HBO Adapting Science-Fiction Classic ‘Westworld’ Into a Series Pilot Starring Anthony Hopkins and Evan Rachel Wood

Westworld

HBO has given the green light to film a pilot episode for a series adaptation of the 1973 Yul Brynner sci-fiction classic Westworld. The series is currently slated to star Anthony Hopkins and Evan Rachel Wood as well as be helmed by J.J. Abrams‘ production company Bad Robot. The original film, which was directed by future Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton, was set in a futurist Wild West amusement park populated by humanoid robots.

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Brian Heater
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