Westworld (film) Jerry Weintraub. Nolan and his wife Lisa Joy were set to write and executive produce the series, with Nolan directing the pilot episode. Production began in Summer 2014 in Los Angeles. The new series premiered October 2, 2016. On May 1, 2018, the series was renewed for a third season. Westworld (film) Westworld is a 1973 American science fiction Western thriller film written and directed by novelist Michael Crichton about amusement park androids that malfunction and begin killing visitors. It stars Yul Brynner as an android in a futuristic Western-themed amusement park, and Richard Benjamin and James Brolin as guests
Robot (Doctor Who) Smith with the K1 Robot, its transformation into gigantic antagonist (holding a captive damsel in distress, Sarah, in its claw) and its tragic destruction by military force as an analogue of the 1933 film, "King Kong". "Robot" has had a number of commercial releases on video, in print, audio and other merchandise. A novelisation of this serial, written by Terrance Dicks, was published by Target Books in 1975, titled "Doctor Who and the Giant Robot". A second edition was released in 1978 by W. H. Allen Ltd with new cover art; a third edition, retitled "Doctor Who – Robot" and