Judge Dredd Movie is Green Lit!

[Hoagy]

I don't think anything will end up in the movie because fans want it, movies are just too big for that.  You just have to hope the people involved get it and have the ability to translate the strip to cinema.

I'd certainly like to see a good Judge Dredd film, but I'll take what I can get when it comes.

See that's defeatist policy PVS. Have you tried superpoking them on facebook, yet?

[JOE SOAP]

Josh Brolin, almost Ezquerra himself:

[Hoagy]

[IAMTHESYSTEM]

Well , blimey their having another go at it. I never thought I'd see another attempt at a Dredd film till the CGI got cheaper. Bloody hell. I hope they do a good job! Great christmas present.

[judge macbrayne]

the helmet needs to stay on

[Bouwel]

I think you'd still need about $75-100 million with a cast of unknowns to do it right.

Right, I'll be 'Fatty #3 in crowd scene'

What would everyone else like to be?

-Bouwel-
(Who was born to play the role above...)

[Fagin]

Glad to be among the Faithful.  I have been a fan of Judge Dredd for years, and as I was growing up (so to speak) he was one of my favorite characters (along with John Constantine, who I still refuse to accept as Keanu Reeves; so much so I cannot bring myself to actually watch see the film.  That role was made for Tim Roth and Tim Roth only) so I imagine my dismay upon seeing Sylvester Stallone shouting "I am the Law!"  at the top of his lungs.

While the production design of the film was good–though a bit too shiny and optimistic for my liking–I was angered by such a blatant desecration.

As a result I have come to believe that Judge Dredd can only be played by an actor as iconic as he is.

And here is that actor:  Clint Eastwood.

Just look at him.  He's already Judge Dredd, he just doesn't know it yet.  Sure he's getting on in years, but what other actor has the weight, the gravitas, to pull off the role WITHOUT TAKING OFF HIS HELMET!  Cause let's be honest here, I don't recall ever reading a Judge Dredd/2000 AD comic where you see Judge Dredd's face, so he must never remove it.

And Eastwood could actually pull that off (plus it make it easier to use a stunt double for when the going really get's rough, though Eastwood would hopefully do as much of his own stunts as he could).

[Jim_Campbell]

Eastwood would hopefully do as much of his own stunts as he could.

Are you insane? My admiration for Clint Eastwood knows no bounds, but the man is seventy-eight years old! He'll need a stunt double for everything.

Cheers

Jim

[Fagin]

Eastwood would hopefully do as much of his own stunts as he could.

Are you insane? My admiration for Clint Eastwood knows no bounds, but the man is seventy-eight years old! He'll need a stunt double for everything.

Cheers

Jim

So what are you saying?  Are his bones so fragile that he cannot even pull a gun?  I already addressed this point, but Clint Eastwood kicks serious arse, I don't care how old he is.

And Danny Boyle should be considered to direct, if only because he's a true visionary, and besides, he already has an established relationship with the production company, which would make things go smoother for everyone concerned.

[Jim_Campbell]

Are his bones so fragile that he cannot even pull a gun?

Since when did drawing a gun constitute "stunt work"?

I was simply pointing out that a 78-year old isn't going to be doing any of his own stuntwork.

Note that age hasn't prevented a resurgence in Christopher Lee's career, and digital jiggery-pokery allowed for some fairly involved fight scenes in AotC. Note also that I said that my respect for Eastwood knows no bounds: any man who can have, essentially, four careers (TV star, Hollywood action star, respected actor, respected director) over the course of half a century deserves no less.

Cheers

Jim

[Bouwel]

four careers

Five.
He was also mayor of carmel.

-Bouwel-

[JOE SOAP]

Eastwood has retired from acting -Gran Torino is his last role- even if he wanted to do Dredd which he wouldn't he's actually far too old for Dredd now.

[Fagin]

Are his bones so fragile that he cannot even pull a gun?

Since when did drawing a gun constitute "stunt work"?

I was simply pointing out that a 78-year old isn't going to be doing any of his own stuntwork.

Note that age hasn't prevented a resurgence in Christopher Lee's career, and digital jiggery-pokery allowed for some fairly involved fight scenes in AotC. Note also that I said that my respect for Eastwood knows no bounds: any man who can have, essentially, four careers (TV star, Hollywood action star, respected actor, respected director) over the course of half a century deserves no less.

Cheers

Jim

Point well taken, though Judge Dredd was never the most 'physical' of characters.  Sure he fought, ran, and so forth, but he never that I can recall engaged in anything that I would call super-human (by which I mean that he never acted as if he were Neo of The Matrix fame, all kung-fooey and all that).

Clint Eastwood may be getting on in years, that I don't deny, but I doubt that he's ready for a retirement home just yet.  Besides, if Harrison Ford can still don the fedora of Indiana Jones, I don't see why Clint Eastwood can't play Judge Dredd.

What the role needs is presence and gravitas–especially if you are not going to unmask Dredd.  Whom else could do it and bring the necessary presence to the role?

[JOE SOAP]

And Danny Boyle should be considered to direct, if only because he's a true visionary, and besides, he already has an established relationship with the production company, which would make things go smoother for everyone concerned.

Anyone called Danny should not be let anywhere near the director's chair of a Dredd film.

[JOE SOAP]

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 I don't see why Clint Eastwood can't play Judge Dredd.

as he has stated himself, Clint has retired from acting Harrison Ford is younger and hasn't.