jedd_kenobi
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I've just found out that there is a new Judge Dredd film in the works. Completely unrelated to the 1995 film made by Danny Cannon starring Sylvester Stallone and Diane Lane. This new film called simply 'Dredd' features Karl Urban (Star Trek's Dr McCoy, Lord of the Ring's Eomer and the Russian Assassin in The Bourne Supremacy) as Judge Dredd and Olivia Thirlby (from Juno) as Psi Judge Cassandra Anderson. The new film is being written by Alex Garland (writer of 28 Days Later and the novel The Beach) and directed by Pete Davis (who directed Vantage Point and Endgame).
The films plot is still unknown at the moment, however it will most likely be based upon the long running 2000AD comic book character. Its also unknown if the film will feature the iconic Dark Judges or if it will be based upon one of the mega-epics (A Mega-Epic is a event that occurs occasionally in the comic books where major events occur and the biggest changes to canon are made). For those unfamiliar, heres a brief primer on the world of Dredd.
After the Atomic Wars of the 21st century that devastated the world. Humanity now resides in giant cities. In what was once New York, Washington DC and the East Coast. Mega City One is protected by a law enforcement system called the Judges. Judge, Jury and Executioner all rolled into one package. The Judge is able to dispense instant justice without getting wrapped up in 'due process' the toughest out of all of these judges is Judge Dredd. Cloned from the founder of the Judge System, Eustace Fargo. Dredd is the embodiment of the Judge system and as he frequently states 'he is the law.'
While much else can't be divulged. some promo photos have been released of the film.
Dredd is currently planned for release September 2012.
The films plot is still unknown at the moment, however it will most likely be based upon the long running 2000AD comic book character. Its also unknown if the film will feature the iconic Dark Judges or if it will be based upon one of the mega-epics (A Mega-Epic is a event that occurs occasionally in the comic books where major events occur and the biggest changes to canon are made). For those unfamiliar, heres a brief primer on the world of Dredd.
After the Atomic Wars of the 21st century that devastated the world. Humanity now resides in giant cities. In what was once New York, Washington DC and the East Coast. Mega City One is protected by a law enforcement system called the Judges. Judge, Jury and Executioner all rolled into one package. The Judge is able to dispense instant justice without getting wrapped up in 'due process' the toughest out of all of these judges is Judge Dredd. Cloned from the founder of the Judge System, Eustace Fargo. Dredd is the embodiment of the Judge system and as he frequently states 'he is the law.'
While much else can't be divulged. some promo photos have been released of the film.
Dredd is currently planned for release September 2012.