Miranda Otto, known by Tolkien fans for her portrayal of the brave Eowyn in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, has signed to enter the cast of the remake of Michael Crichton’s cult classic Westworld.
The series adaptation will be aired on HBO and the project is leaded by J.J. Abrams, Jonathan Nolan, and producer Jerry Weintraub. Miranda Otto will play Virginia Pittman, the head of the park’s Quality Assurance department.
“Her brutal honesty with her colleagues and her ruthless efficiency in dealing with malfunctioning ‘property’ have made her a formidable and unpredictable power player in Westworld.” (Source: Entertainment Weekly)
You can read more about the upcoming TV series on IMDb.