<P> Lacero, a fan - fiction story by Andy Weir, was published in the 2016 edition of Ready Player One . It follows the story of Nolan Sorrento and functions as a precursor to the main novel, and is considered canonical to the Ready Player One fictional universe . </P> <P> In 2015, in an interview with Den of Geek, screenwriter Zak Penn reported that Cline was working on a sequel to the novel . In December 2017 Cline himself confirmed he is writing a sequel . </P> <P> Ten months after the first edition release, Cline revealed on his blog that Ready Player One itself contained an elaborately hidden Easter egg . This clue would form the first part of a series of staged video gaming tests, similar to the plot of the novel . Cline also revealed that the competition's grand prize would be a DeLorean . The game Ultimate Collector: Garage Sale by Austin - based developer Portalarium was featured in one part of the contest . The final stage of the contest was announced on August 1, 2012, and was to set a world record on one of several classic arcade or Atari 2600 games . This was completed on August 9, 2012 by Craig Queen, who set a new world record in Joust . He was awarded the DeLorean on the TV show X-Play . </P> <P> The film rights were purchased by Warner Bros. on the same day Cline finalized his publishing deal with Random House, one year prior to the novel's publication . Dan Farah brought the project into the studio and is producing it with Donald De Line . Cline adapted his novel into a screenplay . Over the years, Eric Eason and Zak Penn assisted Cline with rewrites . </P>

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