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FIRST LOOK: Karl Urban as Judge Dredd!
Above: Karl Urban in uniform as Judge Dredd. Copyright 2000ad/DNA Films 2010.
Via the 2000ad forums, comics and movie concept artist Jock has released the first image of local action-hero Karl Urban suited up as Mega City One's top cop in the upcoming comic adaptation simply titled Dredd.
Above: Judge Anderson of Psi Division (as illustrated by Arthur Ranson) and played by Olivia Thirlby.
Currently filming in South Africa under the watchful eye of director Pete Travis (Vantage Point), Dredd is scripted by novelist turned screenwriter Alex Garland (The Beach, 28 Days Later, Sunshine) and is expected to follow the brutal lawman on an average day on the beat in Mega City One, as he breaks in his new partner, Judge Anderson played by Olivia Thirlby (Juno).
Dredd will be presented in 3D, and is expected to hit cinema screens in 2012.
-AK!
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Karl Urban to be Judge Dredd?
Above: NZ actor Karl Urban and 'Judge Dredd' (painted by Simon Bisley).
According to a report over at Bleeding Cool, New Zealand actor Karl Urban ('Star Trek', 'Doom', 'Lord of the Rings') has been offered the lead role in the forthcoming movie reboot of the famed British comic character 'Judge Dredd' created by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra.
It's been 15 years since Sylvester Stallone's disastrous attempt to bring the lawman of Mega-City One to the silver screen, derided by fans and critics alike for abandoning the comic's satirical edge and dark humour in favour of a more straight forward action movie approach. The decision to remove Dredd's iconic helmet in the movie was also a huge slap in the face for fans, as Dredd's true face has largely remained a mystery throughout the decades of the character's publishing history.
It's expected that if Urban accepts the role, the helmet will stay securely fastened at all times!
The new version of the film from Rebellion and DNA Films is expected to start shooting later this year for a 3D release, from a script by Alex Garland ('The Beach', 'Sunshine', '28 Days Later').
In the Meantime, Urban will be keeping his geek credentials up by appearing alongside Bruce Willis in the movie 'Red', based on the comic series created by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner, which opens in October.
-AK!
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