By now, we already know that Karl Urban is set to play the iconic comic book character Judge Dredd in the upcoming 3-D movie. Also, the producers of the film confirmed that this version will be a stand alone chapter and it will have nothing to do with the previous film.
Now,
Variety reports that another new cast member has been added to the film:
Olivia Thirlby, best known for playing the best friend of Ellen Page's preggo character in "Juno," will star opposite Karl Urban's Dredd ("Star Trek," "Doom") in the futuristic action pic. She will play the telepathic rookie who shadows Dredd.
Thirlby will play Judge Cassandra Anderson, who has psychic powers. In addition to being able to sense approaching danger and foresee events of the near future, as did her namesake, she also has telepathy. This allows her to read other people's minds and use mental attacks. These abilities allowed her to be a member of Mega-City One's corps of Judges as member of the Psi Division, which includes all Judges possessing psychic abilities.
Thanks to
Wikipedia for the info!
Film is currently in pre-production stages with filming set to begin in couple of months in Cape Town, South Africa.
Pete Travis is directing the upcoming adaptation and Alex Garland(
Sunshine,
28 Days Later) wrote the script.
Judge Dredd is expected to hit theatres sometime in 2012!