn taking video of the crowd is one of my favorite things, though. He's delightful.

There was also this great photo moment of Ernie, Sheridan, and Mendelsohn leaning on Cline's DeLorean outside the theater where the screening is taking place in Austin.

8pm hit, and we knew that the reactions would start to roll in in 2 hours and 20 minutes (the confirmed run time of the movie).  Here's some of what we're seeing, and it's not so great at the moment.

Specifically, it appears the copy being shown has some issues with the sound:

Sounds like the got it fixed.

We'll of course update as soon as the film finishes with spoiler free reactions. The actual press embargo lifts tomorrow morning though, so be prepared.

https://twitter.com/graedrake/status/973067082148601857

So, for the most part, incredibly positive early comments. But then of course come the negative ones:

https://twitter.com/marrythedarkk/status/973064069761634304

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Mary Anne ButlerAbout Mary Anne Butler

Bleeding Cool News Editor Mary Anne Butler (Mab, for short) has been part of the fast-paced world of journalism since she was 15, getting her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (where she is still Editor-in-Chief), and most recently Bleeding Cool. 

Over the past 10 years, she’s built a presence at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). 

 Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band with an international presence. 

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