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An adventure 60 million years in the making, Jurassic Park sparked five sequels, becoming one of the highest-grossing film franchises of all time.

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Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticWith 1990’s “Jurassic Park,” novelist Michael Crichton took a hard look at what was happening in the field of genetic research and warned, via mathematician Ian Malcolm, “Scientists are actually preoccupied with accomplishment. So they are focused on whether they can do something. They never stop to ask if they should do something.”Across six movies and massive advances in visual effects technology, Hollywood has been wrestling with a version of that same craven because-they-can impulse.

no one leaked the news of Teddy’s return — or anything else for that matter.What we do know is that “West Side Story” Oscar winner Ariana DeBose is joining the cast in a, you guessed it, super-secretive recurring role. Saturday’s panel also revealed the Season 4 logline: “A dark odyssey about the fate of sentient life on earth.”And some great key art:Westworld was created for television by Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy, who are executive producers with Alison Schapker, Denise Thé, J.J.

Newly minted Oscar winner Ariana DeBose (West Side Story) joins the cast of HBO’s Westworld as a recurring guest star for the upcoming eight-episode fourth season, which premieres June 26 and will be available to stream on HBO Max.

“Westworld” is adding a new face to its Season 4 cast — “West Side Story” star Ariana DeBose.The actress, who picked up the Supporting Actress Oscar earlier this year, has joined the HBO show as a recurring guest star. No details were immediately available about her character.She’ll join returning cast members Evan Rachel Wood, Thandiwe Newton, Ed Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Tessa Thompson, Luke Hemsworth, Aaron Paul and Angela Sarafyan.

, the long-awaited conclusion to the franchise, has been released -- and the original stars are back. As fans might recall from 2018's, dinosaurs have now escaped from the islands where they were previously held and are spreading chaos across the globe. Cue Dr. Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern), Dr.

Also Read: 'Jurassic World: Dominion': Sam Neill Is Ready to Film Another Dinosaur Face-OffThe publishing and production company has worked to keep Crichton’s books on the best-seller list, including the more recent publications of “Pirate Latitudes,” “Dragon Teeth” and “Micro,” as well as a sequel to “The Andromeda Strain” called “The Andromeda Evolution” written by Daniel H.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterThe publishing and production entity of best-selling author Michael Crichton’s estate has signed with Range Media Partners, Variety has learned.CrichtonSun, run by Sherri Crichton and partner Laurent Bouzereau, will partner with Range to produce, package and develop a slate of projects from the Crichton archives.

Range Media Partners has signed CrichtonSun, the LA-based archive, publishing and production company of late author Michael Crichton which is overseen by President Sherri Crichton and her producing partner, Laurent Bouzereau.

When Steven Spielberg‘s massive blockbuster, Jurassic Park, hit the big screen in 1993, it was an immediate success. Based off Michael Crichton‘s book about a theme park filled with genetically created dinosaurs, we now have a multi-billion dollar franchise with 5 live-action films and counting.

HBO are set to adapt another Michael Crichton novel for a TV drama series, this time turning their attention to underwater thriller Sphere.Westworld executive producer and writer Denise Thé is attached, according to Deadline, alongside Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan’s Kilter Films (also known for their involvement in Westworld), Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey’s Team Downey, and Warner Bros.

Robert Downey, Jr. is helping to develop a new drama series based on Michael Crichton’s sci-fi novel Sphere.The Avengers star and his producer wife Susan Downey have joined forces with Westworld writer and executive producer Denise The, among others, for the HBO project.Adapted by The, Sphere will take viewers on a deep dive into the ocean to examine a newly-discovered alien spacecraft.The 1987 book was previously turned into a film starring Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, and Samuel L. Jackson.

HBO is going all in on Michael Crichton.

Will Thorne Staff WriterHBO is plotting a return to the “Sphere.”The premium cabler is developing a sci-fi series based on Michael Crichton’s 1987 novel, which was previously adapted into the 1998 film starring Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone and Samuel L.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorHBO is developing drama series Sphere based on Michael Crichton’s novel of the same name, from Westworld executive producer/writer Denise Thé, Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan’s Kilter Films (Westworld), Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey’s Team Downey and Warner Bros.

For the past seven years, showrunners Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan have dedicated their professional lives to “Westworld,” HBO’s sprawling and cerebral sci-fi series loosely based on Michael Crichton’s 1973 movie. In the story, a race of artificially intelligent robots in the not-too-distant future violently rises up against the humans who’ve used and abused them for sport.

HBO’s “Westworld” will return for its third season on March 15, the cabler announced Sunday.