Westworld, the 1973 cult classic about an amusement park populated by life-like robots that allowed vacationers to live out their every fantasy, is on the fast-track to become an HBO series courtesy of J.J. Abrams and Bad Robot. Yul Brynner was the "bad robot" of the original film, which dealt with what happens when the robotic inhabitants started acting on their own...and targeting the resort's human visitors. The memorable trailer for the film (which we've embedded below) described Westworld as the place "where nothing can go wrong...go wrong...go wrong..."
The pilot will be co-written by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, who will also produce along with J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, and Jerry Weintraub of Bad Robot. HBO describes Westworld as “a dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the future of sin.” I guess this means we'll be seeing more of the realistic robot hookers from the 1973 flick. Considering the "adult themes" present in Westworld (which sprung from the mind of none other than Michael Crichton), there's plenty of opportunity for cable TV ultra-violence and gratuitous nudity.
We can't wait.
Source: Variety.
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