A Conversation with Ernest Cline at SXSW

A Conversation with Ernest Cline
SXSW – Austin Convention Center, March 12, 2018
Article and Photography by Jim Chapin

internationally best-selling novelist, screenwriter, father, and full-time geek Ernest Cline sat down with CEO & Co-Founder of ROBLOX David Baszucki at SXSW on Monday, March 12, 2018. The big topic of the discussion was “Ready Player One,” the movie he wrote and was directed by Steven Spielberg. Ready Player ONe premiered at SXSW.

Ernest Cline is an internationally best-selling novelist, screenwriter, father, and full-time geek. He is the author of the novels Ready Player One and Armada and co-screenwriter of the film adaptation of Ready Player One, directed by Steven Spielberg. His books have been published in over fifty countries and have spent more than 100 weeks on The New York Times Best Sellers list. He lives in Austin, Texas, with his family, a time-traveling DeLorean, and a large collection of classic video games.

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Ernest Cline at SXSW, Austin, TX 3/12/2018. © 2018 Jim Chapin Photography

Ernest Cline at SXSW, Austin, TX 3/12/2018. © 2018 Jim Chapin Photography

Ernest Cline at SXSW, Austin, TX 3/12/2018. © 2018 Jim Chapin Photography

Ernest Cline at SXSW, Austin, TX 3/12/2018. © 2018 Jim Chapin Photography

Ernest Cline at SXSW, Austin, TX 3/12/2018. © 2018 Jim Chapin Photography

Ernest Cline at SXSW, Austin, TX 3/12/2018. © 2018 Jim Chapin Photography

Ernest Cline at SXSW, Austin, TX 3/12/2018. © 2018 Jim Chapin Photography

Ernest Cline at SXSW, Austin, TX 3/12/2018. © 2018 Jim Chapin Photography

Ernest Cline at SXSW, Austin, TX 3/12/2018. © 2018 Jim Chapin Photography

Ernest Cline at SXSW, Austin, TX 3/12/2018. © 2018 Jim Chapin Photography

Ernest Cline at SXSW, Austin, TX 3/12/2018. © 2018 Jim Chapin Photography

Ernest Cline at SXSW, Austin, TX 3/12/2018. © 2018 Jim Chapin Photography

Ernest Cline at SXSW, Austin, TX 3/12/2018. © 2018 Jim Chapin Photography

Ernest Cline at SXSW, Austin, TX 3/12/2018. © 2018 Jim Chapin Photography

Ernest Cline at SXSW, Austin, TX 3/12/2018. © 2018 Jim Chapin Photography

Ernest Cline at SXSW, Austin, TX 3/12/2018. © 2018 Jim Chapin Photography

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