JUDGE DREDD Movie Renamed, Gets Official Synopsis
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Sep 7 2010, 10:09 AM
The new adaptation of the British sci-fi comic series JUDGE DREDD has been renamed DREDD, likely in order to distance itself from an earlier failed adaptation starring Sylvester Stallone, Slashfilm reports.
DREDD, which stars Karl Urban as the titular character, also now has an official synopsis provided by IM Global, one of the studios producing the movie:
DREDD takes us to the wild streets of Mega City One, the lone oasis of quasi-civilization on Cursed Earth. Judge Dredd (Karl Urban) is the most feared of elite Street Judges, with the power to enforce the law, sentence offenders and execute them on the spot - if necessary. The endlessly inventive mind of writer Alex Garland and the frenetic vision of director Peter Travis bring DREDD to life as a futuristic neo-noir action film that returns the celebrated character to the dark, visceral incarnation from John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra’s revered comic strip.
Olivia Thirlby recently joined the cast of DREDD as "Judge" Cassandra Anderson, a telepath who shadows Dredd.
[image via cabonauts.com]
The new adaptation of the British sci-fi comic series JUDGE DREDD has been renamed DREDD, likely in order to distance itself from an earlier failed adaptation starring Sylvester Stallone, Slashfilm reports.
DREDD, which stars Karl Urban as the titular character, also now has an official synopsis provided by IM Global, one of the studios producing the movie:
DREDD takes us to the wild streets of Mega City One, the lone oasis of quasi-civilization on Cursed Earth. Judge Dredd (Karl Urban) is the most feared of elite Street Judges, with the power to enforce the law, sentence offenders and execute them on the spot - if necessary. The endlessly inventive mind of writer Alex Garland and the frenetic vision of director Peter Travis bring DREDD to life as a futuristic neo-noir action film that returns the celebrated character to the dark, visceral incarnation from John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra’s revered comic strip.
Olivia Thirlby recently joined the cast of DREDD as "Judge" Cassandra Anderson, a telepath who shadows Dredd.
[image via cabonauts.com]
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