‘Jurassic Park’ Scribe David Koepp Writing New Feature Film Take on ‘Westworld’

May 11, 2026 Dread Central

Screenwriter David Koepp (Jurassic Park) appears set to once again revisit the theme park world with a new feature film take on Westworld, reports Deadline.

Per the outlet, Koepp is writing the script for a new feature at Warner Bros., with a major filmmaker purportedly circling.

Written and directed by Michael Crichton, the 1973 Westworld followed a group of vacationers pit against a psychotic robot after it malfunctions at a theme park. It starred Yul Brynner, Richard Benjamin and James Brolin.

The sci-fi thrill ride reached such significant cult status, that...