Ready Player One screenwriter Zak Penn has explained how a reference to Last Action Hero ended up in the movie – despite his wishes. Ready Player One is based on the bestselling book by Ernest Cline, and the story finds the main character exploring a vast virtual reality world dubbed the OASIS in search of three keys. Both the book – and subsequent movie adaptation – are littered with pop culture references, including Back To The Future, Alien and The Iron Giant.
Last Action Hero was a 1993 meta-comedy that focused on a teenager being sucked into an action movie. It was Arnold Schwarzenegger’s first movie since Terminator ...
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