Watch this fantastically edited and researched interview with Ernie Cline, looking at his journey including some great info on his work with Kyle Newman on Fanboys (which unbelievably is rapidly approaching 20 years old) and Ready Player One.
CHAPTERS
0:00 – context and billboard
1:15 – the story until now
2:08 – ernie’s fascination with deloreans
4:30 – the origin of Ready Player One
5:35 – the origin of Fanboys
7:37 – The Phantom Menace
8:57 – the origin of Fanboys cnt’d
10:45 – the production of Fanboys
13:12 – stop darth weinstein
15:30 – skywalker ranch
16:41 – Fanboys anecdotes
17:43 – pivoting from screenplays to books
18:48 – the IP deluge of Ready Player One
19:55 – the bidding war of Ready Player One
22:02 – Ready Player One audiobook
23:03 – early slam poem success
25:36 – explosion of pop culture
29:30 – Ready Player One ARG
34:20 – the delorean he gave away
36:29 – Ernie’s perspective on AI
38:16 – ditching social media
38:49 – going to fan events
39:45 – Privacy
41:24 – outtro
