Judge Dredd Movie is Green Lit!

dweezil2 · 01 June, 2009, 03:13:49 PM

Part of me would really like something epic like an adaptation of the Block Mania/Apocalypse War storyline. Another part would like something more low-key and procedural like The Pit. Either way I'd like it to explore the sheer insanity of Mega-City one, with it's population of muties, fatties, sky-surfers, aliens and all the other factors the previous movie pretty much overlooked.

The Legendary Shark · 01 June, 2009, 03:14:48 PM

Opening sequence: The Wreckers, (2000 AD progs 374-375) then build up to Block Mania and leave it on a cliffhanger to the Apocalypse War in preparation for the sequel.

dweezil2 · 01 June, 2009, 03:16:44 PM

Quote from: "walrusmonkey"It also needs the darkness of Dark Knight, the kinetic energy of Bourne, the humour and characterisation of the new Star Trek and the "issues" chops of Galactica.

And apparently Boyle is nothing to do with this now. What the hell is going on? :p

Was Danny Boyle ever connected to this movie? My understanding has always been that it was DNA Films.

radiator · 01 June, 2009, 03:26:26 PM

Quoteanything too fantasy-edged will be too much to take for a first movie. I'd prefer no Judge Death myself because it will just be a bridge too far for 90% of audiences (what, a far-future dystopia ruled by these guys in costumes.. terrorised by extra-dimensional supernatural beings wearing a skit version of the SAME costumes? it would be totally ridiculous). Just like there are nth dimensions and aliens and time-travel and all sorts in the X-men comics, but nothing of the kind in the movies, because indestructable mutants are a hard enough swallow as it is.

Exactly how I feel about it - same reason I think anything to do with The Apocalypse War should be avoided. I actually think a straightforward small-scale cop thriller storyline - albiet one set against a fantastic backdrop - would work well, with the villain an ordinary criminal like Whitey Logan or someone similar.

X Men is a very good example of how to adapt something like Dredd - keep the essentials, but lose the more ridiculous elements and tweak everything else to work on screen.

I'm still to be convinced the film will ever get made, but if nothing else I'm hoping we'll be given an opportunity to read the Alex Garland script one day.....

W. R. Logan · 01 June, 2009, 03:42:50 PM

quote]with the villain an ordinary criminal like Whitey Logan or someone similar.[/quote]

MMmmmmmmmm

walrusmonkey · 01 June, 2009, 05:11:39 PM

dweezil

Was Danny Boyle ever connected to this movie? My understanding has always been that it was DNA Films.

Oh right.. I stand corrected!

Another thing is I don't really care who plays who in it. Look at the new star trek - never heard of any of 'em! - All you need is character, plot, action. Ffs.

walrusmonkey · 01 June, 2009, 05:16:51 PM

QuoteExactly how I feel about it - same reason I think anything to do with The Apocalypse War should be avoided. I actually think a straightforward small-scale cop thriller storyline - albiet one set against a fantastic backdrop - would work well, with the villain an ordinary criminal like Whitey Logan or someone similar.

Sorry, just getting the hang of this board. I second this - See how certain episodes of BSG managed to be scifi, about sacrifice and the grimness of war generally, but REALLY what they were was awesomely tight submarine-battles? This thing needs to tread the same line(s), but as a noirish cop thriller.

Stan · 03 June, 2009, 01:02:55 AM

If it gets made and is successful enough to span several movies then it's probably best if people actually give a damn about the universe of Judge Dredd before you trash it with the human carnage inducing horror that is Death and the gang. Though I definitely want to see them involved at some point.

It may also help to employ the Psi Division at an earlier stage so the audience isn't hit with everything at once. I mean we're talking about sci-fi and space aliens here so it's not like Anderson and crew are much of a buy. It's been done many times before. Except these guys have cool uniforms and Lawgivers n' shit.

walrusmonkey · 03 June, 2009, 12:14:28 PM

I wouldn't object to psi-division. That was the premise of Minority Report, after all.

Buddy · 03 June, 2009, 03:59:06 PM

But Minority Report was pish!

walrusmonkey · 03 June, 2009, 07:17:07 PM

Yeah,

But..

It wasn't the psychic-policing angle that made it pish.

James Stacey · 05 June, 2009, 02:46:53 PM

nope it was Xenu and his evil Thetans

Buddy · 05 June, 2009, 03:50:46 PM

Quote from: "the_legendary_shark"Opening sequence: The Wreckers, (2000 AD progs 374-375) then build up to Block Mania and leave it on a cliffhanger to the Apocalypse War in preparation for the sequel.

Already had a Block War in the first movie so I'm guessing another one wont make the new movie.

Buddy · 05 June, 2009, 03:51:18 PM

Quote from: "walrusmonkey"Yeah,

But..

It wasn't the psychic-policing angle that made it pish.

True.

Devons Daddy · 07 June, 2009, 04:31:24 AM

i want the movie to be close to source, without to many outlandish things as the main stay, show the fatties, and the simps but as background, not main stays, show the in a blade runner style mixed with vegas strip.
give us the hottie house, and perhaps even the branch moron sect.
above all i want it to have tight script.showing arc of the judges and their need within the maddest city on earth.

i know, but its the sad comic fan boy in me, not the man in the street who wants some entertainment.