'Westworld' returns to the cinema: Warner Bros. prepares remake with script by David Koepp

In movie news that no one saw coming, Warner Bros. announced having put a remake of the film is underway Westworld by Michael Crichtonwhich was released in theaters in 1973, and served as inspiration for the subsequent 2016 HBO series of the same name.

The dystopian science fiction script will be written by David Koeppbest known for writing the screenplay for the classic film, Jurassic Parkthe reboot Jurassic World Rebirthand the soon to be released, Disclosure Day.

As curious fact We share with you that, the script of Jurassic Park by Koepp, was based on another novel by Crichton himself.

At the moment there is no confirmed director for the remake, although the Deadline report states that a “major filmmaker is aware.” WB is in the process of selling to Paramount Skydance, something that could interrupt the development of the project.

Released in 1973, the film Westworldwritten and directed by Crichton, tells the story of visitors to an interactive amusement park, where technology goes haywire and human visitors are encouraged to unleash their hedonistic instincts to kill and have intimate relationships with robots in various areas of a theme park created by the Delos company, including Westworld, the Medieval World and the Roman World. It starred Richard Benjamin, James Brolin, and Yul Brynner. It grossed $10 million on a budget of just $1.2 million.

The original film had a lesser-known sequel, Future Worldreleased in 1975, starring Peter Fonda and Blythe Danner, in which another sinister plot with the robots is revealed. There was also the 1980 CBS series, Beyond Westworldwhich would mark the last major project set in that universe before Crichton's death in 2008, despite Warner Bros.' attempts to make a film remake before the project focused on HBO's 2016 dystopian series, starring Evan Rachel Wood, Thandiwe Newton, Jeffrey Wright and Ed Harris, created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy.

To the dismay of the audience, the series was canceled by HBO in 2022, after four seasons on the air, and was subsequently removed from the HBO Max catalog.

The study is aware of the influence of Jurassic Parkas is clear with the hiring of Koepp as the screenwriter of this new version.

In addition to the first two installments of Jurassic Parkand the 2025 reboot, Koepp has scripted other Steven Spielberg projects such as War of the Worlds, Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, y Disclosure Daywhich will hit theaters in June of this year.