Karl Urban Could Be Part of Judge Dredd TV Series

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Karl Urban may reprise the role of Judge Joseph Dredd in the recently-announced Judge Dredd: Mega-City One TV series. Urban played the futuristic super cop in 2012’s Dredd, which despite a poor showing at box office has earned a serious cult following and a fanbase desperate for a sequel. This has been discussed in many forms – most recently an animated follow-up – but despite Urban and others involved refusing to rule it out nothing concrete has come to pass.

However, audiences will get to go back to Cursed Earth regardless in the form of TV show Mega-City One. Per the original announcement, it wasn’t clear ...

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Judge Dredd: Karl Urban ‘In Discussions’ For TV Series

August 7, 2017, 1:21 pm

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Karl Urban is in early discussions to star in the Judge Dredd TV series. The New Zealand-born actor had starred in Pete Travis’ 2012 film Dredd, based on the character and comic book series of the same name from John Wagner. Urban played the eponymous character, and his performance was praised by critics, as were all the other aspects of the movie. Unfortunately, critical acclaim wasn’t enough to convince audiences to see the film in theaters, which is why Dredd grossed a measly $41.5 million at the worldwide box office against an estimated production budget of $40 million.

The box office gross alone wasn’t enough to justify another installment, but Dredd ended ...

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Judge Dredd TV Show Producers Confirm Talks With Karl Urban

August 8, 2017, 10:52 am

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The producers of the forthcoming Judge Dredd: Mega City One original TV series have confirmed talks with returning Dredd star Karl Urban. Based in part on the original comic strip 2000 AD, Judge Dredd is an original dystopian sci-fi hero who has been played on the big screen by Sylvester Stallone in the 1995 film Judge Dredd and subsequently by Urban in the 2012 feature.

Despite gaining a strong cult following in the five years since its initial theatrical release, Dredd – which was directed by Pete Travis and written by Alex Garland – failed to make a significant dent at the box office, leaving Urban and company uncertain of the franchise’s future. Thankfully, the recently ...

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August 8, 2017, 7:35 pm

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The arrival of the 2012 Dredd feature film (also known as Dredd 3D) starring Karl Urban as the titular title character, Judge Dredd, put a bullet in the memory of the disastrous 1995 Judge Dredd feature film starring Sylvester Stallone. Directed by Pete Travis (Vantage Point) from a screenplay by producer Alex Garland (Ex Machina), Dredd was a much more faithful and enjoyable adaptation for fans of the character’s decades of stories in the UK comics series 2000 A.D. Unfortunately, Dredd underperformed at the box office, ending its chance for sequels. Though in a way, this was a blessing in disguise ...

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Judge Dredd TV Show Concept Art: Welcome Back to Mega-City One

August 11, 2017, 8:03 am

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Two pieces of Judge Dredd TV series concept art have arrived online, welcoming fans back to the sprawling metropolis of Mega-City One. This follows the news that Karl Urban is in talks to appear in the 2000-AD-inspired series, reprising his role from the fan-favorite 2012 comic book film adaptation, Dredd.

This TV series sprung to life after screenwriter Alex Garland admitted that a Dredd sequel is looking unlikely. The show is apparently still two years away from being released, but pre-production work is clearly pressing ahead. As those attempts to bring Urban on board continue in earnest, artists are getting to work on crafting the ...

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Karl Urban Tells Us What It’d Take to Play Judge Dredd Again

October 15, 2017, 7:46 pm

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Karl Urban reveals what the upcoming Judge Dredd TV series needs in order for him to return as the titular character. Urban had starred as the eponymous character in Pete Travis’ 2012 reboot, with his performance being praised by virtually anyone who saw the film. Unfortunately, despite the critical acclaim, the movie didn’t become the box office success that the studio hoped it would, and so, hopes of the sequel moving forward fell through. However, strong home video sales sparked interest in continuing the series.

A few months ago, Rebellion Productions and IM Global Television announced plans to develop a live-action TV series ...

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Judge Dredd TV Show Trailer, Cast, Release Date, & Every Update You Need To Know

October 18, 2017, 8:10 am

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• Release Date: Expected sometime in 2019
• Cast: possibly Karl Urban
• Producers: Mark Stern, Stuart Ford, Jason Kingsley, Chris Kingsley, Brian Jenkins
• Writers and Directors: Unknown

This article will be updated as we learn more about the upcoming TV show.

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May 9, 2016, 10:19 pm

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The Marvel Cinematic Universe continues to expand with no signs of slowing down. The DC Expanded Universe, meanwhile, is stuck playing catch-up (and seems to be struggling to do so). A few expensive misfires here and there (looking at you, Fantastic Four) haven’t put much of a wrinkle in what we all know to be true these days: comics are experiencing their biggest renaissance since, like, ever.

It’s not just the big name superheroes like Batman and Spider-Man continuing to cash checks in the zeitgeist, either. Over in the print world, creator-owned books are experiencing their own renaissance, with more original, ...

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Karl Urban On Dredd’s Box Office Failure; Wants ‘Worthy’ Sequel

May 13, 2016, 6:59 am

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Dredd, the most recent big-screen interpretation of the Judge Dredd comic book series, earned a very loyal cult following not long after it opened in theaters back in 2012. However, Dredd 2 is a film that is unlikely to ever be made due to the first installment’s weak box office turnout (it grossed $35 million worldwide on a $50 million budget in theaters).

This begs the question: does Dredd‘s strong critical reception, but weak commercial turnout make it a “success”, a “failure”, or something in between? For his part, the purveyor of justice and order himself, Dredd star Karl Urban has acknowledged that while the movie was a financial ...

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12 Movie Sequels Fans Are Still Waiting For

May 18, 2016, 12:45 pm

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In recent years, it seems like every major movie release is either a sequel, prequel, remake or spin-off. Sometimes that can be a bad thing, sometimes it can be a good thing. It all depends on what the fans want; that’s no secret. Moviemaking is a business — people tend to forget that — and Hollywood studios benefit from listening to the fans. Take Deadpool for example, a movie which 20th Century Fox was hesitant about making, but when the test footage leaked in 2014, fan reception convinced the studio to move forward with the project. It’s now the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all-time.

With a plethora of ...

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Dredd 2 Officially ‘Not in Development’

June 24, 2016, 10:06 am

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The idea that reboots are inherently a bad idea was turned on its head back in 2012, when Dredd resurrected the cinematic career of the popular cult comic book series, Judge Dredd. At least, among the audiences the movie actually reached. Despite a dismal box office take for the Karl Urban (Star Trek Beyond) led film, its fans have been loud and vocal about their desires to see another go ‘round Mega City One and the further adventures of the titular anti-hero.

Fans haven’t been alone in the expression of their wants in this regard. Urban himself has been quite open about his willingness to return to the role, largely spearheading an unofficial ...

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August 7, 2016, 7:32 pm

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We live in the era of the comic book movie, where superheroes rule the box office. It seems that with each new entry from Marvel or DC (and the stray independent comic flick) the intense need for competitions sets in: will it have a record-breaking opening? Will it have legs? Can we make a franchise out of this? These pressures can often be so great that even if a film does reasonably well, it’s still considered a flop. It’s all based on expectations.

Its unfortunate that many moviegoers are just as obsessed with box office numbers as studio heads are. Just because a film makes a killing, ...

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September 29, 2016, 1:06 pm

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It’s the movement that just won’t die. While 2012’s Dredd failed to make an impact at the box office, the past few years have inspired a growing legion of fans demanding for a continuation of the Karl Urban (Star Trek: Beyond) led action extravaganza. Urban himself has, at times, led the charge, expressing not only interest in reprising his role as the post-apocalyptic keeper of the law, but also an outright adoration for the character and his story. Yet whenever there’s movement towards the positive for Dredd 2, conversations seem to fizzle out before anything can be solidified.

Earlier this year, Urban and producer Adi Shankar (A Walk Among Tombstones) confirmed that the most recent plans for a sequel faded away before they even began. This was a massive blow to the still-growing community of fans, many of whom have come around ...

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October 2, 2016, 6:42 pm

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2012’s Dredd starred Star Trek: Beyond‘s Karl Urban as the merciless Judge Dredd, an attempt to reboot a dormant franchise which fizzled at the box office despite a decidedly positive response from fans and critics. In the years since, there have been rumblings that “conversations” for a sequel were happening, and while Urban and producer Adi Shankar want to see a Dredd 2 movie forward, Shankar stated as recently as this past June that a sequel is officially not in development.

Dredd‘s cult following has only grown since the movie became available on home video and via streaming outlets, with an enterprising fan even creating a video which imagined ...

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October 18, 2016, 7:00 pm

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Long before the current era of Marvel and DC blockbusters dominating the box office, there was another time, a much darker time for comic book to film adaptations. That time was known as the 1990s, which played host to some of the most hated comic to screen efforts in history. Just to name a few, the ’90s saw the release of Steel (starring Shaquille O’Neal), a deeply flawed take on Spawn, the Joel Schumacher-directed camp-fest Batman & Robin, and the post-Brandon Lee sequel The Crow: City of Angels.

Even with all those other contenders in the running, perhaps the most trashed comic-based film from the decade is 1995’s Judge Dredd, starring Sylvester Stallone in the title role. Directed by Danny Cannon (Gotham), Sly’s take on Dredd was ravaged by critics and rejected by fans, with most diehards being disappointed in just ...

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Dredd 2: Producer Says Sequel Could Be Animated

February 9, 2017, 8:15 am

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To say that Judge Dredd fans were disappointed by Danny Cannon’s Sylvester Stallone-fronted 1995 theatrical take on the character would be a massive understatement. The rest of the world wasn’t too high on the film either, with critics of the time widely trashing it, and box office earnings barely managing to recoup its $90 million budget. Thus, Judge Dredd dropped out of the Hollywood spotlight just as quickly as the cult favorite comic character had entered it, seemingly never to be seen again.

That was until 2012, when director Pete Travis and screenwriter Alex Garland teamed up to create Dredd, an attempt at finally giving the character the big screen glory fans thought ...

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Judge Dredd Co-Owner Says Adi Shankar Not Involved With Dredd 2

February 13, 2017, 1:06 pm

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In the time since the 2012 release of Dredd, few people have more vocally called for a sequel than Adi Shankar, who served as an executive producer on the film. Despite Dredd’s underwhelming box office haul, the pleasingly faithful take on the popular Judge Dredd character has earned itself a legion of followers via home video and streaming, and Shankar believes that those followers deserve a worthy big-screen follow-up. For his part, star Karl Urban has been right there with Shankar in pushing for a sequel to be made.

Just last week, Shankar once again stoked the potential Dredd sequel ...

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Dredd Producer Wants to Make R-Rated Mega Man Movie

April 10, 2017, 5:37 pm

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One of the executive producers for 2012’s Dredd is branching out into video game adaptations, and wants Mega Man to be one of them. Dredd producer Adi Shankar has stayed busy in recent years, producing a number of unique shorts like The Punisher: Dirty Laundry, Venom: Truth In Journalism, and a dark reimagining of Power Rangers called Power/Rangers. Now, Shankar is now helming Netflix’s upcoming series based on the storied Castlevania video game franchise.

Shankar is clearly in an adventurous mood with his current wave of projects, and appears unafraid of the “video game curse” as he readies Castlevania for a 2017 release. But he doesn’t want to stop there with video game adaptations, and he revealed in a new interview that the classic Mega Man franchise could be next on his radar.

Speaking with WWG, Shankar discussed his recent run of films and series based on what ...

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Judge Dredd Live-Action TV Show in the Works

May 10, 2017, 11:03 am

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A live-action television show starring Judge Dredd is currently in development. No one could have predicted that Dredd would have turned into the cult classic it’s become. Though the 2012 film was well-received by critics, it landed with a commercial thud at the box office, and that seemed like it would be the end for the live-action exploits of the comic book character. Between the failures of that movie, and the 1995 Sylvester Stallone flop Judge Dredd, it just didn’t seem to be in the stars.

Something magical happened after Dredd hit home video. People started watching it. More than that, they fell in love. Karl Urban (Star Trek Beyond) wowed fans ...

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A Judge Dredd TV Series Is Better Than A Dredd Sequel

May 16, 2017, 10:30 am

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Since its release in 2012, fans of action film Dredd have been petitioning and campaigning online for a Dredd 2. After the movie underperformed at the box office, Dredd’s future outside of comic books had once again become uncertain. Yesterday, fans’ wishes were finally answered in an unexpected manner with the announcement that a TV series on the legendary street judge was in the works, titled Judge Dredd: Mega-City One.

While not quite a Dredd 2, the production is still an exciting prospect because it’s live-action Judge Dredd in a medium far more suited to the Judge’s world and misadventures. Not to knock Dredd by any means, ...

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