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In Pictures: Steven Spielberg’s new film an homage to popular culture

Stars have turned out on the blue carpet for the film which mixes a futuristic view with nostalgia for some of cinema’s greatest hits.

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Simon Pegg (left) and Steven Spielberg at Ready Player One’s European premiere (Ian West/PA)

Steven Spielberg’s latest blockbuster Ready Player One is a blend of futurism and nostalgia.

The film, getting its European premiere at Leicester Square on Monday, takes Ernest Cline’s novel and imagines a world where people can enter Oasis, a system that allows people to live out their fantasies.

That is the cue for a wallow in some favourites of popular culture, including Superman and Back To The Future.

RSteven Spielberg cuts a dash on the blue carpet at Leicester Square (Ian West/PA)
Steven Spielberg cuts a dash on the blue carpet at Leicester Square (Ian West/PA)
Hannah John-Kamen turns out for Ready Player One's first showing in Europe (Ian West/PA)
Hannah John-Kamen turns out for Ready Player One’s first showing in Europe (Ian West/PA)
Win Morisaki at the Vue West End in Leicester Square, central London (Ian West/PA)
Win Morisaki at the Vue West End in Leicester Square, central London (Ian West/PA)
Philip Zhao on the blue carpet ahead of the European premiere (Ian West/PA)
Philip Zhao on the blue carpet ahead of the European premiere (Ian West/PA)
Tallia Storm adds some colour to the blue carpet (Ian West/PA)
Tallia Storm adds some colour to the blue carpet (Ian West/PA)
Ready Player One European Premiere – London
Olivia Cooke shimmers on the blue carpet (Ian West/PA)
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