Posted on: August 13th, 2010 Karl Urban Is The New JUDGE DREDD
Film School Rejects broke the news back in July that Star Trek and Lord of the Rings star Karl Urban was offered the role of Judge Dredd in an upcoming film adaptation of the comic series (never shall the Stallone film be mentioned in my presence, btw), and today Empire confirms it.
The news shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone, as Urban has been openly discussing the role since Comic-Con, calling the film a “very hard, R-rated, gritty, realistic movie of Dredd in Megacity”. This is good news for Dredd fans. Even better news: Urban has stated that this time around, Dredd will keep his helmet on for the entire movie.
The film will be directed by Pete Travis (Vantage Point, Endgame) and will be shooting with “the people that did District 9″.
Personally, I don’t really have an affinity for the character but I do appreciate the iconography, and Urban is a fantastic actor. His Bones McCoy was my favorite thing about the new Star Trek.
What do you think about Urban as the Judge? Is the world ready for a new Judge Dredd film?
One Response to “Karl Urban Is The New JUDGE DREDD”
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Tommo Says:
August 17th, 2010 at 2:01 pmYou mean Ryan Reynolds isn’t playing the Judge? I thought he called dibs on all the leads in the remaining comic book adaptations