Westworld Season 2

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Exciting news



Vikings' Gustaf Skarsgård Joins Westworld Season 2 as Series Regular
By Michael Ausiello / August 9 2017, 4:14 PM PDT

Westworld has issued three more park passes ahead of Season 2.
Vikings actor Gustaf Skarsgård is set to join HBO’s Emmy-nominated sci-fi Western as a series regular, TVLine has confirmed. Additionally, Fares Fares (Tyrant) has come aboard as a regular and Betty Gabriel (Good Girls Revolt) is set to recur.
VIDEOSWestworld: Watch First Season 2 Footage (Bernard and a Tiger?!)
Skarsgård will play Karl Strand, a white-collar guy comfortable in the field, while Fares takes on the role of Antoine Costa, a tech expert with an objective perspective. Gabriel will be playing Maling, who is trying to restore order on the ground.
RELATEDWestworld Upgrades Talulah Riley to Series Regular for Season 2
The trio join previously announced Season 2 additions Neil Jackson (Sleepy Hollow), Jonathan Tucker (Kingdom, Hannibal) and Katja Herbers (The Leftovers).

Westworld returns to HBO with Season 2 in 2018.

tvline.com/2017/08/09/westworld-gustaf-skarsgard-season-2-cast-karl/

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I'm so happy for him. And the fact that he's cast along side the likes of Jeffrey Wright, Anthony Hopkins and Thandi Newton means he's considered talented near A list status...

I'm so proud!

[christine73]

This is very well deserved.  So looking forward to seeing Gustaf on his latest project.  

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www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4950760/Luke-Hemsworth-packs-pistol-shoots-Westworld.html


Luke Hemsworth, Jeffrey Wright, Gustaf Skarsgard

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Westworld season 2 to premiere in Spring 2018

NOVEMBER 8, 2017 BY GARY COLLINSON



It looks like we now have a pretty good idea of when we can expect to pay another visit to Westworld, with star Evan Rachel Wood – who portrays Delores Abernathy – revealing on Twitter that the second season of the acclaimed HBO show is set to premiere in Spring 2018.

Filming on season two of Westworld got underway this summer, although HBO has been keeping its premiere date under wraps, only going as far as to state that it will return some time in 2018.

The second season of the show will see Wood back alongside the likes of Jeffrey Wright, James Marsden, Ed Harris, Thandie Newton, Ben Barnes, Jimmi Simpson,d Luke Hemsworth, Louis Herthum and Talulah Riley, while new additions include Gustaf Skarsgard, Fares Fares, Betty Gabriel, Jonathan Tucker, Neil Jackson, Katja Herbers.

www.flickeringmyth.com/2017/11/westworld-season-2-to-premiere-in-spring-2018/

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As soon as we get a release date, I'll add S1 to our live chat schedule! Might as well give ourselves a refresher before the new season begins.

[christine73]

Sounds like a great idea. I think it would be good to watch it all together, especially with people who have already watched S1 kinda get everyone up to speed.

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Season Two Of HBO’s “Westworld” Premieres On April 22; Watch The Super Bowl Teaser

The first season of HBO’s critically acclaimed “Westworld” concluded in December 2016.

Sunday, we finally learned when season two will commence.

A teaser that aired during Super Bowl LII confirmed an April 22, 2018 season premiere date. The episode will air at 9PM ET/PT.

Shortly after the teaser aired, HBO issued a press release regarding the new season.

The release confirms previously reported news that Katja Herbers, Gustaf Skarsgård and Fares Fares have joined the cast as series regulars.

It also includes the show’s official credit line: “Created for television by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, who are executive producers with J.J. Abrams, Athena Wickham, Roberto Patino, Richard Lewis and Ben Stephenson. Production companies, Kilter Films and Bad Robot Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television; based on the film written by Michael Crichton.”

Watch the new teaser below:

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Season 2 promo has officially begun

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From left: Betty Gabriel, Luke Hemsworth, Gustaf Skarsgard and Jeffrey Wright in Westworld Season 2 NEW WESTWORLD PHOTOS CONFIRM CASTING, BUT SHOW NO SHOGUNS

Break out the sarsaparilla and cue up the player piano. HBO has released a whole new batch of photos for Westworld’s second season, and although they’re careful not to reveal too much in terms of story — even story points we already know — they do confirm some things we’ve been hearing for a while. They also suggest that Season 2 will continue to bring the awesome.

What new bits of information can we glean from these pictures? Not much, to be honest. Oh, sure, we can say that clearly Ed Harris, Thandie Newton, Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden and Jeffrey Wright will be back — but really, we already knew that. The pictures also confirm that Gustaf Skarsgård (Vikings) and Fares Fares (Tyrant) will be on deck to fight or freak sentient robots. But again, we knew that, too.

Plus, Talulah Riley, who’s been promoted from recurring character to series regular as Westworld host Angela, looks stunning in that black dress. And Rodrigo Santoro as Hector Escaton is ready for action decked out in black leather like he’s planning to kill someone.

But we should let you know right off the bat that there’s nary a Shogun to be found. There also doesn’t appear to be any explicit footage showing fallout from a robot revolution. Though, we are quite curious about the type of gun Newton is holding in that shot of her with Simon Quarterman’s Lee Sizemore.

And interestingly, there’s no shot of Jimmi Simpson (aka William, aka the Man in Black), even though he’s also slated to return.

So, check out the pictures and let us know what Easter eggs you can find. Until then, we’re waiting with bated breath for the long-awaited second season. Just a new more weeks...just a few more weeks...

Westworld returns to HBO for Season 2 on April 22.

www.syfy.com/syfywire/new-westworld-photos-confirm-casting-but-show-no-shoguns

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Gustaf Skarsgård about the challenge in "Westworld"
March 17, 2018 Entertainment Leave a comment 4 Views



When HBO's sci-fi drama "Westworld" returns for a second season, Gustaf Skarsgård sees one of the roles. "It was very challenging," he told Entertainment Tonight.


Gustaf Skarsgård. Björn Larsson Rosvall / TT

The series, which takes place in a futuristic amusement park, is the Swedish actor's absolute favorite. Therefore, he asked his agents to do all that was required for him to play a role.

– They said I was a big fan. I think it's intelligent, aesthetically beautiful and a really good series. I'm flattered to be part of it, "he told Entertainment Tonight.

But much about the series is secret, but Gustaf Skarsgård can at least reveal that his role figure is Karl Strand and has a military history. 19659006] Working with "Westworld" describes Gustaf Skarsgård as the most challenging in his career.

– I received the script two days before we would record. And they always change something, so you really have to be on your toes. Your professionalism is constantly tested, because everything can happen. You can never relax, you must always do its best, he says.

The second season of "Westworld" is premiered on April 23. Even Fares Fares have a role in the series. In addition, Tarik Saleh will direct a section.



tech2.org/sweden/gustaf-skarsgard-about-the-challenge-in-westworld/

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Westworld’s S2 spoiler tease turns into Reddit-trolling Rickroll [Updated]

Admittedly clever video is a far cry from Nolan's tease of "the whole sordid thing."

SAM MACHKOVECH - 4/9/2018, 5:20 PM
Update, 11:30pm ET: As some Westworld fans predicted, Monday's tease of a full second-season spoiler bonanza, weeks before the April 22 premiere on HBO, didn't quite add up.



Series co-creator and executive producer Jonathan Nolan hopped onto Reddit just shy of midnight on Monday to follow through on his earlier promise of posting a spoiler-filled video, should his request (detailed in the report below) exceed 1,000 net Reddit upvotes.



"We left this in your hands," Nolan wrote before attaching a YouTube link. "Some may feel this is a drastic step, but I, for one, love and trust this community."

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www.adventuresinpoortaste.com/2018/04/15/luke-hemsworth-talks-season-two-of-westworld-praises-fellow-cast-and-generous-giving-knowledgable-jonathan-nolan/

Luke Hemsworth talks season two of Westworld, praises fellow cast and “generous, giving, knowledgeable” Jonathan Nolan
JUSTIN COHENAPRIL 15, 2018

AiPT! and a couple other members of the press sat down with Luke Hemsworth a couple days ago (we also interviewed Angela Sarafyan), who plays Ashley Stubbs, Head of Security at Westworld. Last we saw Stubbs, he was jumped by Ghost Nation and his fate was left up in the air. It was later confirmed that he would be alive and well in season two, and confirmed yet again with actual video footage during Jonathan Nolan’s “spoiler” video a few days ago. We caught up with Luke, who was a pleasure to speak to, about the upcoming season. There are a couple noted spoilers from the season two premiere. Read on at your own risk.

AiPT!: In the season two premiere, [SPOILERS] we see Stubbs presumably a couple weeks in the future from where we ended (season one). [END SPOILERS] Over the course of the season, are we going to find out what happened to him from the point in season one when got jumped by the Native Americans (Ghost Nation) to this point?

Luke Hemworth: Yeah…yeah, there’s definitely a cool journey there.

Hemsworth then laughs, jokingly stutters over his words knowing he can’t reveal any more, and then continues with “Yes, you will find out things!”

AiPT!: When you get the scripts, do they keep things out so that you don’t know some of the big twists?

“Yeah. They do all sorts of things. Change things at the last minute, switch scenes around. It’s a huge beast and I think they’re figuring certain things out as they go. It’s constantly evolving.”

We somehow wander off into talking about the extras on set and how the ones that just have to stand around naked have a somewhat good gig.

LH: One of my first days was in Cold Storage, and there were about 100 extras, all completely nude. I’m thinking, “How do I work my way through this? Eyes up! Pardon me, pardon me.” (Laughs)

Another member of the press asks if Hemsworth ever had any reservations about the show (would it work?) in the early days before it premiered given its complex and strange story.

LH: I never had any reservations. I think a lot of my team did. There was a lot of talk about problems that were going on behind the scenes. But as soon as I read it, I knew it was good. And then I saw the pilot, and I was like “This is so good. It’s like nothing I’ve ever seen.”

He mentions how he think some of the best acting on the show are when the hosts are in diagnostics, and a lot of their performances come from their eyes.

LH: I’m excited to see the performances. I’m a big fan of all of this cast. I tell my wife, “Watch this it’s going to be epic!” It’s good watching her watch it.

AiPT!: So they’re all great to work with?

LH: They’re assholes! (Laughs) No, I know it sounds so cliche, but there’s literally not one person that I want to fight. (Laughs) …Except for James Marsden. No, actually the Skarsgards. We’re going to throw down with the Skarsgards!

A press member proposes a Hemsworth brothers versus Skarsgard brothers throw down.

LH: That’s right! Yes, yes. (Laughs)

He was then asked if [SPOILERS] Gustaf Skarsgard’s character in the season two premiere is supposed to be one of the higher ups at Delos (the subsidiary that runs Westworld). [END SPOILERS] Hemsworth doesn’t reveal anything, knowing he can’t say much.

AiPT!: Are there any funny or interesting stories that have ever happened to you on set for Westworld?

LH: Me and Jeffrey (Wright) spend a lot of time together. He’s quite political, so I like to laugh at him raving and ranting. (Doing his best Jeffrey impression) “Look at this fucking guy! Fuck! Come on!”

When asked if he had seen the now infamous Rickroll by Jonathan Nolan earlier this week, Hemsworth didn’t really know about it.

LH: People don’t tell me this stuff! Classic, Stubbs being left in the dark over here.

He then told us a joke Nolan played on set with him this past season.

LH: Jonathan actually told me off this season. He said, “That’s it! You only get one question. One question per day.” I’d say “What about this?” and he’d go “Nope. You had your one question.”

Elaborating on his feelings about Nolan, Hemsworth genuinely had nothing but great things to say about him.

LH: He’s the most generous, giving, knowledgable person I’ve ever met I think. He’s a joy to be around. When he’s on set it’s like “Oh fuck yeah, thank god.” Because he has every answer. And if he’s got the time, he’ll talk about it…he’s very open to suggestions, but he’s also very precise. They do a lot of prep.

AiPT!: It’s one of the couple shows where it feels understandable that, I know everyone was crying about “oh my god, it’s going to be a year and a half until it comes back”, but it needs it.

LH: Yeah. And I think the writers need some time to debrief from it. (Impersonating the writers) “Will you go back to writing?” “Fuck no!” (Laughs)

Asked if it feels like it’s been a long time for him, he says:

LH: So long. We shot the pilot in 2014. It’s crazy. But it’s so good, because it’s here (in Los Angeles). I can go back to my bed, back to my kids, back to my wife.

AiPT!: How long did it take to shoot all of season two?

LH: About six months. We shot right up until January.

Asked by another member of the press if all the actors in Westworld found out they were hosts tomorrow, who would lead the revolution?

LH: Jeffrey Wright for sure…or, no, probably Evan (Rachel Wood). She’s a crusader. Not me, I just follow. (Laughs) Just so long as I can wear a sword, then I’m good.