DREDD screenwriter Alex Garland answers YOUR questions!

[radiator]

My excitement for the movie surely can't get any higher now!

Yeah, that's what I thought. Yesterday.

[klute]

Thank's for the reply Alex it mean's alot i suspect not only to me BUT all of us here,i really hope that Dredd pack's a punch at the flicks.

It been a long time coming

[Banners]

My excitement for the movie surely can't get any higher now!

Yeah, that's what I thought. Yesterday.

You go the email then!?!

(What was in it...?)

[JOE SOAP]

My excitement for the movie surely can't get any higher now!

Yeah, that's what I thought. Yesterday.

You got it too.

[Goaty]

My excitement for the movie surely can't get any higher now!

Yeah, that's what I thought. Yesterday.

Ditto!

[COMMANDO FORCES]

Shush

[JOE SOAP]

I never said anything.

[Stu101]

Come on guys, that's just mean, teasing us an all.... :'(

[Pioneer]

Amazing! So amazing, it's almost emotional. Fuck it, it IS emotional!!

Big up Goaty, Joe Soap, Radiator and all the other die hard forum members that make this my favourite place to be (lurk!!?)

Roll on September 7th!

[radiator]

Especially enjoyed what Alex said about budgets, and how $60m would be enough to do a bigger-scale sequel. Really interesting stuff.

Are we to take it that Alex originally wrote the Mama comic prequel, then? And Matt ended up doing it instead?

So much to take in, I'll have to go back and read it all again!

[maryanddavid]

Alex's replys were great, really good to see that he knew and cared for the source material and took on board Wagners thoughts.  Nice one.

David

Enjoy the premier guys, Ryanair is it Joe?

[HdE]

FANTASTIC stuff!

Thanks to Alex for taking the time to post such genial and thorough responses - and to Molch-R for the post-fest!

[MR. ELIMINATOR]

Sounds like there is something super cool in these emails? And also can you tell us what it is? Please!

[PsychoGoatee]

Very cool interview.

One question I had, are Dredd and Anderson the only characters from the comics featured in the movie? And why not more characters from the books? For example, if the Chief Judge was say Griffin or something, that would've been the kind of nod that fans love.

Plus, this might be the first comic book movie where the villain isn't from the books.

Still, while the movie does look like it's kind of doing its own thing, I can't wait to see it, looks rock solid.

[PsychoGoatee]

Actually, the first one would probably be Superman III or something like that. First one in a long time anyway. Not that original villains are necessarily a bad thing, but the apparent lack of characters from the books is one tidbit that I find a little odd.