'Bridge to Bat City' follows Steven Spielberg adapting Cline’s 2011 dystopian, sci-fi novel about a teen's quest to win control over a virtual universe.
, inspired by stories he would tell his kids at bedtime, Ernie Cline has crafted an enchanting tale that weaves together fact and fiction set against the incredible backdrop of 1980s Austin, filled with a vibrant cast of characters, rich music history, activism and environmentalism, and bats!” Alvina Ling of Little, Brown
Books said in a statement. about Wade Watts, a teenager in the year 2044. He also co-wrote the screenplay for the CGI effects-heavy adaptation by Spielberg for Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow, which hit theaters in 2018.. His book deal was brokered by manager and producing partner Dan Farah and literary agent Yfat Reiss Gendell.
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