Dredd (2012)

[ZenArcade]

It may be much better suited to a TV serial. Z

[IAMTHESYSTEM]

Could Mega City be the next Gotham? Unlikely but what an intriguing idea.

[Beadle68]

I echo a lot of the comments that have been posted in the last few pages but have realised hat this version of Dredd would be better suited to a gritty tv series than condensing rich stories into an hour and a half film.With keeping Dredd's world more grounded like in the film the budgets might not be sky high as it was more future next week than future next century which worked well. Its a bitter pill to swallow what Alex said but I think we all thought this might be the case, however I still hold out hope never say never 

[IAMTHESYSTEM]

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[Stan]

So what Garland's saying is that he reckons there's at least one more Dredd film in the tank. Sweet!

[IAMTHESYSTEM]

Yes- in 10 to 20 years. Dredd is suspended Flick wise; 2 Movies neither of which set the box office alight or recouped their budgets. That's a dud in Hollywood circles and you can't argue with the figures there though the DVD sales were pretty impressive.

'Straight to DVD' Movie would be the attitude of any Company buying the Film rights therefore.  I doubt any such endeavour is even being considered and such films tend towards minimal budgets. It actually might suit Dredd being fairly pared down action Film but I doubt you'd see Karl Urban or Olivia Thirlby in the Mega City. Dolph Lungren,Van Damme or a heaving Steven Seagal if your lucky for Dredd; Maggie Grace, Erika Eleniak maybe for Judge Anderson.

[JOE SOAP]

Alex Garland video interview:

"The reality is that a film needs to acquit itself. It shouldn't need a petition."



"The first film we made it for about $35m, although quite a lot of that was to do with shooting it in 3D. Or a chunk of it. And we managed to make that film for that budget by locking it in a building essentially, sort of Die Hard-style. In the second film it was going to go out into the desert, which would be The Cursed Earth – people who know the comic book would know immediately what that means. And maybe throw some money at some key sequences. That's how you do it I guess. I think we could have made it for another $30m, $35m type thing. We could have made it for $30m if we shot it in 2D. $35m maybe 3D I guess. Of that order. But the third one that would have been more expensive, because it would have been going back to the city and maybe bringing in some Dark Judges or something like that."

[radiator]

As I said before, I feel bad for him as he's going to answer this question a lot while promoting Ex Machina.

Interesting too that he confirms the figure of $35m for the budget. That false $50m figure they floated around to get the film more attention has come back to haunt them a bit - it'll be forever quoted whenever the film is mentioned by the press.

Totally disagree that the filmmakers let anyone down, but that goes without saying.

[ZenArcade]

So we just need 30 mil and say another 30 for a good marketing campaign....I know where my euro millions is going. shit, even if it bombs I still recoup and make a small profit with an endless dividend. Not blue chip but it wouldn't be totally about the money. Z

[dweezil2]

Totally disagree that the filmmakers let anyone down, but that goes without saying.

More agreement of that sentiment here.

Garland and crew have nothing to be sorry for-they created a fantastic action movie and the definitive Judge Dredd movie and that is something to be very proud of! 

[Zenith 666]

We just need 35million Zen and screw promoting it a sequel will do better anyway off the success DREDD had on DVD and Blu-Ray.it'll only be for us do really want to promote another Dredd movie and waste your money when the majority again ignore it to watch Taken 4.Our greatest hope is Alex Garland makes an absolute blockbuster so he can pick his own projects.Hes already  guaranteed my money for Ex Machina for helping to bring Dredd to the big screen.

[Steve Green]

I really don't think that's how it works.

Just because you have a blockbuster hit doesn't mean a studio is going to hand over tens of millions of dollars to continue an IP that has failed to perform twice at the box office.

[Zenith 666]

Surely more success for Garland couldn't hurt he's been outstanding in promoting Dredd and in the call for a sequel.Hope Ex Machina is a huge success.

[Richmond Clements]

If Ex Machina is a success, then it propable they'd ask for a sequel it it, or for somethin else he has done. They will most certainly not ask for a sequel to a film that totally tanked at the box office.

[Steve Green]

Ask Jim Cameron for another Piranha film.