Dredd (2012)

[a chosen rider]

Couple of snippets about today's Dredd panel have popped up on Twitter:

Dredd panel at ‪#LFCC‬ Sep 7 release date in the UK. Two weeks before the US. 18 certificate.

The ‪#dredd‬ panel at ‪#LFCC‬ was ace and the first look at a new scene looked cool - even @RealKarlUrban saw it for the first time!

DREDD‬ looked pretty cool. Nice look and a John Carpentery score. ‪#LFCC

[HunterZolomon]

This is getting ridiculous, can expectations get any higher. "a John Carpentry score"?!! Are there any sound bites available anywhere?

[Beeks]

I'm really concerned it's an 18 cert to be honest.

Might have shot themselves in the foot with regards to their target audience

I'm worried for a sequel now

[a chosen rider]

All comments I'm seeing on Twitter have been positive so far.  Also, there was this, from Jock:

Special mention to John Burdis and friend,who stood fast in their judge uniforms and didn't turn round to watch the clip.That must have hurt

Now there's dedication for you.

[CYCLOPZ]

I'm really concerned it's an 18 cert to be honest.

Might have shot themselves in the foot with regards to their target audience

I'm worried for a sequel now

If the Saw films can find a loyal audience for an R Rated film I think Dredd Can too. The Audience is there, judging by the kind of films that are successful on DVD. I think its a case of building an awareness of Dredd through good word of mouth.

A possible concern is that a film like Scott Pilgrim had great early word of mouth which didn't translate into good box office. But Dredd is a more well known property even in the US, due to the cult status of the Stallone flick.

[CYCLOPZ]

DREDD‬ looked pretty cool. Nice look and a John Carpentery score. ‪#LFCC

Interesting. Drokk also sounded very John carpenter / Brad Fiedel.

[JOE SOAP]

I'm really concerned it's an 18 cert to be honest.

Might have shot themselves in the foot with regards to their target audience

I'm worried for a sequel now

That's why the only spent $40 million on it, they knew they could get their money back and more. I'm not worried. Dredd has a fairly sizeable world-wide audience.

[Stan]

I'm really concerned it's an 18 cert to be honest.

Might have shot themselves in the foot with regards to their target audience

I'm worried for a sequel now

But that is their target audience. As long as the film itself is good then it should be as worthy of sequels as Robocop, Predator, and Alien. If it's crap then I probably won't care. B)

[JOE SOAP]

A possible concern is that a film like Scott Pilgrim had great early word of mouth which didn't translate into good box office.

Scott Pilgrim cost too much and had more of an indie comic appeal which is always a risk. Dredd is a  broad-based action-film with political subtext. They're not really comparable and I know which one I'd bet on.

[CYCLOPZ]

A possible concern is that a film like Scott Pilgrim had great early word of mouth which didn't translate into good box office.

Scott Pilgrim cost too much and had more of an indie comic appeal which is always a risk. Dredd is a  broad-based action-film with political subtext. They're not really comparable and I know which one I'd bet on.

Yep, on the budget factor alone Dredd is less of a concern. Studios are routinely throwing $60 mil at films that to my mind have much narrower appeal than Dredd. Its a good thing that Dredd is so cheap and I'm guessing that depending on whether it makes a modest but good amount in the cinemas rather than something like $200 mil they'll want to keep the budget of the sequels quite low too.

In the past it was possible to make fun and violent action films like Total Recall aimed at an adult audience that made a lot of money back. But those were also the days when big names like Schwarzenegger guaranteed success. 

I would like Dredd to make way more than anticipated, which would make it more likely that we'll see more larger scale sequels like Total War or the Apocalypse War.

[JOE SOAP]

Garlan'ds proposed sequels are reportedly:


Film II: Cursed Eath/Origins story.


Film III: Dark Judges.

[Misanthrope]

http://forums.2000adonline.com/index.php/topic,34200.msg652764.html#msg652764

I thought it was a good idea at the time, no one else did.

[JOE SOAP]

Probably because it's an obvious follow up.

[Misanthrope]

Probably because it's an obvious follow up.

I know, that is why I said it.

A mutant Judge Death was of more interest at the time.

[CYCLOPZ]

Film II: Cursed Eath/Origins story.

Would much prefer something connected to the democracy storyline, but Origins could conceivably encompass this.

Didn't JW say himself say that Origins was the necessary story Arch just to tie things up? It was a fantastic Arch but I think the film makers could go another way.

To me an Origin story is always going to be less exciting and to be honest Judge Dredd Existed far more years than most other long running comic series without having to resort to telling the origin story; 30 years.

For now I suppose this is all speculation anyway.