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Karl Urban is the New Judge Dredd

by Edward Douglas
August 13, 2010

... and he will keep his helmet on, too!

A few weeks back, there were murmurings out of Comic-Con that the new Judge Dredd had been cast and that it would be none other than New Zealand's own Karl Urban ("Bones" McCoy from Star Trek with upcoming comic movies Red and Priest). Empire Online has gotten confirmation from the film's producers Andrew MacDonald and Allon Reich, who were asked about it during a Q 'n' A at the first Movie-Con, currently taking place in London. MacDonald confirmed the casting reported as a scoop by Bleeding Cool's Rich Johnston last month.

Here's what else MacDonald said about the project during the Q 'n' A:

“The main thing about Dredd is that it’s a fantastic comic that was completely messed up 20 years ago. Our idea is to make a very hard, R-rated, gritty, realistic movie of Dredd in Megacity, so we’ve got to get the tone right. He’s not going to take off his helmet. His bike is going to feel real. He’s going to hit people and it’s going to feel real. There’s been a change in comic-book movies; they were treated unseriously and now they’re treated seriously."

Director Pete Travis (Vantage Point) will begin shooting Judge Dredd in Johannesburg, South Africa with the same people who made Neill Blomkamp's District 9 later this year.

You can read the full article over on Empire Online.

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Jimmycrack Corn
August 13, 2010
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Wasn't this announced a month or so ago?
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Z
August 13, 2010
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I AM
THE LAW!
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Tad
August 13, 2010
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Maybe it's just be, but I loved Sly's Judge Dredd. Not as a comic book adaptation, it screwed the pooch on that one, but it was an awesome movie by it's own merits.
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Grayle
August 13, 2010
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I never broke the law...I am the law!!

yeah, there was two lines in the first movie that good.. the rest of the orignal was pretty much a throw away..

Go Karl!!!
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a
August 13, 2010
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At least he's taller than Stallone in platforms by 3 feet
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Cpt. Obvious
August 13, 2010
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Like the comic since 6th grade...thought the Stallone flick was way off base....

Carl Urban rules.....he ain't got the jaw..but he should make a righteous Judge Dredd!!

hope they get a kick ass script!
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Gothm
August 13, 2010
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Finally. I love that comic
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The Him
August 13, 2010
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Dammit Jim, I am THE LAW, not a miracle worker !
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