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Ed Harris takes Top villain role in HBOs "Westworld" reboot
Sweet. Loved this film when I was a kid. It's ripe for a reboot.
Doesn't sound like he's playing the Yul Brenner role though http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/08/11/ed-harris-westworld/ Image Credit: WireImage.com Ed Harris is coming to series TV: The Abyss and Apollo 13 actor has signed on as the Big Bad in HBO’s Westworld reboot. The four-time Oscar nominee’s character is called The Man in Black, and is described as “the distillation of pure villainy into one man.” He joins previously cast star — and fellow series television newcomer—Anthony Hopkins, along with Evan Rachel Wood, Jeffrey Wright, and Shannon Woodward. The Warner Bros.-produced sci-fi pilot produced by J.J Abrams, Jerry Weintraub, and Bryan Burk updates Michael Crichton’s 1973 classic film about a theme park where androids fulfill dark human desires. Harris’ description might sound like he’s playing the Yul Brynner killer-cowboy robot role, but it seems like actor Rodrigo Santoro was tapped for that part—and online production rumors suggest The Man in Black is actually a human character who sadistically abuses the androids. Harris will soon be seen the feature film Run All Night, starring opposite Liam Neeson and Joel Kinnaman. Harris won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Emmy for his work in HBO’s Game Change. |
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11-29-2016, 11:37 AM | #377 | |
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11-29-2016, 12:36 PM | #378 |
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11-29-2016, 02:40 PM | #380 |
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I have a feeling that I'll be binge watching the entire series after the finale.
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11-29-2016, 02:42 PM | #381 |
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Yeah, my co-worker has already been doing a re-watch. I'm waiting until after next week to re-watch.
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11-29-2016, 02:50 PM | #382 |
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And I still think the multiple time periods was a cheap storytelling idea but I have to admit that they are handling it well. It does blend well with how the hosts' memories work, and the effects of loops on their characters. It has also opened up an interesting way to tell the story without tons of exposition. I tend to dislike shows that explain everything, and I tend to like shows that force you to come to your own conclusions.
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11-29-2016, 03:18 PM | #383 | |
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The memories Ford implanted for his new story arc have all seemed to parallel actual events, but obviously he changed some stuff. And my guess is he invented Wyatt as a separate entity that has some parallel to things both Delores and Teddy actually did. Delores with her "strange ideas" and Teddy with his killing spree. Now what actually caused Teddy to go on the killing spree is an even bigger leap at this point, but saying he felt "possessed by the devil" sure sounds like Ford made him do it, just like he had Bernard kill a couple of people. |
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11-29-2016, 03:36 PM | #384 | |
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Seeing two timelines play before us without knowing exactly the order in which they truly occurred is a feature, not a bug. |
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11-29-2016, 03:48 PM | #385 | |
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The hosts hearing voices has been mentioned a few times, with Arnold being the voice. What if Ford is also a voice countering Arnold? |
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11-29-2016, 04:00 PM | #386 | |
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The crazy part is, in the context of the story, we're all pretty much rooting for the robots because most of the humans are horrible people. If this were happening in real life, I would still think they were horrible people, but my suggestion would be to burn the place to the ground. |
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11-29-2016, 06:23 PM | #387 | |
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11-29-2016, 07:56 PM | #389 | |
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Hmmm. How about a shoot out between Dolores (controlled by Arnold) and Teddy (controlled by Ford)? With the townspeople being a combination of innocent bystander hosts, and hosts who have gone insane from the voices. |
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11-30-2016, 11:29 AM | #390 |
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