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[Teebor]

The best bit about the old Dredd film with Stallone was the ABC Warrior, but even that was weak

A new film would be pretty good, budget sounds about right and looks like a good team so far. Can't wait

[Neobond]

DirtyLarry, on 11 May 2010 - 13:51, said:

I am an OLD fan of Dredd, I have all of the original Eagle comics, in pretty damn mint condition too, so I always wanted a real movie based on the real Dredd, not that train wreck of a movie with Stallone.

Eagle, Dan Dare & The Thirteenth Floor, that takes me back

Edit: Whoa, Judge Dredd was 2012 A.D. I thought?

[Cheshire Cat]

Personally I'd like to see a movie done of the Slaine comics Much better than Judge Dredd imo.
Imagine if it was done in the style of 300... That'd be sweet beyond compare

[DirtyLarry]

Neobond, on 11 May 2010 - 14:14, said:

Eagle, Dan Dare & The Thirteenth Floor, that takes me back

Edit: Whoa, Judge Dredd was 2012 A.D. I thought?

Nope you are right, except it was 2000 AD. That is where Judge Dredd made appearances. This should bring back some memories...

[Deathray]

I AM THE LAW!

that's all i remember

[Rappy]

We’ve been hearing word about the new Judge Dredd movie for quite some time. A step up from the Sylvester Stallone movie, it’s intended to be closer to the darker tone of the comic book. And it was all the buzz at Cannes earlier this year.

Well, Bleeding Cool now understands that Karl Urban will be offered the role of Judge Dredd in the new movie. Or at least Judge Dredd’s chin. Because one of the main provisos of the deal is that, just as in the comic, Judge Dredd will not remove his helmet. But of course that chin will now be seen in glorious three dimensions. And, contract willing, Karl Urban is of a mind to accept it.

Best known of late for playing Bones McCoy in the recent JJ Abrams Star Trek movie as well as Cesar in Xena Warrior Princess and Eomer in Lord Of The Rings, as well us the upcoming Red, he certainly has the right geek-cred background. But this is the role that is likely to make him a geek god supreme.

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[Rappy]

Karl Urban plays Dredd this time out, and now Olivia Thirlby has signed on as Cassandra Anderson, aka Judge Anderson.

Thirlby is a great actress who we’ve been waiting to see really hit the big time, and she adds a lot to this cast. She’ll be able to make Anderson a lot more than just some eye-candy hanger-on.

Variety describes the movie’s version of Anderson as “a telepathic rookie who shadows Dredd,” so in that case the film is sticking close to the basic comic book vision of the character. I haven’t had a chance to read the script yet, so I can’t say where things go from there.

Vantage Point director Pete Travis is helming the $45m-budgeted film based on a script by Alex Garland, and the film will shoot in South Africa before the end of the year. Distro sales are taking place for Judge Dredd at the Toronto Film Fest, so assuming that money comes together in the next couple weeks as TIFF runs, we should be hearing more casting details very soon.

An early script review characterized the film as dark and action-heavy:

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It’s a very action heavy script, with some amazing sequences that will make any Dredd fan happy…this is a gritty film, that plays the world we are in as a realistic future, a very dark, unpleasant crime ridden world as Dredd explains ‘Tweleve serious crimes reported every minute. Seventeen thousand per day. We respond to around six percent’. The famous ‘I am the law’ makes a few appearances….It never felt too long or too short, It’s just right. The pace is fantastic and if shot well would make for one visually stunning piece upon release.

Read more: Olivia Thirlby Cast Opposite Karl Urban in ‘Judge Dredd’ | /Film http://www.slashfilm.../#ixzz0yVGkkZFO

[bjoswald]

Ugh. Why?

We need original ideas! James Cameron and Peter Jackson can't be the only storytellers left!

[shakey]

Educated Idiot, on 03 September 2010 - 21:17, said:

Ugh. Why?

We need original ideas! James Cameron and Peter Jackson can't be the only storytellers left!

If Joss Whedon would get some credit and stop having his good shows canceled....

[MindTrickz]

Educated Idiot, on 03 September 2010 - 21:17, said:

Ugh. Why?

We need original ideas! James Cameron and Peter Jackson can't be the only storytellers left!

What original stories has he writen or directed in the last decade?

[Growled]

Karl Urban is a great choice. This might turn out good after all.

[Scirwode]

Growled, on 04 September 2010 - 03:02, said:

Karl Urban is a great choice. This might turn out good after all.

Indeed, for once I'm quite hopeful. And if they have Judge Anderson around, that could mean one of the stories from the comic, which I enjoyed very much.

Scirwode

[Rappy]

In what could be a (smart) attempt to distance the film from the first failed Judge Dredd movie starring Sylvester Stallone, the upcoming adaptation of the British sci-fi comic series has shortened its title to simply Dredd.

Meanwhile, there’s also an official synopsis for the film.

IM Global, one of the studios producing the film, describes it like so:

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DREDD takes us to the wild streets of Mega City One, the lone oasis of quasi-civilization on Cursed Earth. Judge Dredd (Karl Urban) is the most feared of elite Street Judges, with the power to enforce the law, sentence offenders and execute them on the spot - if necessary. The endlessly inventive mind of writer Alex Garland and the frenetic vision of director Peter Travis bring DREDD to life as a futuristic neo-noir action film that returns the celebrated character to the dark, visceral incarnation from John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra’s revered comic strip.

Read more: Judge Dredd Movie Retitled ‘Dredd’; Official Synopsis Revealed | /Film http://www.slashfilm.../#ixzz0yr2ZfROa

[Fred Derf]

MindTrickz, on 04 September 2010 - 02:45, said:

What original stories has he writen or directed in the last decade?

I'll put you down with the 'Pocahontas in Outer Space' crowd.

[Rappy]

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Lionsgate announced today that the studio has picked up U.S. distribution rights for IM Global's Dredd, reports Variety.

Dredd starts production on November 12 in Cape Town, South Africa. Directed by Pete Travis, the $45 million-budgeted 3D project will star Karl Urban and Olivia Thirlby.
The film takes us to the wild streets of Mega City One, the lone oasis of quasi-civilization on Cursed Earth. Judge Dredd (Urban) is the most feared of elite Street Judges, with the power to enforce the law, sentence offenders and execute them on the spot - if necessary.

Alex Garland wrote the script based on John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra's comic strip.