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Title: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: mimikeke on 09 February, 2014, 09:31:37 PM
http://karlurbaninternational.tumblr.com/post/76140081008/bluedevilisinthedetails-karl-doing-the-dredd

I asked Karl Urban to read it :)  Not my video, btw, credit to whoever posted it.  He didn't read the second page but it's ok :)
Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: Steve Green on 09 February, 2014, 10:14:52 PM
Brilliant!
Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: Steven Sterlacchini on 09 February, 2014, 10:30:39 PM
Superb!
Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: COMMANDO FORCES on 09 February, 2014, 10:58:37 PM
Excellent mimikeke and well done Karl for pushing the brand and having fun doing this :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: Fatboydale on 09 February, 2014, 11:03:06 PM
Love this ... Brilliant .. :D
Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: CrazyFoxMachine on 09 February, 2014, 11:12:58 PM
Him saying Grud :D Also recommending Origins and plugging Wagner - top chap!
Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: Bat King on 09 February, 2014, 11:48:11 PM
Well played mimikeke!!!
Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: Mabs on 10 February, 2014, 01:13:41 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/DzyQ8cD.gif) Admirable!
Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: SuperSurfer on 10 February, 2014, 01:51:59 AM
Great stuff!
Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: Pete Wells on 10 February, 2014, 06:46:43 AM
That was great! Cheers Mimi, I'm beaming  :D
Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: Frank on 10 February, 2014, 07:28:30 AM

Top work, mimi.

Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: mimikeke on 10 February, 2014, 07:47:27 AM
Haha thanks guys I literally went from watching the movie to reading like 4000 issues in the past 2 months so when I heard Karl was coming I dropped everything (including finishIng painting my wedding invitations  :lol: ) and came up with the idea to do the poster/ask for a reading.  A bunch of 10 yr old girls jumped in line to ask Karl for hugs, I thought I was gonna strangle em haha if I didn't get my chance.

What's also awesome is Karl came out with a row of cosplay judges, and gruffly told them they 'were a pass'. He's a good sport.
Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: dweezil2 on 10 February, 2014, 09:17:35 AM
Brilliant work!
Karl Urban really is a legend, isn't he?   :)
Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: ming on 10 February, 2014, 10:22:00 AM
Fantastic!
Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: Goaty on 10 February, 2014, 11:28:51 AM
That is really awesome for him to do that! Wish I could hear it :(

Karl is a top bloke!
Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: Dash Decent on 10 February, 2014, 11:39:58 AM
Kudos to Karl!  What a great sport.  I love that he just went with it and didn't say "oh that's just some job I did in the past."

And thank you mimikeke for thinking of it, and for actually doing it.  Are you just reading Dredd through trades, or have you got hold of some old progs?  Have you read any other 2000AD stories?

What we need now is a list of Dredd bits we want Karl to read, a roster of who has to get what and a list of Karl's future appearances.  We'll have the audio Case Files done in no time.

I love it when a plan comes together!
Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: mimikeke on 10 February, 2014, 12:57:54 PM
I've bought quite a few issues myself, read some online. My fiance's cousin apparently bids on storage in Cincinnati Ohio (like in Storage Wars) and one storage unit had boxes and boxes and boxes of old 2000AD issues!  Pretty excited to see what's in there.

I've asked Adi Shankar to take a look at the Dredd America reading, he's expressed interest in making a Dredd one-shot in the past (he worked on the movie and also has made a TON of good Marvel shorts).

Karl is doing a TON of cons in the US, people could definitely arrange for some more readings :)
Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: JOE SOAP on 10 February, 2014, 01:01:19 PM
Quote from: mimikeke on 10 February, 2014, 12:57:54 PM
I've asked Adi Shankar to take a look at the Dredd America reading, he's expressed interest in making a Dredd one-shot in the past (he worked on the movie and also has made a TON of good Marvel shorts).

Apparently his Dredd-fan-film is a third of the way done.
Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: mimikeke on 10 February, 2014, 01:03:30 PM
Awesome!! My only regret now is not telling Karl to command everyone to sign the petition :p
Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: TordelBack on 10 February, 2014, 01:07:06 PM
That made me tummy go all funny.  Well done Mimi!
Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: Spaceghost on 10 February, 2014, 01:55:48 PM
Brilliant! Karl is such a good sport and you can see the love he has for Dredd.

Well done mimikeke!
Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: von Boom on 10 February, 2014, 02:03:39 PM
Huzzah to Karl! The push for a sequel takes another step forward.
Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: judgerussell on 10 February, 2014, 04:45:26 PM
He is a top bloke!!

There is a moment of genuine excitement when he realises its America he's been asked to read.

Very cool.

I want to see him and Brian Blessed read The Howler.
Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: COMMANDO FORCES on 10 February, 2014, 04:53:44 PM
Quote from: judgerussell on 10 February, 2014, 04:45:26 PM
I want to see him and Brian Blessed read The Howler.

This will have to do for now ;)

(https://scontent-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/t1/1383166_10202356858067151_1530515561_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: judgerussell on 10 February, 2014, 07:03:28 PM
I love that fat beardy git.

Brian Blessed is cool too.
Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: Spikes on 10 February, 2014, 07:58:29 PM
Quote from: mimikeke on 09 February, 2014, 09:31:37 PM
http://karlurbaninternational.tumblr.com/post/76140081008/bluedevilisinthedetails-karl-doing-the-dredd

I asked Karl Urban to read it :) 

Brilliant stuff mimikeke, and kudos to Karl for being such a top sport.  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: The Bissler on 10 February, 2014, 08:19:28 PM
Yep, that was absolutely inspired asking Karl Urban to read that particular passage!  So nice to see on here that I wasn't the only one who was grinning when he read that!

Thank you once again, it made my day!  :D
Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: Andrew_J on 11 February, 2014, 09:45:45 AM
Well done for asking him to do it and fair play to him for stepping up and doing it too.
Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: mimikeke on 11 February, 2014, 04:12:08 PM
Some more images of Karl being a good sport, if you guys haven't been following any of the con stuff being posted.  Sorry for large images, I linked from a cosplay tumblr.

Him coming out with the cosplay judges and telling them they're a pass
(http://31.media.tumblr.com/2f09c278a7271732b81f73342e9b2149/tumblr_n0sk7jgk541rtk4rzo3_1280.jpg)
(http://31.media.tumblr.com/dfaaa51e8350edd9cc8fcf05f03c024a/tumblr_n0sk7jgk541rtk4rzo2_1280.jpg)

Haha look at his face in this one
(http://25.media.tumblr.com/983ceb6634c9cbe08abf893b7ff8ea22/tumblr_n0sk7jgk541rtk4rzo4_1280.jpg)

at signings
(http://24.media.tumblr.com/76fdef944b820e97ea73c39306dcaa24/tumblr_n0qzn7q5FE1rtk4rzo2_400.jpg)

(http://24.media.tumblr.com/e5c866976294d0f69ad7574498294290/tumblr_n0qzn7q5FE1rtk4rzo3_400.jpg)

A crossover helmet from Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, and Dredd that was given to him as a gift.
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/t1/1780850_712820798751830_989716248_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: Goaty on 11 February, 2014, 04:47:17 PM
Oh that's sooooo awesome!!
Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 11 February, 2014, 08:03:45 PM
This is my new favourite thing. I will forever read this in his voice, from now and forever!
Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: Bat King on 11 February, 2014, 09:00:39 PM
Lose the Federation logo n I love that helm...
Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: JOE SOAP on 11 February, 2014, 09:01:45 PM
Quote from: mimikeke on 09 February, 2014, 09:31:37 PM
http://karlurbaninternational.tumblr.com/post/76140081008/bluedevilisinthedetails-karl-doing-the-dredd

I asked Karl Urban to read it :)  Not my video, btw, credit to whoever posted it.  He didn't read the second page but it's ok :)



The original 'America' style poster concept Mr. Urban refers to before it was Megafied:



(http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff248/burlearth/DREDDFLAG_zps7a3a31e7.jpg)


Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: TordelBack on 12 February, 2014, 08:58:43 AM
That helmet is brilliant.  And the original poster image better.
Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: judda fett on 12 February, 2014, 06:40:07 PM
All sorts of cool in this thread the reading is great and the LoTR/ Dredd mash up helmet very nice. Aside from a 'minor' detail the America poster re-done is noice.

(http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k598/DeadRez/macneilAmerica_zps2da879ce.jpg) (http://s1117.photobucket.com/user/DeadRez/media/macneilAmerica_zps2da879ce.jpg.html)

:p
Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: 8-Ball on 12 February, 2014, 06:49:38 PM
In my head right now there is an atmospheric teaser trailer for a Dredd sequel with Karl doing this (or at least a modified version of it.) Well, we can all dream.
Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: JudgeGerry on 15 February, 2014, 12:41:58 AM
That is Excellent. Thanks for arranging this MimiKeke  :D

Karl Urban is a Proper Splendid Dread  :cool:
Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: Dash Decent on 15 February, 2014, 02:12:52 AM
Quote from: mimikeke on 10 February, 2014, 12:57:54 PM
Karl is doing a TON of cons in the US, people could definitely arrange for some more readings :)

Great!  Now, who wants to try for "Um, synthi sausage?"
Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: PsychoGoatee on 16 February, 2014, 06:23:02 AM
Awesome.  :D Urban does it... justice
Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: COMMANDO FORCES on 16 February, 2014, 07:17:22 AM
The House of Tharg has turned that into THIS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JFgxnWVBL4), which works very nicely indeed!
Title: Re: Karl Urban doing a reading of Dredd America
Post by: 8-Ball on 16 February, 2014, 02:03:16 PM
Quote from: COMMANDO FORCES on 16 February, 2014, 07:17:22 AM
The House of Tharg has turned that into THIS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JFgxnWVBL4), which works very nicely indeed!

Yup, that is pretty much how I saw it in my head. Bravo.