Ben intimidated by Steven

"I got very excited and nervous. I found it hard to look him in the eye. Steven created a lot of legendary pop culture. The canon is so huge and so awesome. I love Saving Private Ryan. I love 1941. I'm very, very partial to Poltergeist, with the girl and the television and the lovely little spirit lady," Mendelsohn said about their encounter, reports femalefirst.co.uk. "Part of the joy of Spielberg doing this film is to be able to play in this referencing of pop culture, of which he is a substantial contributor," he told Empire magazine.

Mendelsohn said he felt fully "immersed" in the virtual reality world after he played on a virtual reality gaming device to prepare for his role in the science fiction production.

Ready Player One is slated for release on March 30.