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Iconic Westworld set burns down in California wildfire
Old West-style buildings used in the production of HBO's Westworld, as well as in other shows and movies, have been destroyed by the fast-moving Woolsey Fire now sweeping through Southern California.
The fire ruined buildings at Paramount Ranch, one of the locations used during seasons 1 and 2 of Westworld.
"Westworld is not currently in production, and as the area has been evacuated, we do not yet know the extent of the damage to any structures remaining there," HBO said in a statement. "Most importantly, our thoughts go out to all those affected by these horrible fires."
The official Twitter account of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area shared a photo of the structures as they looked before the fire, with the message, "We are sorry to share the news that the #WoolseyFire has burned Western Town at #ParamountRanch in Agoura."
Westworld was far from the only production to take advantage of the Old West-style buildings and setting for filming. Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman, the 1990s Western drama starring Jane Seymour filmed there, as well as 1968's Herbie The Love Bug, the acclaimed HBO series Carnivale and more were all filmed there.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 12 2018, @06:38AM (1 child)
I mean It sucks it was all burned down, but maybe they could use it for shooting still. How often do you get an entire old-west town burnt to a crisp to film in?
(Score: 2) by DutchUncle on Monday November 12 2018, @02:56PM
"Already burnt" is not as interesting as "burning". Wonder if there were any fixed cameras to catch the actual fire? It would have been worth the loss (and expense) of a few high-quality cameras to capture this - if, that is, anyone had time to set them up.