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Back in 1979, the late Michael Crichton brought us Westworld, a movie about an amusement park that catered to the rich. It allowed them to live out their fantasies through the use of robots that would do whatever they wanted them to do. After the park became plagued by malfunctions, a rogue black-clad robot cowboy from their "Wild West" portion of the park begins to hunt down the tourists. It was a "dark social commentary on the dangers of our increasingly technologically advanced world," according to Nathalie Caron from Blastr.com. Think HAL from the 2001 series.
Now, HBO wants to give us their own version of the film in a miniseries that is supposed to be airing late in 2015. They already have an incredibly strong cast, with the likes of Sir Anthony Hopkins, Evan Rachel Wood, and Ed Harris all siged on to the series. Hopkins is rumored to be playing the park's owner/operator, and Ed Harris is thought to be playing the murderous cowboy android, the Man in Black.
Jonathan Nolan (Interstellar) will be writing and producing Westworld, along with JJ Abrams. Lisa Joy, one of the co-creators, said this of the series:
"It's sci-fi but mashed-up with a Western. We get to look backward and forward."
Here's what Nolan said about the series:
"What we can tell you is that we intend to make the most ambitious, subversive, f-ked-up television series. The things that keep you up at night, any of those things that trouble you...that is exactly what this show is about."
With a description like that, how could you not want to watch this thing? Can't wait for it to air!
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