JUDGE DREDD Co-Creator John Wagner Reveals That Fox Passed On A JUDGE DEATH Film

JUDGE DREDD Co-Creator John Wagner Reveals That Fox Passed On A JUDGE DEATH Film

Fans of 2012's Dredd starring Karl Urban have been clamouring for a sequel, and as it turns out, an unspecified film featuring Judge Death was written for (and passed on by) 20th Century Fox...

By MattBellissimo - Oct 03, 2016 07:10 AM EST
Filed Under: Judge Dredd
Source: ScreenGeek
Fans of Judge Dredd have been rabid for a sequel to the 2012 reboot film, Dredd, starring Karl Urban as the title character. Urban himself has campaigned for a long time for a sequel, despite the marketing failures, but stated this past June that "Unfortunately a sequel is no closer to happening , options have been discussed but there is no sequel in 'development'."

This past weekend at 2000 AD’s 2000th Issue Celebration, Screen Geek caught up with Dredd co-creator John Wagner, who revealed that he believes that there will be a sequel to the film, but that he just doesn't know when or in what way it will be presented. "Well, there will be a sequel, I just don’t know when or who’ll do it but it’ll happen. It would work very well as a television show – it just depends on how it’s done. It could work very as a film. I mean – everyone wants to see Judge Death, don’t they?"

Speaking of that character, Wagner also revealed that writer Alex Garland originally penned a script featuring the leader of the Dark Judges, but Fox passed on it. "I wouldn’t mind seeing [Judge Death]. That was actually the first script that Alex Garland did was a Judge Death script but Fox, who they were dealing with at the time, turned it down. They wanted more nuts and bolts before they went into the [metaphysical]."

Do you want to see a sequel to Dredd? Sound off below!
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blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 10/3/2016, 7:59 AM
Smart move. Dredd was a flop for a reason. It's time to give up hope for a sequel.
RancidBane
RancidBane - 10/3/2016, 8:00 AM
@blackandyellow - the reason was poor marketing not quality of the film. It has positive reviews by a lot of critics
MattBellissimo
MattBellissimo - 10/3/2016, 8:00 AM
@blackandyellow - LOL!

Dredd was a flop because the marketing department failed it. As far as films go, it was awesome. It deserves a sequel but money talks...
DAGuess
DAGuess - 10/3/2016, 8:02 AM
I think Dredd would be phenomenal as a Netflix series. I know we all say that for just about every franchise on here, but Dredd could really lend itself to that format.
ICStoopedPeople
ICStoopedPeople - 10/3/2016, 8:03 AM
Shame. One of the best action movies of 2012.
TheBeard
TheBeard - 10/3/2016, 8:06 AM
Fox fails again, what else is new.
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 10/3/2016, 8:11 AM
Fox Studios: "Yeah lets pass on a cool Judge Dredd movie and do another crappy version of Xmen and craptastic four!"
thor2273
thor2273 - 10/3/2016, 8:34 AM
It's Fox
WeAreVenom86
WeAreVenom86 - 10/3/2016, 8:53 AM
Dredd was possibly one of the best CBMs that we have seen. Lionsgate [frick]ed up with the marketing for it. Fox [frick]ed up as well...but may be a blessing for us since we know how much they like to get their hands in shit. We enjoy the Fox X-Men films....but Singer happily sucks their dicks for the money. Send Dredd 2 to Legendary...they can do something bad ass with it.
Nightmare
Nightmare - 10/3/2016, 10:00 AM
RolandD
RolandD - 10/3/2016, 10:51 AM
Haven't we already seen Judge Death in a movie?

SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 10/3/2016, 10:52 AM
Here you go Netflix. Do your thing. Collaborate and make a Netflix original series with Karl Urban as a direct sequel to the first film.
Kevwebsz
Kevwebsz - 10/3/2016, 2:28 PM
Best case scenario: Netflix
Worst case scenario: Syfy
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