HBO continues to poach genre movie talent for its Westworld pilot, this time signing on actress Miranda Otto (The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King) for a role in the upcoming TV remake.

Miranda Otto in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The official poster for 1973's Westworld.

According to Deadline , Otto will portray Virgina Pittman, head of Westworld's Quality Assurance Department, whose "brutal honesty" with co-workers and "ruthless efficiency" when dealing with the park's malfunctioning property (AKA bad robots), put her in a position of power at Westworld.Otto rounds out a cast that also includes Ed Harris, Evan Rachel Wood, Anthony Hopkins, James Marsden, Jeffrey Wright and Thandie Newton.Based on the 1973 sci-fi flick from Michael Crichton (Jurassic Park), the story follows a malfunction at the robotic amusement park Westworld, which incites a "dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the future of sin."Produced by J.J. Abrams (Star Wars: Episode VII), Jonathan Nolan (Person of Interest), Jerry Weintraub (Ocean's Eleven) and Bryan Burk (Star Trek), and written by Lisa Joy (Burn Notice), Westworld doesn't yet have an air-date.

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