Judge Dredd Ramps Up Towards 3-D Production
Judge Dredd’s return to the silver screen has accelerated with DNA Films cutting a deal with India-based Reliance Big Entertainment and IM Global to finance a 3-D film. The 2000 AD star last was seen in the movies via the 1995 Sylvester Stallone bomb.
According to an exclusive report at Deadline, the movie has a new script from Alex Garland (The Beach), and will be directed by Pete Travis (Vantage Point). The report indicates the film creators are going back to the original 1970s adventures as envisioned by writer John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra.
This version is budgeted at under $50 million which will be stretched by the needs of 3-D production.
One of the reasons the first film failed is that the vision of Mega City One and the world of Judge Dredd had been usurped years earlier by Ridley Scott in Blade Runner and had been oft-imitated, making the adaptation seem dated. Additionally, the things that made Dredd Dredd were largely absent.
No casting or release date for the new film was announced.
I don’t see a need to make this movie in 3D. They could better use that money for, well, everything else related to the film.I hope this one doesn’t suck, though. Dredd’s a pretty cool character and alot of people, even comic fans I know, have a bad opinion of the character solely based on the first movie.
I don't see a need to make this movie in 3D. They could better use that money for, well, everything else related to the film.I hope this one doesn't suck, though. Dredd's a pretty cool character and alot of people, even comic fans I know, have a bad opinion of the character solely based on the first movie.
The original one failed not because of the “vision” of Mega city one. It was because it was a bad film that ran out of money which caused the ending to be rushed. The whole thing was just a bit too camp to take seriously. A good script and a good leading actor (not Stallone) could make this one a decent film
The original one failed not because of the "vision" of Mega city one. It was because it was a bad film that ran out of money which caused the ending to be rushed. The whole thing was just a bit too camp to take seriously. A good script and a good leading actor (not Stallone) could make this one a decent film