Rumor: Ready Player One to Have Muppet References?

Published: March 20, 2018
Categories: News

Steven Spielberg’s upcoming Ready Player One will be overflowing with references.  No movie, video game, TV show, comic book, action figure, or anything with a vague sense of nostalgia is safe from its grips.  And, apparently, that includes the Muppets.

The list of companies which have given their blessings to allow the film to reference their materials has leaked, and two of those companies are of great interest to us: The Jim Henson Company and Sesame Workshop.  (Disney is also listed, but not “The Muppets” specifically, so who knows about those guys.)

The Henson credit may be referring to the Labyrinth-inspired poster, which you can see above, but there’s a good chance there will be more in the film itself.

The book “Ready Player One”, on which the film is based, also has its fair share of Muppet references.  For example, the main character was raised watching Sesame Street and later binge-watches the entirety of The Muppet Show, while another character calls herself “Kira” after the Dark Crystal character.

Ready Player One will be in theaters on March 29th, which is when we’ll find out exactly what those Muppet references are!

Thanks to Ivan Guerrero for the scoop!  Click here to make references to the ToughPigs forum!

by Joe Hennes – Joe@ToughPigs.com

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