'Westworld' tackles the morality of technology, explains star Jeffrey Wright

HBO has spared no expense in bringing Jonathan Nolan's and Lisa Joy's expanded interpretation of Michael Crichton's cult 1973 film, Westworld, to life. The basic premise remains the same in that Westworld is a futuristic theme park where the rich can live out a Wild West fantasy by interacting with androids. In Hollywood terms, it's Jurassic Park (another Crichton creation) meets Deadwood (a classic and traditional HBO Western series). Westworld is the brainchild of Dr. Robert Ford (played by Anthony Hopkins), the creative director, chief programmer, and founder of the high-tech destination. Helping to bring this next-generation alternate reality world to life is Bernard Lowe (played by actor Jeffrey Wright of HBO's Boardwalk Empire and The Hunger Games).