News on this movie has been slowly leaking out. We know its going to be a lot darker, grittier and more faithful to the satirical 2000 Ad comic character than the previous Sly Stallone movie was and last week we got a glimpse at the "rumored) plot details which was described as "16 Blocks like", with Dredd and new partner Judge Anderson trying to get from A to B while a riot rages in Mega City 1. Not sure I like the sound of that..anyway...
Well, Bleeding Cool now understands that Karl Urban will be offered the role of Judge Dredd in the new movie. Or at least Judge Dredd’s chin. Because one of the main provisos of the deal is that, just as in the comic, Judge Dredd will not remove his helmet. But of course that chin will now be seen in glorious three dimensions. And, contract willing, Karl Urban is of a mind to accept it.
I hope this is on the level and Urban accepts, he may not have the exaggerated chin of Dredd, but otherwise I think he would do a great job. Urban is best known for playing Eomer in
LOTR, and more recently Dr "Bones" McCoy in
Star Trek. We will see him next in another CBM, <><>, opposite Bruce Willis and a whole host of great actors.
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