Judge Dredd
Despite uninspiring box office numbers , the 2012Judge Dreddfranchise reboot from Pete Travis receive solid praise from critics and motion-picture fan alike - washing away the bitter taste of Danny Cannon ’s 1995 adjustment starring Sylvester Stallone . While comparisons to Gareth Evans’The Raid : Redemptionremain an ineluctable talk spot for naysayer , even though both films were in product at the same prison term , Travis and hisDreddstar , Karl Urban , ultimately present an entertaining ( and downright brutal ) moving-picture show experience ( read ourDredd 3Dreview ) - one thatscored decent return on retail shelvesand continues to spread positive word - of - mouth . The post - release impulse , along with a direct - man that iseager to put on the Judge helmetfor another instalment , has led many fan to stay bright that Travis and Urban , along with producer Adi Shankar , will finally releaseDredd 2 .
Nevertheless , pitiable just the ticket sale , specifically $ 35 million worldwide take ( from a report $ 50 million output budget ) has left studio executives hesitating about green - lighting a follow - up . Now , after months of waiting , US lover will finally be able to get their hand on aDreddsequel story . The good intelligence ? In slip you have n’t heard , Dredd : Underbellyis a literal affair and will be released in the US in January 2014 . The bad newsworthiness ? It ’s a comic leger , not a new movie .
The sequel fib from Arthur Wyatt and Henry Flint was primitively print as three serialized installments in the UK - distributedJudge Dredd Megazine , but is now head for a full release in the US . agree toTHR , who spoke with 2000AD editor Matt Smith , the choice to bring the comedian over to the US was the resultant of increased pastime in the character follow the positive bombination from Travis and Urban ’s lineament cinema adaption :
" We ’ve take down a real swell of U.S. interest group in Dredd off the back of the film . This first raid for2000ADin producing a U.S.-format book , gear specifically to the [ comic ledger ] verbatim marketplace , and aimed at fulfill those demand a sequel , is a stumm flatulence grenade - style lob across the Atlantic to show that you do n’t have to camp outside your local multiplex to get your next locating of Mega - City One – the Judge will stock on implement the Law through the pages of the comedian . Arthur and Henry have create a terrifying story , and a powerful follow - up to the picture show . Dredd rooter wo n’t be disappointed . "
suss out out the cover ofDredd : Underbellybelow ( click to expand ):
For anyone who did n’t get to check out theDredd : Underbellyseries over the last few months , it debut back in September and is a direct subsequence to the narrative presented in the 2012 photographic film . According to Wyatt , who spoke earlier this yr withCBR , theUnderbellystory " follow pretty nearly from the conclusion of the movie – the repercussions of the fall of the Ma - Ma are still being felt . Anderson has really come into her own and Dredd will actually be brought into one of her causa in this one . " We ’ll spare our readers the specifics , since many likely will not have read the continuation comic yet , but it ’s a worthy follow - up for comic book - reading fans eager for more of Urban ’s take on theDreddcharacter , while also delivering an as strong read for longtime 2000AD faithfuls .
As for where the announcement pull up stakes the possibility of a succeeding movie sequel : no official procession has been made but the very fact that 2000AD has register a " real beau of U.S. interest in Dredd , " sure as shooting indicate that , under the right circumstances , there ’s interest in putting moreDreddin front of U.S. audiences . Should interest be mellow enough , years worth of comic book material provide an enticing bent of story possibilities . Prior to liberate , Dredd 3Dwriter Alex Garland had even teased the possibility of a film trilogy , climax in the inclusion of thefan - pet Dark Judges . At this point in time , it ’s indecipherable whether or not producers would continue with Garland ’s planned story spark about thefascist side of judgment , if a sequel is even announced , or simply rent new writer for an entirely fresh take .
Of course , Dredd 2won’t be an easy sell no matter of the direction . After all , fan support only goes so far , especially since a continuation would likely be more expensive , given that audiences wait most comply - up moving picture to be bigger than the original - especially if the filmmaker did want to explore a Dark Judges history . likewise , a confined game that primarily took situation inside Peach Trees is part of what keptDreddso exciting at a relatively pocket-sized budget . A sequel could n’t merely copy and glue the same interior setting apparatus with a new villain - stand for that the studio apartment would have to invest heavy in CGI effects , so that Dredd and his audience , could research more of Mega City One .
Since other beloved projects have found new life-time viaKickstarterand other crew backing sites , some spectator might hope that should the studio apartment system fail us , Dreddcould be raise through a fan - stake initiative . However , there ’s a big divergence between the challenges face aVeronica Marsfollow - up and anR - rat , future - set , blockbuster laughable book adaptation .
We ’ll update you on any news of aDreddsequel . In the lag , let ’s all keep our fingers hybridise that Shankar make good on his hope of a " dope"short plastic film Judge Dredd sequel , inspired by his low budget approach to the equally grittyPunisher in 2012 ’s " Dirty Laundry . “Or you may always listen to an in - depth word of the first film by the Screen Rant editors in ourDreddepisodeof theSR Underground podcast .
Dreddis out now on DVD and Blu - ray . Dredd : Underbellywill be available January 2014 through Kindle Fire , Nook and the 2000AD iPad app , as well as a physical mirthful Good Book .
Source : THR&CBR
