Olivia Cooke: I had panic attack at first Steven Spielberg meeting.

Olivia Cooke and Steven Spielberg (Ian West/PA)

British star Olivia Cooke has spoken about her first meeting with Steven Spielberg ahead of her starring role in Ready Player One.

The Bates Motel star plays Samantha and her virtual alter-ego Art3mis in the director’s latest film about a battle for control of a virtual world called the Oasis.

She told the Press Association: “It was at a chemistry reading scenario at his offices in Los Angeles, and you’re put into a waiting room that has various Steven Spielberg memorabilia from all his different films.

By Laura Harding.

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