The latest reports on the release dates for this film are curious, to say the least. According to several news outlets, the UK will get to see this film in December of this year while we won’t get to see it until September of next year. It doesn’t make sense why they keep holding out on US but here’s a couple more shots from the film:
So this reboot of the Stallone flick, which will be shot in 3D, has a script written by Alex Garland who also penned 28 Days Later and Sunshine. John Wagner, who is one of the creators of the character, will be consulting on the film. Here is the synopsis:
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.
Also co-starring in the film is the actress who plays the resident biatch from Game of Thrones who we’ve also seen as Sarah Connor and the faithful queen in 300, Lena Headey:
She’ll be appearing as Madeline Madrigal, the villainess, an undoubtedly quiet, ice-queen type. (Come to think of it, she might actually make a good Ursa for Superman). Then there’s also Olivia Thirlby as Judge Anderson. You might remember her as Juno’s bff from the feel-good, teen-pregnancy yarn of the same name.
Filming wrapped in Johannesburg at the end of 2010. Judge Dredd is set to be released in the US on September 21, 2012.
[Sources: i09, Rama’s Screen]
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