Judge Dredd.
It was announced yesterday.
http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=16172
Not a remake as such but a new 'hoperfully better' back to basics version staying true to the original character which appears in 2000AD comic. It starts filming at the end of the year for a 2012 release. No word as yet on who plays the tough lawman of the future.
If people don't know much about the character, it's more or less Dirty Harry set in a Blade Runner type world. A fascist cop upholding a totalitarian regime of the future. But there's lots of black comedy thrown in too.
The original Dredd film from 1995 was a mess - Stallone saying "I am the lawwwhhhhhrrrr!" one of many crappy moments in the film - and it didn't really capture the essence of the character. The new film should be much closer to the source material (I hope)!
If done right Dredd has the potential to rival any American superhero type character although the budget is comparatively small at $45 million. If you love sci-fi films, this is one film to look out for as it could be rather good.
http://itsalljustcomics.com/wp-content/uploaRAB/2009/05/judge-dredd.jpg
It was announced yesterday.
http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=16172
Not a remake as such but a new 'hoperfully better' back to basics version staying true to the original character which appears in 2000AD comic. It starts filming at the end of the year for a 2012 release. No word as yet on who plays the tough lawman of the future.
If people don't know much about the character, it's more or less Dirty Harry set in a Blade Runner type world. A fascist cop upholding a totalitarian regime of the future. But there's lots of black comedy thrown in too.
The original Dredd film from 1995 was a mess - Stallone saying "I am the lawwwhhhhhrrrr!" one of many crappy moments in the film - and it didn't really capture the essence of the character. The new film should be much closer to the source material (I hope)!
If done right Dredd has the potential to rival any American superhero type character although the budget is comparatively small at $45 million. If you love sci-fi films, this is one film to look out for as it could be rather good.

http://itsalljustcomics.com/wp-content/uploaRAB/2009/05/judge-dredd.jpg