With Steven Spielberg's highly-anticipated Ready Player One being released next month, Empire Magazine is paying tribute to the iconic director with five magazine covers. Those covers pay homage to a few of the classic films of the director including Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T., Saving Private Ryan, and Ready Player One, which is a story that pays tribute to the golden age of Spielberg films.

I don't know about you, but Steven Spielberg is the reason why I love movies. Watching E.T. in the movie theater in 1982 when I was a kid changed my life. That is one of my earliest movie memories and from that moment on I was hooked on movies.

I love everything that I've seen from Ready One Player and I really hope that the movie delivers on all levels of greatness. If you haven't watched the latest trailer yet, watch it here! Looks like we'll be getting some more information on the film when this issue of Empire is released: