DREDD: Karl Urban Hilariously Responds To Duncan Jones' Casting Suggestion For The Mega City Lawman

DREDD: Karl Urban Hilariously Responds To Duncan Jones' Casting Suggestion For The Mega City Lawman

Director Duncan Jones (Moon, Warcraft) revealed the actor he'd most like to see under the helmet of Judge Dredd via Twitter, and this clearly didn't sit very well with Dredd star Karl Urban!

By MarkCassidy - Sep 03, 2020 07:09 AM EST
Filed Under: Judge Dredd

Judge Dredd fans have been hoping for word on a sequel to 2012's Dredd ever since the movie was released 8 years ago, and while a direct big-screen follow-up remains highly unlikely, there is a possibility star Karl Urban will reprise the role in the long-gestating Mega City One TV series.

In lieu of that, however, Duncan Jones shared his pick to take up the helmet of the infamous lawman - and it didn't seem to sit very well with Urban!

The Moon director send out a Tweet with a picture of Avengers: Endgame actor Josh Brolin along with the caption, "Judge Dredd. Fight me." Urban responded with a screenshot of Warcraft's Rotten Tomatoes score (28%).

Urban was probably at least half joking (although he has since deleted the Tweet), but if nothing else, this just goes to show how keen he is to reprise the role of Old Stoney Face.

What do you guys think? Would Brolin be a good fit for Dredd if Urban was unable to return as the character? Drop us a comment in the usual place.

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soberchimera
soberchimera - 9/3/2020, 7:13 AM
2016 was a shitty year for Duncan Jones, his dad died, and the film he spent 3 years on tanked and was a critically panned.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 9/3/2020, 7:14 AM
Urban said


regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 9/3/2020, 7:17 AM
TBF...Urban’s been in his fair share of shit.

I do think if anyone should be the Judge it should be Urban, but Brolin ain’t exactly a bad choice either.
Origame
Origame - 9/3/2020, 7:21 AM
@regularmovieguy - yes, but he is an actor, not a creative role. Usually hes praised as the best thing in those bad movies.
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 9/3/2020, 7:25 AM
@Origame

When you’re in movies as bad as those, he better be the best thing haha

I like Urban a lot I’m not trying to shit on him. But he’s been in some really bad movies.
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 9/3/2020, 7:19 AM
Why is Karl Urban’s handle Abe Golbfarb? 😂
Kadara
Kadara - 9/3/2020, 9:47 AM
@regularmovieguy - Exactly! I'm looking through the comments for that, no one seems surprised by it lol!
Floke
Floke - 9/3/2020, 8:57 PM
@regularmovieguy - Isnt that the guy posting the screenshot of Urbans respons..?
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 9/3/2020, 9:07 PM
@Floke

Wow I’m stupid haha

Yeah, that literally made no sense to me. I thought Karl Urban said “I spat out my tea”. Lmao.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 9/3/2020, 7:22 AM
Brolin as Cable seems like a glimpse of him as Dredd. I like URBAN for it though. Watching him felt like reading the comics.
CWBNGAJEEPGUY85
CWBNGAJEEPGUY85 - 9/3/2020, 7:47 AM
Urban or bust. I feel that Brolin has too much "star power" and will want the character to remove his helmet like in the Sylvester Stallone flick just to draw in the crowds. No way any DREDD movie is going to be made and have a blockbuster feel to it. I liked DREDD because of how raw (trying hard not to say gritty and grounded) it was.
Roodi
Roodi - 9/3/2020, 7:55 AM
I saw that lol. Jones fired back by posting DOOM's rotten score.
theFUZZ008
theFUZZ008 - 9/3/2020, 7:59 AM
At this point, I'm not sure Josh understands the meaning of the word "hilarious."

TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 9/3/2020, 8:02 AM
Why would they even consider anyone but Karl Urban? He was perfect. He wants to do it. Let him do it.
OmegaDaGrodd
OmegaDaGrodd - 9/3/2020, 8:05 AM
Bruh

cbtheshads90
cbtheshads90 - 9/3/2020, 8:14 AM
Anybody else excited for a "Shadow" movie??? I've been wanting a reboot for years ever since Sam Ramai bought the licensing.
r1g0r
r1g0r - 9/3/2020, 1:46 PM
@cbtheshads90 -

just like doc savage, i'd only be excited if it was a serious version of the character.

so far, 3 of my childhood pulp heroes (doc savage/the shadow/green hornet) have all been given fairly campy re-births in film.

a serious version would be worth it, though.
cbtheshads90
cbtheshads90 - 9/3/2020, 3:46 PM
@r1g0r - Yeah for sure. I like the 1994 Shadow with Baldwin, but it is a little campy at times. I just watched Green Hornet again the other day, and all though it is more of a comedy, it's still fun! I've been watching all the "pulp" style hero movies recently. The Shadow, The Phantom, The Rocketeer, Dick Tracy...
AC1
AC1 - 9/3/2020, 9:14 AM
Savage response.

In all honesty though if for whatever reason Urban didn't get to reprise the role Brolin would be an excellent choice. Hope Karl gets the chance to come back though, Dredd was great.
Repian
Repian - 9/3/2020, 9:16 AM
I want Doug Jones to be Judge Death.

Dannywest
Dannywest - 9/3/2020, 11:07 AM
@Repian - underrated actor
Repian
Repian - 9/3/2020, 9:25 AM
Maybe John Cena

Fares
Fares - 9/3/2020, 9:26 AM
Not a very cash-money thing for Carl Urban to do, honestly.
CharleyBologna
CharleyBologna - 9/3/2020, 9:32 AM
Duncan Jones just isn’t a very good filmmaker. Moon was great. After that?

Yeah.

He’s not a poly-talent like his Dad. He’s not even that great at one thing. Maybe he’ll grow into it with a few more movies.
Steel86
Steel86 - 9/3/2020, 9:36 AM
Too funny. I loved Karl's take. With a little more budget I would give him a prosthetic chin. Mickey Rourke would have been awesome back in the day.
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