Judge Dredd Movie is Green Lit!

[Noisybast]

Her's a radical thought though-if no suitable cast can be found-CGI the bastard

Worked for five minutes of prime Ahnuldt in Terminator: Salvation. Wonder what the FX bill would run to for a feature length digi-cameo from a 30-odd year old Clint...?











Yes, yes, I know...

[JerichoDevilcane]

I demand the following cast or I just might kill myself and it will be all your fault:

Dredd: Statham (duh)
Giant: Kimbo Slice
Anderson: Shannon Tweed
Judge Death: David Walliams
Pat Mills: George Clooney
Dolman: Ralf Little
Orlok: Will Mellor

wat utter rubbish dredd must be an unknown as we can't have him take his mask off or know wat his face looks like! Or were you jokin in the first place?

[JerichoDevilcane]

2 words 'Die Laughing'! Or the very first story an just work through the comic.

[moly]

would love to see a new dredd or even 2000ad character movie but just cant see this happening considering this new film was meant to go into production this year i havent seen anything announced for a long time fraid to say looks like all talk and no action

[IAMTHESYSTEM]

Would Wentworth Millar of TV series 'Prison Break' fame be a possible Dredd? ?

A trifle young perhaps but with one of Wakes helmets on he seems to fit the bill perfectly.

Ron Pearlmen would be my choice but I think he's probably to expensive for Rebellion and DNA films!

[planetoid]

would love to see a new dredd or even 2000ad character movie but just cant see this happening considering this new film was meant to go into production this year i havent seen anything announced for a long time fraid to say looks like all talk and no action

As George Michael sang: "(Cause) I gotta have faith."  

But yeah, it doesn't look too good on the Dredd film front. IMDB give the release date as 2012 so quite some time to go. Things can change.

Would Wentworth Millar of TV series 'Prison Break' fame be a possible Dredd? ?

A trifle young perhaps but with one of Wakes helmets on he seems to fit the bill perfectly.

Ron Perlmen would be my choice but I think he's probably to expensive for Rebellion and DNA films!

Wentworth Miller is a near deadringer for Greysuit's John Blake but I can't see much Dredd in him. Ron Perlmen might be a tad too old to put on the Dredd helmet, he's 59. I think Dredd should start out around 35 - 40 ish.

I think Hugh Jackman would most likely be the best candidate. I'm sure he'd be a great Dredd. He would nail Dredd's tough character.

[JOE SOAP]

Trust me, when the US goes kaput next year from all the bailout money they gave Goldman Sachs, negative equity, no real economic production and a dodgy healthcare plan, there will be no more mega budget risk films like Dredd. Fan Films away...

[planetoid]

And you can add California going bankrupt earlier this year:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jobs-terminated-as-california-goes-bankrupt-1624892.html

The administration is currently operating at a loss of $12bn (£8.4bn) a year – a figure that is rising exponentially and will hit $42bn next year.

And that's the movie state of the US!  The Terminator sure terminated California's economy. 

Speaking of fan films...I'm sure Garageman could write a Dredd screenplay. You seem to have good knowledge of all things Dredd.  I'm sure John Wagner would approve. As for Dredd, well what's actor Shane Richie up to these days? I'm sure he'd be cheap enough to hire as Joe.  

[James Stacey]

They should get Slaine to play Dredd in the movie

[planetoid]

Slaine? Good choice. But if he's not available I'd get Dredd to play Dredd in the movie.

He might not be the perfect choice for the role but I'm sure he'd be okay.

[jknight5422]

Ooh.

Aah.

[planetoid]

I just read on some big film website that James Cameron's next movie will be Judge Dredd. I had to pick my jaw up after I read that!

Er.. hold on a sec...

Ah. Sorry. I meant Judge Judy. It's a biopic about tv's Judge Judy:



It was an easy mistake to make.  

[Peter Wolf]

I just read on some big film website that James Cameron's next movie will be Judge Dredd. I had to pick my jaw up after I read that!

Er.. hold on a sec...

Ah. Sorry. I meant Judge Judy. It's a biopic about tv's Judge Judy:



It was an easy mistake to make.  

Well that sounds like real edge of your seat stuff.

I can hardly wait.

[planetoid]

It would be funny if Rebellion could get away with a Dredd story where he arrests Judge Judy. She is the law!

Dredd:

"Not in my town she isn't, creep!"  

By the way, Judge Judy is on ITV2 Mon-Fri 6pm to 7. 

[dweezil2]

Just read the damage report in Prog 1649 and I noticed the reference to Thomas Jane buying up a load of GN's.
Now if this is sign of casting to come, then I would support it, in substitute for my preferred choice of Kurt Russell.
Now all we need now is some more official news.
Has the Alex Garland script leaked yet? Anyone read it?