THE BOYS Star Karl Urban Casts Doubt On DREDD Return While Discussing Future Plans For The Franchise

THE BOYS Star Karl Urban Casts Doubt On DREDD Return While Discussing Future Plans For The Franchise

The Boys star Karl Urban has shared another update on his involvement with that long-rumoured Dredd sequel/continuation, but it doesn't exactly sound overly promising. Find out more after the jump...

By JoshWilding - Jun 01, 2022 07:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Judge Dredd
Source: The Guardian

Dredd was released to overwhelmingly positive reviews back in 2012, but it failed to find an audience in theaters. In the years that followed, the movie has become something of a cult classic, and demand for a sequel has never really gone away.

In 2017, Judge Dredd: Mega-City One was announced, but there hasn't been a huge amount of movement on that front since. Speculation has continued running rampant that the live-action series could include actor Karl Urban, and seeing as The Boys star did such a phenomenal job as the character, it's hard to imagine anyone else playing Judge Dredd on the big or small screen. 

Unfortunately, the latest update from Urban isn't overly promising. 

The Guardian asked about his future as the protector of Mega-City One, to which he responded, "Regardless of whether or not I’m involved with it, I think it’s such a wonderful property. John Wagner and his entire staff of writers and illustrators have created so many wonderful stories that I, personally, as a fan of Dredd, would love to see. I can’t wait to see what they do with it."

So, yeah, it doesn't exactly sound like he's signed up and ready to start shooting! There's always a possibility he's playing deliberately coy, but a decade after Dredd was released, something tells us Urban has probably moved on (as have the franchise's producers). 

A reboot would be no bad thing, though it might be best to stick to the small screen and explore this character in a way that helps make him of interest to hardcore comic book fans and newcomers to that 2000 A.D. world. 

Would you like more Dredd with Urban back as the Judge?

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tylerzero
tylerzero - 6/1/2022, 7:21 AM
Urban should be cast as Wolverine.

dragon316
dragon316 - 6/1/2022, 9:54 AM
@tylerzero - I’m all for it Karl urban is foot taller than wolverine
blitzkreg
blitzkreg - 6/1/2022, 7:22 AM
LOVE THE DREDD MOVIE WITH URBAN. AND YES...THE ONE WITH STALLONE IS A GUILTY PLEASURE.
19Batman84
19Batman84 - 6/1/2022, 7:25 AM
@blitzkreg - I AM THE LAW!!!!
tylerzero
tylerzero - 6/1/2022, 7:27 AM
@19Batman84 -

No, it's said like this...

UGLYsonic
UGLYsonic - 6/1/2022, 7:56 AM
@blitzkreg - I understand it's an expression, but I feel ZERO guilt lol
The1st
The1st - 6/1/2022, 12:00 PM
@tylerzero - I was hoping someone would post the diagram that explains the usage of the 3 sea shells...yes, it exists.
Deadinside
Deadinside - 6/1/2022, 12:57 PM
@The1st - That was Demolition Man...!
The1st
The1st - 6/1/2022, 1:49 PM
@Deadinside - Yeah I saw Rob Schneider and got the two mixed up. He was in demand back then apparently.
Deadinside
Deadinside - 6/1/2022, 2:05 PM
@The1st - And, it wasn't even an Adam Sandler movie...!😄
Deadinside
Deadinside - 6/1/2022, 3:31 PM
@The1st - Oh & by the way, I'm strangely curious to see this "3 sea shells diagram"...!😁
Deadinside
Deadinside - 6/2/2022, 9:37 AM
@The1st - 😄 That's hilarious...! Thank you for that!
The1st
The1st - 6/2/2022, 9:44 AM
@Deadinside - but of course 😁
bobevanz
bobevanz - 6/1/2022, 7:25 AM
Hopefully he's being coy about it. Puhleeease
Blergh
Blergh - 6/1/2022, 7:34 AM
Here's the problem: the original movie already had financing problems in the middle of shooting and had to bring Adi Shankar on.
You might know him as the guy that 'produced' Castlevania, the Bootleg YouTube Shorts and Dredd but all he really is, is a gap-fiancier.
If your project lacks a small amount of cash and you're desperate to fill it his company jumps in and fills out that miniscule ammount BUT at the caveat of a producer credit.
A credit he later leverages to gain rights to the IP.

Shankar, somehow, now is the lynchpin of every process of getting a sequel off the ground. A position he very much uses for personal fame and gain, he has no interest in making that sequel though because when he does his media presence will threaten to dwindle and his meteoric rise will have been for not.
UGLYsonic
UGLYsonic - 6/1/2022, 8:01 AM
I was worried about this being a show. I didn't want it to sink into Altered Carbon territory. I love Cyberpunk stuff but it can be done wrong on a budget. I'm very picky.

I also wasn't overly impressed with DREDD, but Urban was stellar in the role but that's the only thing I enjoyed.

I honestly just want a Judge Dredd movie that feels like Heavy Metal and 2000 AD had a baby. Which is why I actually wouldn't mind if it was an animated movie. The world of Judge Dreed might be too wild to make real.

Idk if a live action adaptation could capture the vibe of the comics.
UGLYsonic
UGLYsonic - 6/1/2022, 8:12 AM
If I had to describe the comic, I'd say it's the first comic I ever read that was LOUD!







The style was frantic and chaotic and manic. You felt like you were in a drug enduced state of filth watching the lowest forms of life go wild. I've still yet to see THIS Dredd brought to life. And im not sure you could make THIS in live action. Animation might be the only way to be THIS faithful to the tone.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 6/1/2022, 8:16 AM
Can we get something with this franchise? An adult animated show would be amazing.
UGLYsonic
UGLYsonic - 6/1/2022, 8:52 AM
@GhostDog - ding ding ding!!!
marvel72
marvel72 - 6/1/2022, 8:36 AM
Really good movie,simple but effective.
valmic
valmic - 6/1/2022, 10:44 AM
It’s be the perfect time to make this a streaming series. HBO would do it justice. He was great in it.
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 6/1/2022, 11:01 AM
I will be very disappointed if Karl Urban doesn’t return as Dredd… and I highly doubt I’d watch a Dredd related series or movie without Judge Dredd.
billnye69
billnye69 - 6/1/2022, 11:13 AM
Karl Urban is the best Dredd.
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