David Koepp just can’t say no to a movie featuring a disastrous theme park experience, especially if Michael Crichton is involved.
According to Deadline, Koepp is writing the script for a new Westworld movie. The screenwriter is best known for his work on Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park as well as two of its sequels — 1997’s The Lost World: Jurassic Park and 2025’s Jurassic World Rebirth.
The original 1973 film, written and directed by Crichton, was set at a futuristic resort that allowed wealthy patrons to visit recreations of different time periods and experience their wildest fantasies with life-like robots. But when Richard Benjamin opts for the wild west, he gets more than he bargained for when a gunslinger robot goes berserk and starts drawing down on guests, for real.
A series adaptation of Westworld was created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy and ran for four seasons on HBO from 2016 to 2022. Warner Bros. is behind the upcoming movie. Deadline also notes that a major filmmaker is circling the project. We’ll keep you posted.
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