Singapore chosen as Westworld location because it 'looks like the future'

Singapore's Central Business District, where parts of Westworld were filmed. ST PHOTO: LIM ZHAOWEI
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SINGAPORE - Is Singapore in the "real world" or is it part of a massive theme park?

The woman who knows is not telling. All that Lisa Joy, co-creator of HBO's science-fiction series Westworld, will tell The Straits Times is that the crew have been filming at National Gallery Singapore, the hotel Parkroyal on Pickering, School of the Arts, Marina One and around the Esplanade.

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