Turns out it's already been done. Anybody remember Beyond Westworld? I vaguely remember watching this show in 1980.
Looks interesting. Wonder if this is a walk on and collect the money role from Hopkins or if it'll be a bit more involved.
‘Westworld’ Production Temporarily Suspended by HBO https://www.yahoo.com/tv/westworld-production-suspended-hbo-233537560.html
They're now back, but it took them three months to get the scripts written/rewritten, and the head of HBO actually got quit/fired. I wouldn't doubt that the problems with Westworld and Vinyl were part of the reason why. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/21/b...o-hbo-programming-chief-is-stepping-down.html HBO’s ‘Westworld’ Shuts Down Production, Still Targeting 2016 Premiere (EXCLUSIVE) »
Looks great! Westworld was such a great idea for a movie, but the original was pretty lousy. This one looks a thousand times better!
I absolutely love the movie Westworld -- Yul Brunner is super creepy as a precursor to what we later call a "terminator" w/ the advent of Arnold's iconic role. Hope this is great.
Honestly, I enjoyed Westwood and Futureworld. I always thought a good remake would be combining the two
It won't be the same if it doesn't have the creepy robot faces with the wires and blinking lights. I don't think there was anything from my childhood that scared me more than those faces did.
Compare his work on Star Trek to what the 'great' Ridley Scott did with Prometheus, and I think you might have to agree that he did a very good job with it. I presume that remaking an underwhelming and poorly remembered TV series is going to be a lot easier than juggling with the accumulated expectations and plot complexities of the well-loved Star Trek series.
I was surprised that it took so long to get Futureworld on DVD and in fact it was released on Blu ray, before they gave it a release on standard DVD. Anyhow, I love Futureworld.
Westworld will officially debut on Sunday, October 2nd at 9pm. Westworld Premiere Date Confirmed as New Images Emerge »
New U.S. trailer for Westworld posted here (at least acc to the web site): New U.S. Trailer for HBO's Westworld with Anthony Hopkins and Ed Harris » I have incredibly high hopes for this one. I hope it doesn't fall flat. Too bad Yul Brenner isn't around to reprise his role -- just killer.
OT, does anyone remember the commercials Brenner did for the American Cancer Society? They were aired after he passed and he looked at the camera and said something like 'I'm Yul Brennar and I'm dead because I smoked cigarettes'. Really got your attention. sorry back to Westworld