Judge Dredd Reboot!!

[Brian Braddock]

Awesome Arthur Ranson artwork in that arc.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Thanks for the info guys, looking at the cover Rac posted I'm not sure who'd be a good fit for the role visually.

 

[Brian Braddock]

How about this one then, Hunter? As rendered by the artistic god that is Adam Hughes?

 

[DarthDaveBanner]

I read the alleged leaked script and it was....average. Nothing horrible but Dredd deserves better. Hopefully it gets a rewrite.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Jessica Biel is actually a rather good shout for Anderson. A damn good shout.

Yeah, she's shown in a few films now she can kick some ass, and look damn good doing it, capable acctress as well, nothing special but she would capable for this role.

 

[Hunter Rider]

How about this one then, Hunter? As rendered by the artistic god that is Adam Hughes?

Amber Heard?

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

^Not a bad suggestion either, although she doesnt have that look of a girl who can kick a little ass, Biel actually looks like she could do some damage to a man (which just makes her hotter in my eyes!).

 

[rogue trooper]

Are Judge Dredd comics available in the U.S. on a monthly basis, or would I have to order them online?

This is recent:


http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=27617

 

[rogue trooper]

New Karl Urban interview!! Talks "Judge Dredd", "Star Trek", and "Red".

http://www.collider.com/2010/07/23/...-comic-con-shoots-next-summer-confirms-dredd/

 

[Brian Braddock]

Urban's certainly saying the right things.

It occurs to me that part if my initial doubts about him in the role was his chin. He doesnt exactly have a strong chin - certainly not anything close to the famous 'Dredd chin'. He doesnt have a particularly 'chiselled' face either.

What are looking at - prosthetics or does it not really matter?

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

^I dunno, was watching ST last night and his chin looked a bit stronger in that that i remembered it to be, so I say just leave it, the helmet is going hamper his ability to emote anyway, dont want prosthetics limisting him further, plus I think they could use the money for prosthetics on better things.

 

[Figs]

Front page of SHH

A few weeks back, there were murmurings out of Comic-Con that the new Judge Dredd had been cast and that it would be none other than New Zealand's own Karl Urban ("Bones" McCoy from Star Trek with upcoming comic movies Red and Priest). Empire Online has gotten confirmation from the film's producers Andrew MacDonald and Allon Reich, who were asked about it during a Q 'n' A at the first Movie-Con, currently taking place in London. MacDonald confirmed the casting reported as a scoop by Bleeding Cool's Rich Johnston last month.

Here's what else MacDonald said about the project during the Q 'n' A:

“The main thing about Dredd is that it’s a fantastic comic that was completely messed up 20 years ago. Our idea is to make a very hard, R-rated, gritty, realistic movie of Dredd in Megacity, so we’ve got to get the tone right. He’s not going to take off his helmet. His bike is going to feel real. He’s going to hit people and it’s going to feel real. There’s been a change in comic-book movies; they were treated unseriously and now they’re treated seriously."

Director Pete Travis (Vantage Point) will begin shooting Judge Dredd in Johannesburg, South Africa with the same people who made Neill Blomkamp's District 9 later this year.

Has me interested.

 

[TheVileOne]

They seem to be getting the right people involved. The script review I read sounds . . . OK. I'd much rather see Judge Death as an antagonist.

The other thing is and I mean I like Karl Urban, but for his heavy genre success stories he's also been in sci-fi B-movie trash such as CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK and DOOM. If this turns out like DOOM, I'm going to freaking destroy something.

Just don't get Zoe Saldana or Megan Fox to play Judge Anderson.

 

[Project862006]

someone like sienna miller or charlize theron would be a good judge Anderson

 

[TheVileOne]

No to Sienna Miller. It's bad enough she played Baroness.

 

[Brian Braddock]

Happen to think that Miller's a very underated actress who gets a lot of undeserved criticism, possibly a lot of it being the result of her life off-camera; which, of course, has nothing to do with anything.

Don't see her as Anderson though. If she was to play one comicbook role, it would be Enchantress for me.

 

[Project862006]

i am quite shocked at the bad mouthing honestly lol

she is a solid actress imo

 

[rogue trooper]

For Chief-Justice Fargo, assuming he'll be in the film, how about William Hurt? He's already worked twice with Pete Travis.

 

[the_ultimate_evil]

How about this one then, Hunter? As rendered by the artistic god that is Adam Hughes?

a adam hughes judge anderson, woott:

seriously if we do not see the dark judges in this film i will raise hell

 

[Figs]

I'm glad people are finally posting at the news I put up from the front page of SHH. I put it up a few days ago and there were no comments, I was wondering where all the Judge Dredd fans were at.

Personally I like Karl Urban. After seeing him in The Lord of the Rings and in the new Star Trek I can't wait to see him as Dredd. I enjoyed Riddick and DOOM for what they were, mindless action films. Well, DOOM I consider action/horror for the most part. While I admit DOOM was a crappy movie it was still a bit fun for me and Urban was one of the best things about it.

Hopefully they stick with this film but I agree with TheVileOne that I don't want this particular film to turn out like DOOM. Even though I enjoyed that film, I hope this movie has a better story and budget and isn't as cheesy.

 

[rogue trooper]

Hopefully they stick with this film but I agree with TheVileOne that I don't want this particular film to turn out like DOOM. Even though I enjoyed that film, I hope this movie has a better story and budget and isn't as cheesy.

Well, what I'm hoping the film will be is a faithful adaptation that will be crafty and stylized, gritty, over-the-top hard-R film a la "RoboCop", "Kick-Ass", "Sin City", "Darkman", and "The Road Warrior".

 

[Paroxysm]

Karl Urban will do a good job.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Well, what I'm hoping the film will be is a faithful adaptation that will be crafty and stylized, gritty, over-the-top hard-R film a la "RoboCop", "Kick-Ass", "Sin City", "Darkman", and "The Road Warrior".

Spot on!

 

[rogue trooper]

This might sound quaint, but should we expect Urban to bulk up for the role like he did for "Pathfinder" or like Tom Jane did for "The Punisher"? Or will he, like Ray Stevenson in "Punisher:War Zone", sport a regular/average athletic look and rely more on "pure presence" wearing his heavy-geared suit throughout most of the film? What you all think?


I don't expect a Simon Bisley-drawn Judge Dredd come to life, mind you, but Carlos Ezquerra and Cliff Robinson convincingly drew Dredd in such a way that his strong build could come through his relatively thick-layered uniform.

http://www.2000adcollectables.com/movie 7.JPG

http://www.2000adonline.com/books/assets/covers/judge_dredd_carlos_ezquerra_collection.jpg

 

[The Warden]

I like Karl Urban, if they are really doing it the way he's talking I think it could be good.