American cable network HBO have today announced that they’ve given a series order to Westworld, a small screen reboot of the 1973 movie of the same name which was written and directed by Michael Crichton.
That focused on a malfunctioning robot at a futuristic amusement park, but this version of Westworld is described as a dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the future of sin. That’s obviously quite vague, but with J.J. Abrams and Jonathan Nolan behind the scenes, we’re not too surprised!
The amazing cast which has so far been assembled for the hour long drama includes the likes of Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris, Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden, Thandie Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Miranda Otto, Rodrigo Santoro, Shannon Woodward, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Angela Sarafyan, and Simon Quarterman.
Nolan will serve as executive producer, writer and director on the series, which hails from Bad Robot Productions. J.J. Abrams, Jerry Weintraub and Bryan Burk will all also executive produce the series.
There’s no word on when exactly Westworld will debut, but a vague premiere date of 2015 has been given. It’s likely that we probably won’t see it until next Autumn when it takes the place of Boardwalk Empire.
Below are a couple of very cryptic Vine teasers which were released to accompany the announcement.
