Long before headlining Amazon Prime’s The Boys series as Billy Butcher, Karl Urban attempted to lead a comic book film Dredd. The film was based on the comic strip Judge Dredd created by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra for the 2000 Ad comic magazine. However, Urban’s film was not the first adaptation of Judge Dredd, as Sylvester Stallone did it first in his 1995 film of the same name.
Karl Urban as Judge Dredd in Dredd (2012)
Even though both the Judge Dredd films underperformed financially, Karl Urban had an upper hand. Urban’s version was liked by critics and is also regarded as a cult classic by fans. Even the home media sales of Dredd were impressive.
It looks like The Boys fame already expected his film to be on higher ground as he had a savage message for Sylvester Stallone on the release of his remake.
Karl Urban did...
Karl Urban as Judge Dredd in Dredd (2012)
Even though both the Judge Dredd films underperformed financially, Karl Urban had an upper hand. Urban’s version was liked by critics and is also regarded as a cult classic by fans. Even the home media sales of Dredd were impressive.
It looks like The Boys fame already expected his film to be on higher ground as he had a savage message for Sylvester Stallone on the release of his remake.
Karl Urban did...
- 5/11/2024
- by Subham Mandal
- FandomWire
Sylvester Stallone was famously cast as Judge Dredd years before Karl Urban took up the role. But although Stallone was his predecessor, Urban quipped Stallone’s feelings would have little affect on his own thoughts.
Karl Urban revealed how his Judge Dredd would be different than Sylvester Stallone’s Sylvester Stallone | Richard Blanshard/Getty Images
Stallone explored the comic book genre when he was cast as the titular character Judge Dredd. The actor played a law authority in a corrupt future where he was judge, jury, and executioner to all criminals. In Jane Killick’s The Making of Judge Dredd, it was revealed that Stallone was the first choice for the role. Stallone took to the initial draft of the script immediately.
“Sly was the first person we thought of and the one and only person we showed the script to. He fell in love with [it] and we decided to look no further,...
Karl Urban revealed how his Judge Dredd would be different than Sylvester Stallone’s Sylvester Stallone | Richard Blanshard/Getty Images
Stallone explored the comic book genre when he was cast as the titular character Judge Dredd. The actor played a law authority in a corrupt future where he was judge, jury, and executioner to all criminals. In Jane Killick’s The Making of Judge Dredd, it was revealed that Stallone was the first choice for the role. Stallone took to the initial draft of the script immediately.
“Sly was the first person we thought of and the one and only person we showed the script to. He fell in love with [it] and we decided to look no further,...
- 5/11/2024
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Exclusive: As they open The Fall Guy, a TV series-turned-feature, director David Leitch and his 87North producing partner Kelly McCormick are eyeing a beloved graphic novel for a TV series.
Fifth Season has acquired Button Man, an adaptation of the graphic novel by John Wagner, who co-created Judge Dredd and created A History of Violence, latter of which was turned into a terrific action film by David Cronenberg. The graphic novel was illustrated by Arthur Ranson.
Deals are making, but the plan is for Leitch to direct, and he and McCormick will be executive producers alongside Alex Jackson, Roger Kass, Dan Seligmann, and Wagner and Ranson.
While The Fall Guy plays as comedy, Button Man shapes up closer in tone to John Wick, the first installment of which Leitch co-directed with Chad Stahelski.
Button Man focuses on Harry Exton, a former elite soldier who is brought into a covert life...
Fifth Season has acquired Button Man, an adaptation of the graphic novel by John Wagner, who co-created Judge Dredd and created A History of Violence, latter of which was turned into a terrific action film by David Cronenberg. The graphic novel was illustrated by Arthur Ranson.
Deals are making, but the plan is for Leitch to direct, and he and McCormick will be executive producers alongside Alex Jackson, Roger Kass, Dan Seligmann, and Wagner and Ranson.
While The Fall Guy plays as comedy, Button Man shapes up closer in tone to John Wick, the first installment of which Leitch co-directed with Chad Stahelski.
Button Man focuses on Harry Exton, a former elite soldier who is brought into a covert life...
- 5/3/2024
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Warning: contains spoilers for Doctor Who: The Star Beast.
The first of the new David Tennant and Catherine Tate-fronted episodes is called simply “The Star Beast”, a title it shares with the 1980 Doctor Who Weekly comic strip (published in the US by Marvel Comics as “Stan Lee Presents: Doctor Who”) “Doctor Who and the Star Beast”, featuring the Fourth Doctor as played by Tom Baker.
The TV special stars Miriam Margolyes as the voice of the fluffy alien “Beep the Meep”, who first appeared in that comic. And if we put the poster for the special alongside the cover of that comic (see above) there are… similarities.
It wouldn’t be the first time the Doctor Who TV series has adapted stories from other mediums. The most famous example would be when Paul Cornell was invited to adapt the Seventh Doctor novel he had written for Virgin New Adventures,...
The first of the new David Tennant and Catherine Tate-fronted episodes is called simply “The Star Beast”, a title it shares with the 1980 Doctor Who Weekly comic strip (published in the US by Marvel Comics as “Stan Lee Presents: Doctor Who”) “Doctor Who and the Star Beast”, featuring the Fourth Doctor as played by Tom Baker.
The TV special stars Miriam Margolyes as the voice of the fluffy alien “Beep the Meep”, who first appeared in that comic. And if we put the poster for the special alongside the cover of that comic (see above) there are… similarities.
It wouldn’t be the first time the Doctor Who TV series has adapted stories from other mediums. The most famous example would be when Paul Cornell was invited to adapt the Seventh Doctor novel he had written for Virgin New Adventures,...
- 11/27/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
The Tamil version of David Cronenberg’s A History of Violence is wildly enjoyable, packed full of hyenas, car chases, fight scenes and, of course, song and dance
In 1997, John Wagner and Vince Locke published their superb graphic novel A History of Violence: it was the story of an apparently regular guy, a small town Michigan cafe owner, whose unexpectedly accomplished defence of his family during an attempted robbery hints at a dark past which eventually turns out to involve mob entanglements. In 2005, David Cronenberg adapted the novel into the splendid Viggo Mortensen vehicle of the same name, which – Aragorn aside – may represent Mortensen’s finest hour. Now, this new Tamil version has broken several box office records and, at two hours 40 minutes runtime, has plenty of scope to expand on its source material – especially in the 18-certificate “uncut” version which has just entered cinemas.
The film opens with...
In 1997, John Wagner and Vince Locke published their superb graphic novel A History of Violence: it was the story of an apparently regular guy, a small town Michigan cafe owner, whose unexpectedly accomplished defence of his family during an attempted robbery hints at a dark past which eventually turns out to involve mob entanglements. In 2005, David Cronenberg adapted the novel into the splendid Viggo Mortensen vehicle of the same name, which – Aragorn aside – may represent Mortensen’s finest hour. Now, this new Tamil version has broken several box office records and, at two hours 40 minutes runtime, has plenty of scope to expand on its source material – especially in the 18-certificate “uncut” version which has just entered cinemas.
The film opens with...
- 11/10/2023
- by Catherine Bray
- The Guardian - Film News
Doctor Who was filled with surprises this year. First was the announcement that Russell T. Davies, the man most responsible for bringing Doctor Who back to television in 2005, would be returning as showrunner. Then came the special “The Power of the Doctor,” which saw Jodie Whittaker regenerate not into Ncuti Gatwa, slated to play the next Doctor, but into former Doctor David Tennant, who will star in a 60th Anniversary three-parter next November.
Joining Tennant will be his third companion Donna Noble, played again by Catherine Tate. But the first teaser for the upcoming episodes hints at the return of even more unlikely characters from the Time Lord’s past.
The teaser highlights the expected fallout of the Doctor’s regeneration, as Tennant plays a confused Fourteenth Doctor battling aliens and Gatwa’s soon-to-be Fifteenth Doctor asks just what the hell is going on here. Before Gatwa’s arrival, Tennant...
Joining Tennant will be his third companion Donna Noble, played again by Catherine Tate. But the first teaser for the upcoming episodes hints at the return of even more unlikely characters from the Time Lord’s past.
The teaser highlights the expected fallout of the Doctor’s regeneration, as Tennant plays a confused Fourteenth Doctor battling aliens and Gatwa’s soon-to-be Fifteenth Doctor asks just what the hell is going on here. Before Gatwa’s arrival, Tennant...
- 12/31/2022
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
(Welcome to Tales from the Box Office, our column that examines box office miracles, disasters, and everything in between, as well as what we can learn from them.)
When a movie is initially released, it feels like its financial performance is the biggest measuring stick to determine its success. But we have countless examples of films that failed in their day only to become stone-cold classics that had a rich life well beyond their opening weekend. Let us never forget that "The Thing" and "Blade Runner" both had to open against "E.T." but they were not lost to the sands of time. But sometimes, the sting of failure cuts deeper because absolutely everything seemed right, and yet, it doesn't click with moviegoers. Such was the case with 2012's "Dredd," a movie so good that its relative disappointment still hurts a full decade later.
In honor of the film's 10th anniversary,...
When a movie is initially released, it feels like its financial performance is the biggest measuring stick to determine its success. But we have countless examples of films that failed in their day only to become stone-cold classics that had a rich life well beyond their opening weekend. Let us never forget that "The Thing" and "Blade Runner" both had to open against "E.T." but they were not lost to the sands of time. But sometimes, the sting of failure cuts deeper because absolutely everything seemed right, and yet, it doesn't click with moviegoers. Such was the case with 2012's "Dredd," a movie so good that its relative disappointment still hurts a full decade later.
In honor of the film's 10th anniversary,...
- 9/3/2022
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
In comic book form, Judge Dredd — created by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra — made his debut in a 1977 issue of the British comic book "2000 A.D." In the future world of Judge Dredd, set in Mega-City One (a satire of the United States), crime has become so bad that street cops have also been given the clout of court officials, arresting suspects and putting them on trial right on the spot. The Judges, as they are called, have every right to execute suspects on a whim, which they do often. Judge Dredd himself is an antihero, serving as a parody of authoritarianism.
In the 1995 film "Judge Dredd," directed by Danny Cannon, the character was given the blockbuster treatment, with the film sporting a hefty budget of 85 million and Dredd played by Sylvester Stallone. Despite impressive design and makeup effects, "Judge Dredd" was very poorly received, and the character was put...
In the 1995 film "Judge Dredd," directed by Danny Cannon, the character was given the blockbuster treatment, with the film sporting a hefty budget of 85 million and Dredd played by Sylvester Stallone. Despite impressive design and makeup effects, "Judge Dredd" was very poorly received, and the character was put...
- 8/22/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Warning: contains potential spoilers for the 60th Anniversary Special
In June 2022, photos from location filming in Cardiff yielded some images of creatures that will appear (barring a hilarious amount of misdirection) during Doctor Who’s 60th Anniversary. If you don’t want to know any more, stop reading now.
In the Summer 2022 issue of Doctor Who Magazine Russell T. Davies, showrunner and writer for the anniversary, commented: “Some monsters might be glimpsed. Monsters which might well be familiar to readers of Dwm. Well, familiar, but new. Whatever that means.”
This appears to confirms the appearance of Beep the Meep and the Wrarth Warriors who originally featured in a Doctor Who Weekly comic strip in 1980.
Given recent #DoctorWho location filming for the 60th, it seems we’ll be getting some returning niche monsters from ‘80s comics – Wrarth Warriors & #beepthemeep! Thoughts?...
In June 2022, photos from location filming in Cardiff yielded some images of creatures that will appear (barring a hilarious amount of misdirection) during Doctor Who’s 60th Anniversary. If you don’t want to know any more, stop reading now.
In the Summer 2022 issue of Doctor Who Magazine Russell T. Davies, showrunner and writer for the anniversary, commented: “Some monsters might be glimpsed. Monsters which might well be familiar to readers of Dwm. Well, familiar, but new. Whatever that means.”
This appears to confirms the appearance of Beep the Meep and the Wrarth Warriors who originally featured in a Doctor Who Weekly comic strip in 1980.
Given recent #DoctorWho location filming for the 60th, it seems we’ll be getting some returning niche monsters from ‘80s comics – Wrarth Warriors & #beepthemeep! Thoughts?...
- 7/3/2022
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
When he’s not being badgered about the embryonic Star Trek 4 – for the record, Paramount is still playing things close to the vest – you’ll likely find Karl Urban fielding questions about Judge Dredd and, specifically, the spinoff TV series coming by way of Im Global and Rebellion.
Aptly titled Judge Dredd: Mega-City One, Urban has expressed his interest in the project multiple times before, and even confirmed that he had opened talks with the Powers That Be about potentially suiting up as John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra’s square-jawed law enforcer once again.
But there’s still no sign of a deal just yet, and that’s something Urban reaffirmed to Screen Rant while talking to them about Thor: Ragnarok. Essentially, it seems the decision rests in the hands of Rebellion.
Well, Rebellion, who owns the rights to Judge Dredd, are currently developing a television series called Mega-City One,...
Aptly titled Judge Dredd: Mega-City One, Urban has expressed his interest in the project multiple times before, and even confirmed that he had opened talks with the Powers That Be about potentially suiting up as John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra’s square-jawed law enforcer once again.
But there’s still no sign of a deal just yet, and that’s something Urban reaffirmed to Screen Rant while talking to them about Thor: Ragnarok. Essentially, it seems the decision rests in the hands of Rebellion.
Well, Rebellion, who owns the rights to Judge Dredd, are currently developing a television series called Mega-City One,...
- 10/16/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Marvel at the wider world of Mega-City One.
IGN has today premiered the first concept art for Judge Dredd: Mega-City One, Im Global and Rebellion’s long-brewing revival that’s poised to bring John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra’s square-jawed law enforcer to the small screen. And though the end product may be a full two years away, Mega-City One has been coming on in leaps and bounds.
Case in point: Series producer Brian Jenkins recently announced that Karl Urban has come into contention to once again don the mantle of judge, jury, and executioner. Negotiations are said to be ongoing, but it’s clear that both parties are keen to turn that long-requested dream into a reality.
Story-wise, there are precious few details currently available for Judge Dredd: Mega-City One, but this first-look concept art does present a faithful rendition of Wagner and Ezquerra’s dystopian universe,...
IGN has today premiered the first concept art for Judge Dredd: Mega-City One, Im Global and Rebellion’s long-brewing revival that’s poised to bring John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra’s square-jawed law enforcer to the small screen. And though the end product may be a full two years away, Mega-City One has been coming on in leaps and bounds.
Case in point: Series producer Brian Jenkins recently announced that Karl Urban has come into contention to once again don the mantle of judge, jury, and executioner. Negotiations are said to be ongoing, but it’s clear that both parties are keen to turn that long-requested dream into a reality.
Story-wise, there are precious few details currently available for Judge Dredd: Mega-City One, but this first-look concept art does present a faithful rendition of Wagner and Ezquerra’s dystopian universe,...
- 8/11/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Jason Kingsley, executive producer on the upcoming TV revival Judge Dredd: Mega-City One, has reaffirmed that negotiations with Karl Urban, who donned that iconic helmet for Pete Travis’ 2012 reboot, are indeed underway.
Word of Urban possibly reprising the role of judge, jury, and executioner first surfaced online just yesterday, when the actor himself told those in attendance at last weekend’s Star Trek Las Vegas Convention that he would “love” to suit up as Mega-City One’s no-nonsense law enforcer.
And though the casting of Karl Urban would certainly fire Judge Dredd: Mega-City One into the mainstream spotlight – if it isn’t there already – Jason Kingsley told Screen Geek that for the sake of Dredd fans, he’s more concerned with the actual quality of the show itself, stressing that “this needs to be done right” after so many false starts.
Because in reality, if Karl Urban is...
Word of Urban possibly reprising the role of judge, jury, and executioner first surfaced online just yesterday, when the actor himself told those in attendance at last weekend’s Star Trek Las Vegas Convention that he would “love” to suit up as Mega-City One’s no-nonsense law enforcer.
And though the casting of Karl Urban would certainly fire Judge Dredd: Mega-City One into the mainstream spotlight – if it isn’t there already – Jason Kingsley told Screen Geek that for the sake of Dredd fans, he’s more concerned with the actual quality of the show itself, stressing that “this needs to be done right” after so many false starts.
Because in reality, if Karl Urban is...
- 8/8/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Is Karl Urban about to assume the role of judge, jury, and executioner once more?
The Thor: Ragnarok actor appeared at last weekend’s Star Trek Las Vegas Convention (via ComicBook.com), and fielded questions about the iconic sci-fi series, Discovery, and the current status of Star Trek 4.
But when the conversation inevitably veered toward Dredd and, in particular, the upcoming TV revival in the works at Im Global and Rebellion, Urban confirmed that he’s already entered negotiations about the possibility of joining the cast. Known simply as Judge Dredd: Mega-City One, the live-action series promises a fresher take on John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra’s square-jawed law enforcer, as he attempts to police an overcrowded metropolis teeming with 400 million potential criminals.
It’s a tantalizing pitch, so it’s no wonder longtime Dredd fans have been banging the drum for Karl Urban to appear. Granted, the actor...
The Thor: Ragnarok actor appeared at last weekend’s Star Trek Las Vegas Convention (via ComicBook.com), and fielded questions about the iconic sci-fi series, Discovery, and the current status of Star Trek 4.
But when the conversation inevitably veered toward Dredd and, in particular, the upcoming TV revival in the works at Im Global and Rebellion, Urban confirmed that he’s already entered negotiations about the possibility of joining the cast. Known simply as Judge Dredd: Mega-City One, the live-action series promises a fresher take on John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra’s square-jawed law enforcer, as he attempts to police an overcrowded metropolis teeming with 400 million potential criminals.
It’s a tantalizing pitch, so it’s no wonder longtime Dredd fans have been banging the drum for Karl Urban to appear. Granted, the actor...
- 8/7/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
After years spent petitioning for a live-action continuation to Pete Travis and Karl Urban’s criminally underseen Dredd movie, six weeks ago, fans uncovered the next best thing when Im Global and Rebellion nailed down plans for Judge Dredd: Mega-City One, a TV series that will signal the return of John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra’s leather-clad lawman.
Little is currently known about the tone and direction of Mega-City One, only that it will honor the source material by delivering an adult-oriented take on that famous judge, jury, and executioner, who attempts to uphold some semblance of law and order in a metropolis teeming with 400 million citizens – every one of them a potential criminal.
Filming on Judge Dredd: Mega-City One is yet to get underway, and Rebellion CEO and Dredd producer Jason Kingsley believes the show is at least two years out from its anticipated premiere. But when it eventually does march onto the small screen, it’ll seemingly merge the “macabre with the insane.”
Speaking with Sfa Magazine (with a tip of the hat to GamesRadar), Kingsley highlighted the inherent advantages of long-form storytelling, and how it’ll ultimately benefit this particular adaptation of Dredd.
Long-form storytelling makes showing Mega-City One and its inhabitants much easier. Trying to fit all of that into a two-hour movie is very hard. My best guess is that it’s at least two years away. But we’re so early in the process that things could happen a bit faster, or much more slowly.
That two-year window is simply an estimation on Kingsley’s part, and there are undoubtedly factors in play that could accelerate – or indeed slow – the creative process over the next 12 to 18 months.
Dark fantasy elements are one area that would be great to explore. The show will combine the macabre with the insane and the light-hearted. It’s a big place, after all, with 400 million stories to tell.
John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra’s square-jawed judge, jury, and executioner is officially making tracks toward the small screen, just don’t expect Judge Dredd: Mega-City One to premiere until 2019 – you know, assuming Im Global doesn’t get the ball rolling sooner than expected.
Little is currently known about the tone and direction of Mega-City One, only that it will honor the source material by delivering an adult-oriented take on that famous judge, jury, and executioner, who attempts to uphold some semblance of law and order in a metropolis teeming with 400 million citizens – every one of them a potential criminal.
Filming on Judge Dredd: Mega-City One is yet to get underway, and Rebellion CEO and Dredd producer Jason Kingsley believes the show is at least two years out from its anticipated premiere. But when it eventually does march onto the small screen, it’ll seemingly merge the “macabre with the insane.”
Speaking with Sfa Magazine (with a tip of the hat to GamesRadar), Kingsley highlighted the inherent advantages of long-form storytelling, and how it’ll ultimately benefit this particular adaptation of Dredd.
Long-form storytelling makes showing Mega-City One and its inhabitants much easier. Trying to fit all of that into a two-hour movie is very hard. My best guess is that it’s at least two years away. But we’re so early in the process that things could happen a bit faster, or much more slowly.
That two-year window is simply an estimation on Kingsley’s part, and there are undoubtedly factors in play that could accelerate – or indeed slow – the creative process over the next 12 to 18 months.
Dark fantasy elements are one area that would be great to explore. The show will combine the macabre with the insane and the light-hearted. It’s a big place, after all, with 400 million stories to tell.
John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra’s square-jawed judge, jury, and executioner is officially making tracks toward the small screen, just don’t expect Judge Dredd: Mega-City One to premiere until 2019 – you know, assuming Im Global doesn’t get the ball rolling sooner than expected.
- 6/22/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Featuring: Pat Mills, Grant Morrison, Neil Gaiman, Kevin O’Neill, David Bishop, John Wagner, Dave Gibbons, Dan Abnett, Alan Grant | Directed by Paul Goodwin
The latest in a long-line of pop-culture documentaries that capture the zeitgeist of their particular subject matter, Future Shock! The Story of 2000Ad tells the story of the UK science-fiction comic that changed the face of the industry – a comprehensive overview of its history, a warts-and-all. A peek inside the creative process of its most famous creators, and a funny, moving and passionate chronicle of how a band of talented eccentrics assembled to create a visionary and extraordinary comic that’s still a game-changer 36 years on.
First published in 1977, 2000Ad was violent, anti-authoritarian, blackly funny and above all, idiosyncratically British… and was – at its birth – seen as a dangerous, anarchic and totally anti-establishment. Yet it’s hard to comprehend, as someone who grew up seeing 2000Ad on the shelves of newsagents,...
The latest in a long-line of pop-culture documentaries that capture the zeitgeist of their particular subject matter, Future Shock! The Story of 2000Ad tells the story of the UK science-fiction comic that changed the face of the industry – a comprehensive overview of its history, a warts-and-all. A peek inside the creative process of its most famous creators, and a funny, moving and passionate chronicle of how a band of talented eccentrics assembled to create a visionary and extraordinary comic that’s still a game-changer 36 years on.
First published in 1977, 2000Ad was violent, anti-authoritarian, blackly funny and above all, idiosyncratically British… and was – at its birth – seen as a dangerous, anarchic and totally anti-establishment. Yet it’s hard to comprehend, as someone who grew up seeing 2000Ad on the shelves of newsagents,...
- 5/31/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Two Hollywood flops later, John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra’s square-jawed judge, jury, and executioner is officially headed to television in the form of Judge Dredd: Mega-City One.
First announced late last week, the live-action TV series has entered “early development” over at Im Global and Rebellion, and fans are quietly hoping that the leather-claw lawman is about to get the adaptation he deserves. Without any casting news to report, Mega-City One is still a ways away, but one question that has loomed over the project ever since it was announced is whether Karl Urban will have a role to play in the small-screen revival.
Almost two decades after the botched Hollywood movie featuring Sylvester Stallone, Urban won over the hearts and minds of the Dredd faithful with a cool, competent performance as Mega-City One’s most feared lawman, who patrolled the crime-ridden streets in his search for Ma-Ma...
First announced late last week, the live-action TV series has entered “early development” over at Im Global and Rebellion, and fans are quietly hoping that the leather-claw lawman is about to get the adaptation he deserves. Without any casting news to report, Mega-City One is still a ways away, but one question that has loomed over the project ever since it was announced is whether Karl Urban will have a role to play in the small-screen revival.
Almost two decades after the botched Hollywood movie featuring Sylvester Stallone, Urban won over the hearts and minds of the Dredd faithful with a cool, competent performance as Mega-City One’s most feared lawman, who patrolled the crime-ridden streets in his search for Ma-Ma...
- 5/17/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Author: Zehra Phelan
Judge Dredd is about to get his big moment of fame yet again with a big budget TV series with the studio Im Global set to produce the Judge Dredd: Mega City-One titled show, it was confirmed late yesterday.
Related: Previous news on Judge Dredd
We have already seen Dredd brought to life from the pages of the comic book in film form with 2012’s Pete Travis-directed Dredd which starred Star Trek’s Karl Urban as the helmet wearing law enforcer given the power of judge, jury, and executioner in a vast, dystopic metropolis called Mega-City One. Even earlier than that, back in 1995 Sylvester Stallone took on the role in a film that met with a lukewarm reception.
Taking up a seat as executive producer is Mark Stern who previously worked on Battlestar Galactica, the new series is all set to be filmed in the...
Judge Dredd is about to get his big moment of fame yet again with a big budget TV series with the studio Im Global set to produce the Judge Dredd: Mega City-One titled show, it was confirmed late yesterday.
Related: Previous news on Judge Dredd
We have already seen Dredd brought to life from the pages of the comic book in film form with 2012’s Pete Travis-directed Dredd which starred Star Trek’s Karl Urban as the helmet wearing law enforcer given the power of judge, jury, and executioner in a vast, dystopic metropolis called Mega-City One. Even earlier than that, back in 1995 Sylvester Stallone took on the role in a film that met with a lukewarm reception.
Taking up a seat as executive producer is Mark Stern who previously worked on Battlestar Galactica, the new series is all set to be filmed in the...
- 5/11/2017
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The Mega-City world of Judge Dredd may soon be coming to the small screen. Im Global Television has partnered with UK games developer and publisher Rebellion to turn the iconic character from legendary British comic book “2000 Ad” into a television series that will be titled “Judge Dredd: Mega City One.”
Set in the 22nd century, the ensemble drama series will follow a team of judges —futuristic cops invested with the power to be judges, jury, and executioners— as they encounter the challenges of a world in which east-coast cities have merged into a giant megalopolis.
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This year marks the 40th anniversary of Judge Dredd, considered Britain’s biggest comic export. The character was created by writer John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra and first appeared in the second issue of “2000 Ad,” in 1977. Judge Dredd was adapted into...
Set in the 22nd century, the ensemble drama series will follow a team of judges —futuristic cops invested with the power to be judges, jury, and executioners— as they encounter the challenges of a world in which east-coast cities have merged into a giant megalopolis.
Read More: ‘Deadpool’: Donald Glover Adapting Superhero Animated Series for Fxx
This year marks the 40th anniversary of Judge Dredd, considered Britain’s biggest comic export. The character was created by writer John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra and first appeared in the second issue of “2000 Ad,” in 1977. Judge Dredd was adapted into...
- 5/10/2017
- by Yoselin Acevedo
- Indiewire
Kirsten Howard David Crow Rob Leane Aug 8, 2017
Karl Urban has revealed at a Star Trek convention that he's hashing out a plan to appear in Judge Dredd: Mega City One...
Karl Urban recently appeared at Star Trek's Las Vegas convention to chat about a whole bunch of things, which inevitably ended up including his possible links to Judge Dredd: Mega City One, the planned TV continuation of the 2012 cult classic movie featuring the 2000 Ad antihero.
Urban went on to get hopes up everywhere by revealing that “I am in discussions with them about that. I told them that if they write the material and give Dredd something to do and give him a function, I will be there. I would love to.”
Though Pete Travis' Dredd performed poorly in cinemas, it gained further popularity on its home release, and fans of both the film and John Wagner and...
Karl Urban has revealed at a Star Trek convention that he's hashing out a plan to appear in Judge Dredd: Mega City One...
Karl Urban recently appeared at Star Trek's Las Vegas convention to chat about a whole bunch of things, which inevitably ended up including his possible links to Judge Dredd: Mega City One, the planned TV continuation of the 2012 cult classic movie featuring the 2000 Ad antihero.
Urban went on to get hopes up everywhere by revealing that “I am in discussions with them about that. I told them that if they write the material and give Dredd something to do and give him a function, I will be there. I would love to.”
Though Pete Travis' Dredd performed poorly in cinemas, it gained further popularity on its home release, and fans of both the film and John Wagner and...
- 5/10/2017
- Den of Geek
Im Global TV joins Rebellion on series based on dystopian British comic series.
Im Global Television has partnered with UK games developer and publisher Rebellion to bring the Mega-City world of Judge Dredd to television.
Judge Dredd: Mega-City One will be an ensemble drama that centres on a team of Judges – futuristic cops vested with the power to be judge, jury, and executioner – as they encounter the myriad challenges of a world in which east-coast cities have merged into a giant megalopolis.
The TV series will be based on the character created by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra from the pages of British comic book 2000 Ad, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year.
Im Global Television president Mark Stern and CEO Stuart Ford will serve as executive producers, alongside Jason and Chris Kingsley, who executive produced the 2012 feature film adaptation Dredd, which was co-financed by Reliance Entertainment and Im Global.
Stern said: “This...
Im Global Television has partnered with UK games developer and publisher Rebellion to bring the Mega-City world of Judge Dredd to television.
Judge Dredd: Mega-City One will be an ensemble drama that centres on a team of Judges – futuristic cops vested with the power to be judge, jury, and executioner – as they encounter the myriad challenges of a world in which east-coast cities have merged into a giant megalopolis.
The TV series will be based on the character created by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra from the pages of British comic book 2000 Ad, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year.
Im Global Television president Mark Stern and CEO Stuart Ford will serve as executive producers, alongside Jason and Chris Kingsley, who executive produced the 2012 feature film adaptation Dredd, which was co-financed by Reliance Entertainment and Im Global.
Stern said: “This...
- 5/10/2017
- ScreenDaily
Series to be based on biggest British comic export.
Im Global Television has partnered with UK games developer and publisher Rebellion to bring the Mega-City world of Judge Dredd to television.
Judge Dredd: Mega-City One will be an ensemble drama that centres on a team of Judges – futuristic cops vested with the power to be judge, jury, and executioner – as they encounter the myriad challenges of a world in which east-coast cities have merged into a giant megalopolis.
The TV series will be based on the character created by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra from the pages of British comic book 2000 Ad, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year.
Im Global Television president Mark Stern and CEO Stuart Ford will serve as executive producers, alongside Jason and Chris Kingsley, who executive produced the 2012 feature film adaptation Dredd, which was co-financed by Reliance Entertainment and Im Global.
Stern said: “This is one of those seminal sci-fi properties...
Im Global Television has partnered with UK games developer and publisher Rebellion to bring the Mega-City world of Judge Dredd to television.
Judge Dredd: Mega-City One will be an ensemble drama that centres on a team of Judges – futuristic cops vested with the power to be judge, jury, and executioner – as they encounter the myriad challenges of a world in which east-coast cities have merged into a giant megalopolis.
The TV series will be based on the character created by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra from the pages of British comic book 2000 Ad, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year.
Im Global Television president Mark Stern and CEO Stuart Ford will serve as executive producers, alongside Jason and Chris Kingsley, who executive produced the 2012 feature film adaptation Dredd, which was co-financed by Reliance Entertainment and Im Global.
Stern said: “This is one of those seminal sci-fi properties...
- 5/10/2017
- ScreenDaily
You didn’t think Mega City One’s judge, jury, and executioner was going to let the Merc With a Mouth have all the fun now, did you?
Nipping at the heels of Fxx and Marvel’s announcement of an adult-oriented Deadpool series, Entertainment Weekly is reporting that a live-action Dredd series – aptly titled Judge Dredd: Mega City One – has entered “early development” at Im Global and Rebellion, the games studio that assisted in the development of the Karl Urban-fronted Dredd movie back in 2012. Indeed, Rebellion’s other credits include Battlestar Galactica and Helix, so Mega City One shouldn’t have any problem attracting top-tier talent.
Staying true to John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra’s source material, Mega City One is set to take place in a futuristic megalopolis riddled with crime and villainy. Dredd is one of the many Judges populating said cityscape, who famously stand as judge,...
Nipping at the heels of Fxx and Marvel’s announcement of an adult-oriented Deadpool series, Entertainment Weekly is reporting that a live-action Dredd series – aptly titled Judge Dredd: Mega City One – has entered “early development” at Im Global and Rebellion, the games studio that assisted in the development of the Karl Urban-fronted Dredd movie back in 2012. Indeed, Rebellion’s other credits include Battlestar Galactica and Helix, so Mega City One shouldn’t have any problem attracting top-tier talent.
Staying true to John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra’s source material, Mega City One is set to take place in a futuristic megalopolis riddled with crime and villainy. Dredd is one of the many Judges populating said cityscape, who famously stand as judge,...
- 5/10/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Warning: ThreeA Toys' sixth scale figure of Judge Dredd may kick just as much butt as the judge, jury, and executioner from Mega-City One himself.
From Sideshow Collectibles: “2000Ad and ThreeA are celebrating Forty Years of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic the best way they know how – with the unstoppable Apocalypse War Judge Dredd in one-sixth scale!
The visual appearance of the Apocalypse War Edition harkens back to one of the most pivotal moments for Judge Dredd and the future of Mega-City One. It is inspired by the epic storyline by John Wagner, Alan Grant, and Carlos Ezquerra.
Apocalypse War Judge Dredd features a Vintage Blue Judge Uniform, Red Copper Armor, Rad Cloak for the irradiated aftermath, and comes equipped with an arsenal of weapons designed to dish out justice to all creeps, perps, and the invading enemies from East Meg One who dare stand in his way!
Expected to...
From Sideshow Collectibles: “2000Ad and ThreeA are celebrating Forty Years of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic the best way they know how – with the unstoppable Apocalypse War Judge Dredd in one-sixth scale!
The visual appearance of the Apocalypse War Edition harkens back to one of the most pivotal moments for Judge Dredd and the future of Mega-City One. It is inspired by the epic storyline by John Wagner, Alan Grant, and Carlos Ezquerra.
Apocalypse War Judge Dredd features a Vintage Blue Judge Uniform, Red Copper Armor, Rad Cloak for the irradiated aftermath, and comes equipped with an arsenal of weapons designed to dish out justice to all creeps, perps, and the invading enemies from East Meg One who dare stand in his way!
Expected to...
- 3/7/2017
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Rob Leane Dec 2, 2016
Is there any older tradition than giving books at Christmas? Well yes, there is. But here's a list anyway...
Books! Undeniably, the combination of ink, paper, a nice cover and a gripping story makes for a classic Christmas present.
See related The Man In The High Castle season 2: new trailer
Whether you and your loved ones are into books or comics, biographies or crime, laughs or love stories, we hope you’ll find something in our gift guide of the biggest and best books coming to shops both real and digital this festive season...
Out now A Life In Parts
If you saw Bryan Cranston on The Graham Norton Show, you’ll know that he’s lived a fair few different lives, from waiter to actor via murder suspect and online dating expert. He chronicles all those roles, and the ones he’s played in TV and film.
Is there any older tradition than giving books at Christmas? Well yes, there is. But here's a list anyway...
Books! Undeniably, the combination of ink, paper, a nice cover and a gripping story makes for a classic Christmas present.
See related The Man In The High Castle season 2: new trailer
Whether you and your loved ones are into books or comics, biographies or crime, laughs or love stories, we hope you’ll find something in our gift guide of the biggest and best books coming to shops both real and digital this festive season...
Out now A Life In Parts
If you saw Bryan Cranston on The Graham Norton Show, you’ll know that he’s lived a fair few different lives, from waiter to actor via murder suspect and online dating expert. He chronicles all those roles, and the ones he’s played in TV and film.
- 11/17/2016
- Den of Geek
Thought Bubble, the UK’s largest annual comic art festival which is now celebrating its decade anniversary, takes place in Leeds from 1st – 6th November 2016. Supported by new sponsor partner comiXology, Thought Bubble attracts fans and comic arts professionals from around the world – this year the event will celebrate a decade of bringing the very best comic book culture to the city. Guests include rare UK appearances from:
Mike Mignola, creator of Hellboy and Bprd Paul Azaceta, co-creator of Outcast, now a hit TV show on Cinemax / Fox Erica Henderson and Ryan North, creative team behind the Eisner Award nominated smash hit The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie, creative team behind the Eisner Award nominated, optioned for television, series The Wicked + The Divine Babs Tarr, Brenden Fletcher, and Cameron Stewart, creative team behind the breakout hit The Batgirl of Burnside.
The festival includes a week-long programme of...
Mike Mignola, creator of Hellboy and Bprd Paul Azaceta, co-creator of Outcast, now a hit TV show on Cinemax / Fox Erica Henderson and Ryan North, creative team behind the Eisner Award nominated smash hit The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie, creative team behind the Eisner Award nominated, optioned for television, series The Wicked + The Divine Babs Tarr, Brenden Fletcher, and Cameron Stewart, creative team behind the breakout hit The Batgirl of Burnside.
The festival includes a week-long programme of...
- 10/31/2016
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
If Hillary Clinton wins the White House on Nov. 8, Republican politicians may not be the only opposition she’ll face as president.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who has dutifully backed Clinton since conceding the Democratic nomination to her in July, is now vowing to push progressive legislation he campaigned on during the Democratic primaries — whether Clinton supports it or not.
In a new interview with the The Washington Post, Sanders said he and other senators have already started working on legislation that would achieve a $15 federal minimum wage, tuition-free public college, an end to “mass incarceration” and other liberal policies.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who has dutifully backed Clinton since conceding the Democratic nomination to her in July, is now vowing to push progressive legislation he campaigned on during the Democratic primaries — whether Clinton supports it or not.
In a new interview with the The Washington Post, Sanders said he and other senators have already started working on legislation that would achieve a $15 federal minimum wage, tuition-free public college, an end to “mass incarceration” and other liberal policies.
- 10/25/2016
- by Tierney McAfee
- PEOPLE.com
Since Dredd was released in 2012 fans have been wanting to see a sequel. There hasn't been much movement on it, but Karl Urban, Alex Garland, and the rest of the crew would like to see the story continue just as badly as the fans. There's recently been a lot of talk regarding the story continuing as a Netflix series, only time will tell if that happens. Judge Dredd co-creator John Wagner says that one day a sequel will happen, and also reveals that Fox turned down a Judge Death film that Garland pitched to them!
While celebrating 2000 Ad’s 2000th Issue Celebration, Screen Geek talked to Wagner and this is what he had to say about a sequel:
"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...
While celebrating 2000 Ad’s 2000th Issue Celebration, Screen Geek talked to Wagner and this is what he had to say about a sequel:
"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...
- 10/4/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Simon Brew Oct 4, 2016
Judge Dredd creator John Wagner on a Dredd sequel, and the day Fox passed on Judge Death...
For one day, we wish we were in charge of greenlighting movies at 20th Century Fox. We’d have used up our day on the one that Alex Garland took a script for a Judge Death movie into the studio, only for Fox to pass on it.
This nugget of news has come from Dredd’s creator, John Wagner, at the mighty 2000Ad’s 2000 issues celebration. Screen Geek got to chat with Wagner at the event, and he affirmed that he still believes that there’ll be another Dredd movie at some point.
“Well, there will be a sequel, I just don’t know when or who’ll do it but it’ll happen”, he said of a Dredd 2. “It would work very well as a television show – it just...
Judge Dredd creator John Wagner on a Dredd sequel, and the day Fox passed on Judge Death...
For one day, we wish we were in charge of greenlighting movies at 20th Century Fox. We’d have used up our day on the one that Alex Garland took a script for a Judge Death movie into the studio, only for Fox to pass on it.
This nugget of news has come from Dredd’s creator, John Wagner, at the mighty 2000Ad’s 2000 issues celebration. Screen Geek got to chat with Wagner at the event, and he affirmed that he still believes that there’ll be another Dredd movie at some point.
“Well, there will be a sequel, I just don’t know when or who’ll do it but it’ll happen”, he said of a Dredd 2. “It would work very well as a television show – it just...
- 10/4/2016
- Den of Geek
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.
- 10/3/2016
- ComicBookMovie.com
As my fellow opiners Ed Catto and John Ostrander have, uh, well, opined on these pages, this year marks the 50th anniversary of Star Trek. You would think that there would be a lot more hoopla about it, but even though CBS has announced the premiere of a new St show and even though, as Ed reminds us, the United States Post Office is issuing a special commemorative stamp – which I am absolutely positively buying – it’s been amazingly quiet on the P.R. front, especially when you consider that the franchise is legendary not only here, but around this world.
Consider, if you will, the build-up to the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who in 2013. Not only was there a reminder of the looming date on BBCAmerica seemingly every single commercial break, but any little bit of news – rumors – was all over the Internet, on television, on radio, and in the newspapers.
Consider, if you will, the build-up to the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who in 2013. Not only was there a reminder of the looming date on BBCAmerica seemingly every single commercial break, but any little bit of news – rumors – was all over the Internet, on television, on radio, and in the newspapers.
- 9/5/2016
- by Mindy Newell
- Comicmix.com
One day in the early 80s, I was with my girlfriend in a shopping mall. Somehow I had been relegated to the role of sidekick while she shopped. I liked to do a lot of things with her, but shopping wasn’t high on that list. I was bored so I decided to buy a comic book to read while she shopped.
Back then I was enjoying a lot of comics and purchasing them every week at Kim’s Collectible Comics and Records. But one store in that mall had a spinner rack filled with comics, and I knew I could snag an issue that I had missed.
I evaluated the comics available on that rack and hoped that one would be my salvation from the dreariness of shopping. I reached out for Swamp Thing #21, and was surprised to find an unfamiliar writer wrote it. I decided to give it a try nonetheless.
Back then I was enjoying a lot of comics and purchasing them every week at Kim’s Collectible Comics and Records. But one store in that mall had a spinner rack filled with comics, and I knew I could snag an issue that I had missed.
I evaluated the comics available on that rack and hoped that one would be my salvation from the dreariness of shopping. I reached out for Swamp Thing #21, and was surprised to find an unfamiliar writer wrote it. I decided to give it a try nonetheless.
- 9/5/2016
- by Ed Catto
- Comicmix.com
Judge Dredd: The Cursed Earth Uncensored • Writers: Pat Mills, John Wagner, Chris Lowder • Artists: Brian Bolland, Mick McMahon • Rebellion A/S, $35.00 hardcover, $15.00 Kindle edition. 208 pages.
Almost 40 years ago, I was sitting in my office at DC Comics in Rockefeller Plaza creatively shirking my work when the mail room guy wheeled up to my desk and dropped off a package. It was from my friend Richard Burton, then a major comics fanzine editor in England. It contained the first three issues of a brand new weekly comic book titled 2000 Ad, along with a note from Richard noting he would be curious as to my opinion. Hey, free comics for a letter? Fine by me.
I proceeded to read this new anthology comic. Lucky for me, it is perfectly legitimate to read comics on the job when you’re working at a comic book publishing house. The first issue was great fun,...
Almost 40 years ago, I was sitting in my office at DC Comics in Rockefeller Plaza creatively shirking my work when the mail room guy wheeled up to my desk and dropped off a package. It was from my friend Richard Burton, then a major comics fanzine editor in England. It contained the first three issues of a brand new weekly comic book titled 2000 Ad, along with a note from Richard noting he would be curious as to my opinion. Hey, free comics for a letter? Fine by me.
I proceeded to read this new anthology comic. Lucky for me, it is perfectly legitimate to read comics on the job when you’re working at a comic book publishing house. The first issue was great fun,...
- 7/13/2016
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
A few days ago, the internet was ablaze- well, at least the portion of the internet used by the small, rabid fan base of Dredd- with word that a certain sequel was in development. See, actor Karl Urban was speaking at Denver Comic Con, and he apparently made a few comments pertaining to Dredd 2 being in some stage of development. He said he would definitely come back for it if he felt the project had "depth and substance," according to website Science Fiction.
So reports began to spring up like wildfire, as they tend to do, because the few people that saw Dredd loved it. It didn't do so hot in wide release, but had stellar numbers once it was released for home distribution. Murmurs of a sequel have popped up before, and the latest chatter included the idea that it could come to a streaming service like Netflix-...
So reports began to spring up like wildfire, as they tend to do, because the few people that saw Dredd loved it. It didn't do so hot in wide release, but had stellar numbers once it was released for home distribution. Murmurs of a sequel have popped up before, and the latest chatter included the idea that it could come to a streaming service like Netflix-...
- 6/24/2016
- by Mario-Francisco Robles
- LRMonline.com
Andrew Blair Jan 30, 2017
Sometimes, the best of intentions don't always lead to the best movie. Here are 19 films where everything didn't quite go to plan...
As Alan Parker said ‘no one sets out to make a bad film’. Yet in spite of good intentions, sometimes a project doesn't quite go to plan. We're going to look at a bunch of movies here that aren't always well liked, and give a flavour of the problems the beset them.
So, in no particular order, here are twenty of the films that have ever been made, which are considered by at least one sentient being to be bad. That's not the interesting thing about them....
Robin Hood (2010)
Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris had written a spec script with a twist on the Robin Hood legend: the Sheriff of Nottingham was the hero, a sort of medieval forensic investigator, and Robin was the bad guy.
Sometimes, the best of intentions don't always lead to the best movie. Here are 19 films where everything didn't quite go to plan...
As Alan Parker said ‘no one sets out to make a bad film’. Yet in spite of good intentions, sometimes a project doesn't quite go to plan. We're going to look at a bunch of movies here that aren't always well liked, and give a flavour of the problems the beset them.
So, in no particular order, here are twenty of the films that have ever been made, which are considered by at least one sentient being to be bad. That's not the interesting thing about them....
Robin Hood (2010)
Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris had written a spec script with a twist on the Robin Hood legend: the Sheriff of Nottingham was the hero, a sort of medieval forensic investigator, and Robin was the bad guy.
- 5/30/2016
- Den of Geek
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The Judge is in the house: Karl Urban chats to us about Judge Dredd, and where he stands on Dredd 2…
It’s been nearly four years now since Karl Urban kept his helmet on his head in the most recent screen take on 2000Ad’s Judge Dredd. You more than likely know what happened next, too. The film won over fans, crashed at the box office, and chances of a sequel diminished.
Diminished, but never died. And thanks to a fervent fan campaign, there remains hope of sending Karl Urban back to Mega City One. Here, Urban answers our questions about the past and future of Judge Dredd…
Can you take us back to the start of the story. How did you land the role of Judge Dredd in the first place? Did you lobby for it?
The process of committing to Dredd was relatively simple. I read a tight,...
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The Judge is in the house: Karl Urban chats to us about Judge Dredd, and where he stands on Dredd 2…
It’s been nearly four years now since Karl Urban kept his helmet on his head in the most recent screen take on 2000Ad’s Judge Dredd. You more than likely know what happened next, too. The film won over fans, crashed at the box office, and chances of a sequel diminished.
Diminished, but never died. And thanks to a fervent fan campaign, there remains hope of sending Karl Urban back to Mega City One. Here, Urban answers our questions about the past and future of Judge Dredd…
Can you take us back to the start of the story. How did you land the role of Judge Dredd in the first place? Did you lobby for it?
The process of committing to Dredd was relatively simple. I read a tight,...
- 5/11/2016
- Den of Geek
In the 1990s, the creatures from Clive Barker’s Nightbreed continued their journeys in various comic book stories, and this September, Boom! Studios will release Clive Barker’s Nightbreed Archive Vol. 1, a hardcover collection of the film’s four-part comic adaptation as well as the first year run of the Nightbreed ’90s comic book series and the crossover that pitted Pinhead and the Cenobites against Cabal and the monsters of Midian.
“Clive Barker’s Nightbreed Archive Vol. 1
Hardcover
Publisher: Boom! Studios
Writers: Clive Barker, D.G. Chichester, Alan Grant, John Wagner
Artists: Jim Baikie, Paul Johnson, Martin Emond, Jackson Guice, Alfred Ramirez, Bret Blevins, Mike Manley, Ricardo Villagran
Cover artist: Mike Mignola
Format: 432 pages, hardcover
Price: $44.99
On sale: September 2016
Synopsis:
Explore horror master Clive Barker’s ’90s cult-classic Nightbreed series like never before in this comprehensive hardcover archive collection. Features the adaptation of Clive Barker’s original screenplay; year 1 of...
“Clive Barker’s Nightbreed Archive Vol. 1
Hardcover
Publisher: Boom! Studios
Writers: Clive Barker, D.G. Chichester, Alan Grant, John Wagner
Artists: Jim Baikie, Paul Johnson, Martin Emond, Jackson Guice, Alfred Ramirez, Bret Blevins, Mike Manley, Ricardo Villagran
Cover artist: Mike Mignola
Format: 432 pages, hardcover
Price: $44.99
On sale: September 2016
Synopsis:
Explore horror master Clive Barker’s ’90s cult-classic Nightbreed series like never before in this comprehensive hardcover archive collection. Features the adaptation of Clive Barker’s original screenplay; year 1 of...
- 4/11/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Metrodome strikes Us deal for Fantastic Fest comics doc.
Metrodome International has struck a North American deal with Gravitas Ventures on documentary Future Shock! The Story Of 2000Ad, about the comics label that spawned Judge Dredd and Halo Jones.
Creators featured in the doc include Neil Gaiman (Sandman), John Wagner (Judge Dredd), Alex Garland (Dredd) and Grant Morrison (Batman: Arkham Asylum).
Following berths at Fantastic Fest and Edinburgh, the film was acquired by Film4 for UK TV rights.
A Stanton Media/Deviant Films Production, the film is directed by Paul Goodwin and produced by Sean Hogan and Helen Mullane.
Metrodome International’s slate also includes The Hatton Garden Heist and The Hippopotamus.
Metrodome International has struck a North American deal with Gravitas Ventures on documentary Future Shock! The Story Of 2000Ad, about the comics label that spawned Judge Dredd and Halo Jones.
Creators featured in the doc include Neil Gaiman (Sandman), John Wagner (Judge Dredd), Alex Garland (Dredd) and Grant Morrison (Batman: Arkham Asylum).
Following berths at Fantastic Fest and Edinburgh, the film was acquired by Film4 for UK TV rights.
A Stanton Media/Deviant Films Production, the film is directed by Paul Goodwin and produced by Sean Hogan and Helen Mullane.
Metrodome International’s slate also includes The Hatton Garden Heist and The Hippopotamus.
- 2/12/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
After being unavailable for over 30 years, the horror comic series Monster, written by none other than the comic book industry’s signature genius/nutcase Alan Moore, the creator of John Constantine, V for Vendetta, Watchmen, etc., with Judge Dredd and A… Continue Reading →
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- 1/15/2016
- by David Gelmini
- DreadCentral.com
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Future Shock! The Story Of 2000Ad arrives in cinemas next month. Here's the trailer...
Heading into cinemas on December 4th is Future Shock! The Story Of 2000Ad.
Directed by Paul Goodwin, the movie covers the story of Earth’s mightiest comic, and how it’s thrived, survived and evolved over the 37 years of its existence.
Featuring interviews with Neil Gaiman, John Wagner, Alex Garland and Grant Morrison, the movie promises a rare behind the scenes glimpse into a British comics legend.
A new trailer and poster for the film have been released, so let’s do them in reverse order. Poster first...
And here’s the trailer…
Oh, and one last thing: here’s the official synopsis too…
Future Shock! The Story of 2000Ad - the film charting the story of how the multi-award winning comic 2000Ad came to be, how it has survived for 37 years, and...
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Future Shock! The Story Of 2000Ad arrives in cinemas next month. Here's the trailer...
Heading into cinemas on December 4th is Future Shock! The Story Of 2000Ad.
Directed by Paul Goodwin, the movie covers the story of Earth’s mightiest comic, and how it’s thrived, survived and evolved over the 37 years of its existence.
Featuring interviews with Neil Gaiman, John Wagner, Alex Garland and Grant Morrison, the movie promises a rare behind the scenes glimpse into a British comics legend.
A new trailer and poster for the film have been released, so let’s do them in reverse order. Poster first...
And here’s the trailer…
Oh, and one last thing: here’s the official synopsis too…
Future Shock! The Story of 2000Ad - the film charting the story of how the multi-award winning comic 2000Ad came to be, how it has survived for 37 years, and...
- 11/20/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Metrodome haul includes Toronto doc, Partisan and 2000Ad.
UK distributor Metrodome has finalised deals on a collection of festival titles including Toronto documentary The Hard Stop, comic book documentary Future Shock! The Story of 2000Ad and Ariel Kleiman’s Partisan.
UK documentary The Hard Stop, directed by George Amponsah, charts the story and background of 29-year-old Mark Duggan, who in 2011 was shot and killed whilst being arrested by armed police in Tottenham.
The incident ignited riots that escalated into a week of the worst civil unrest across the country in recent history.
Metrodome will release the Toronto and Lff title, produced by Dionne Walker, next summer, which will be the fifth anniversary of the 2011 riots.
The deal was negotiated between Metrodome MD Jezz Vernon and Cinephil.
From Protagonist, Metrodome has picked up UK rights to Ariel Kleiman’s Sundance thriller Partisan and Berlin thriller One & Two.
Vincent Cassel stars in the former, about an 11 year-old...
UK distributor Metrodome has finalised deals on a collection of festival titles including Toronto documentary The Hard Stop, comic book documentary Future Shock! The Story of 2000Ad and Ariel Kleiman’s Partisan.
UK documentary The Hard Stop, directed by George Amponsah, charts the story and background of 29-year-old Mark Duggan, who in 2011 was shot and killed whilst being arrested by armed police in Tottenham.
The incident ignited riots that escalated into a week of the worst civil unrest across the country in recent history.
Metrodome will release the Toronto and Lff title, produced by Dionne Walker, next summer, which will be the fifth anniversary of the 2011 riots.
The deal was negotiated between Metrodome MD Jezz Vernon and Cinephil.
From Protagonist, Metrodome has picked up UK rights to Ariel Kleiman’s Sundance thriller Partisan and Berlin thriller One & Two.
Vincent Cassel stars in the former, about an 11 year-old...
- 10/16/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Just because Dredd didn't catch on as hoped, it doesn't mean there aren't many 2000Ad strips that shouldn't be overlooked.
In 1977, a bearded young man made Star Wars, a little film you may have heard of. Said movie went on to imprint itself onto the public's hearts, and spawned a franchise that's (thankfully) never been stronger.
However, popular culture gained another iconic creation in that same year: 2000Ad, the self-titled Galaxy's Greatest Comic. It's fair to say that, while you could likely find a hermit in the world's deepest, darkest cave with some knowledge of Star Wars, 2000Ad has less global recognition.
Over the years, though, 2000Ad has continued to flourish, and has, recently, begun to expand its reach: the comic now has its own podcast (the Thrill-Cast, well worth a listen, featuring interviews with major creators from across the comic's run); an app for digital downloads is available; and...
In 1977, a bearded young man made Star Wars, a little film you may have heard of. Said movie went on to imprint itself onto the public's hearts, and spawned a franchise that's (thankfully) never been stronger.
However, popular culture gained another iconic creation in that same year: 2000Ad, the self-titled Galaxy's Greatest Comic. It's fair to say that, while you could likely find a hermit in the world's deepest, darkest cave with some knowledge of Star Wars, 2000Ad has less global recognition.
Over the years, though, 2000Ad has continued to flourish, and has, recently, begun to expand its reach: the comic now has its own podcast (the Thrill-Cast, well worth a listen, featuring interviews with major creators from across the comic's run); an app for digital downloads is available; and...
- 9/7/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
A Karl Urban-headlined Dredd sequel is a long shot - but Judge Dredd is still likely to return on screen, argues John Wagner.
The chances of an official, fully-fledged film sequel to 2012’s Dredd have all but been extinguished over the past years, with even a strong campaign failing to persuade anyone to stump up the necessary $40m or so to make the project happen. As such, Karl Urban’s days as Ol’ Stoney Face seem done and dusted, no matter how keen the actor is to reprise the role.
But still, just because one Dredd adventure is over, another may yet begin. And on Facebook. Judge Dredd co-creator John Wagner has suggested that more Dredd will eventually arrive on the big screen.
“There will be a new Dredd film”, he posted on Facebook, “it’s just a question of when”.
That was pretty much the same line that...
The chances of an official, fully-fledged film sequel to 2012’s Dredd have all but been extinguished over the past years, with even a strong campaign failing to persuade anyone to stump up the necessary $40m or so to make the project happen. As such, Karl Urban’s days as Ol’ Stoney Face seem done and dusted, no matter how keen the actor is to reprise the role.
But still, just because one Dredd adventure is over, another may yet begin. And on Facebook. Judge Dredd co-creator John Wagner has suggested that more Dredd will eventually arrive on the big screen.
“There will be a new Dredd film”, he posted on Facebook, “it’s just a question of when”.
That was pretty much the same line that...
- 9/4/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Featuring: Pat Mills, Grant Morrison, Neil Gaiman, Kevin O’Neill, David Bishop, John Wagner, Dave Gibbons, Dan Abnett, Alan Grant | Directed by Paul Goodwin
The latest in a long-line of pop-culture documentaries that capture the zeitgeist of their particular subject matter, Future Shock! The Story of 2000Ad tells the story of the UK science-fiction comic that changed the face of the industry – a comprehensive overview of its history, a warts-and-all. A peek inside the creative process of its most famous creators, and a funny, moving and passionate chronicle of how a band of talented eccentrics assembled to create a visionary and extraordinary comic that’s still a game-changer 36 years on.
First published in 1977, 2000Ad was violent, anti-authoritarian, blackly funny and above all, idiosyncratically British… and was – at its birth – seen as a dangerous, anarchic and totally anti-establishment. Yet it’s hard to comprehend, as someone who grew up seeing 2000Ad on the shelves of newsagents,...
The latest in a long-line of pop-culture documentaries that capture the zeitgeist of their particular subject matter, Future Shock! The Story of 2000Ad tells the story of the UK science-fiction comic that changed the face of the industry – a comprehensive overview of its history, a warts-and-all. A peek inside the creative process of its most famous creators, and a funny, moving and passionate chronicle of how a band of talented eccentrics assembled to create a visionary and extraordinary comic that’s still a game-changer 36 years on.
First published in 1977, 2000Ad was violent, anti-authoritarian, blackly funny and above all, idiosyncratically British… and was – at its birth – seen as a dangerous, anarchic and totally anti-establishment. Yet it’s hard to comprehend, as someone who grew up seeing 2000Ad on the shelves of newsagents,...
- 8/29/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Grant Morrison, Neil Gaiman, Pat Mills and John Wagner are amongst the talking heads in the first full documentary about the mighty 2000Ad.
It feels surprising that no one has attempted to chart the history of 2000Ad in a documentary before, given its legacy, but with its current upward trajectory and the devotion that it inspires (especially in the wake of the critically acclaimed but commercially melancholy film of Judge Dredd) it’s probably the best time to make a feature with a positive outlook.
Future Shock! is the work of Paul Goodwin, whose main task appears to have been assembling a wealth of talent to interview. With the exception of Alan Moore, Mark Millar and Garth Ennis, the big names are all present, which means you get to see Neil Gaiman sitting in front of an apparently colour coded bookcase, Bryan Talbot enthusiastically miming someone being impaled on a sword,...
It feels surprising that no one has attempted to chart the history of 2000Ad in a documentary before, given its legacy, but with its current upward trajectory and the devotion that it inspires (especially in the wake of the critically acclaimed but commercially melancholy film of Judge Dredd) it’s probably the best time to make a feature with a positive outlook.
Future Shock! is the work of Paul Goodwin, whose main task appears to have been assembling a wealth of talent to interview. With the exception of Alan Moore, Mark Millar and Garth Ennis, the big names are all present, which means you get to see Neil Gaiman sitting in front of an apparently colour coded bookcase, Bryan Talbot enthusiastically miming someone being impaled on a sword,...
- 7/5/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Judge Dredd Classics: Judge Death #1
Script: John Wagner & Alan Grant
Art: Brian Bolland
Letters: Tom Frame
Colours: Charlie Kirchoff
Publisher: Idw
Originally Published in 2000Ad: Progs 149-151 and 225
Purchase: http://www.idwpublishing.com/product-category/judge-dredd/judge-dredd-judge-dredd-classics/
“Do you know what “nemesis” means? A righteous infliction of retribution manifested by an appropriate agent. Personified in this case by an ‘orrible c***… me.” -Brick Top
Sherlock has Moriarty. Batman has the Joker. The Doctor and the Master. Judge Dredd and Death. Many of the great literary heroes find themselves locked into an endless dance of wits and violence against the antitheses of their beliefs. Today, to coincide with the release of Judge Dredd Classics: Judge Death we will delve into the relationship of these two mortal enemies.
Thanks to Idw’s Judge Dredd Classics line fans of Dredd are now, for the first time finally getting to enjoy the 30 plus year history of Judge Dredd.
Script: John Wagner & Alan Grant
Art: Brian Bolland
Letters: Tom Frame
Colours: Charlie Kirchoff
Publisher: Idw
Originally Published in 2000Ad: Progs 149-151 and 225
Purchase: http://www.idwpublishing.com/product-category/judge-dredd/judge-dredd-judge-dredd-classics/
“Do you know what “nemesis” means? A righteous infliction of retribution manifested by an appropriate agent. Personified in this case by an ‘orrible c***… me.” -Brick Top
Sherlock has Moriarty. Batman has the Joker. The Doctor and the Master. Judge Dredd and Death. Many of the great literary heroes find themselves locked into an endless dance of wits and violence against the antitheses of their beliefs. Today, to coincide with the release of Judge Dredd Classics: Judge Death we will delve into the relationship of these two mortal enemies.
Thanks to Idw’s Judge Dredd Classics line fans of Dredd are now, for the first time finally getting to enjoy the 30 plus year history of Judge Dredd.
- 1/27/2015
- by Sean Tonelli
- SoundOnSight
Touted as the potential follow-up to the Dredd movie, here’s why Rob thinks Dredd: Origins is prime for a big screen adaptation…
One of the most frequently posted comments on this website over the past year? It'd be something along the lines of 'they can make [name of sequel that sounds not very good], but they can't make Dredd 2'. The frustration is understandable. When the Karl Urban-headlined Dredd movie tanked at the Us box office in particular, it seemed to take any hopes of a follow-up to what had been a raw, worthwhile film with it.
But the flame of hope still flickers, with a new web series the latest addition to the world of Dredd. However, should all concerned be looking for a future direction for Dredd 2, then Judge Dredd: Origins is surely prime material. It's a 2007 23-issue arc written and illustrated by Judge Dredd creators John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra to...
One of the most frequently posted comments on this website over the past year? It'd be something along the lines of 'they can make [name of sequel that sounds not very good], but they can't make Dredd 2'. The frustration is understandable. When the Karl Urban-headlined Dredd movie tanked at the Us box office in particular, it seemed to take any hopes of a follow-up to what had been a raw, worthwhile film with it.
But the flame of hope still flickers, with a new web series the latest addition to the world of Dredd. However, should all concerned be looking for a future direction for Dredd 2, then Judge Dredd: Origins is surely prime material. It's a 2007 23-issue arc written and illustrated by Judge Dredd creators John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra to...
- 11/17/2014
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Adi Shankar has released a full length trailer from his animated Judge Dredd: Superfiend project.
The Dredd producer introduces the trailer, stressing that the animation is a bootleg production inspired by the satirical 2000 Ad strip.
Superfiend focuses on classic Dredd villain Judge Death, the undead being from a reality in which he judged life a crime and eradicated the populace.
The animation will be released in a miniseries that launches online on October 27.
It will consist of six episodes: 'Judge Sydney', 'The Angel Gang', 'Judge Death', 'Rico & Vienna', 'In Death We Trust' and 'Dredd vs Death'.
There has been vocal fan demand for a sequel to 2012's Dredd, which flopped in Us cinemas but has been a surprise home release hit.
Superfiend is part of Shankar's 'Bootleg Universe', which also includes the Venom short Truth in Journalism and Punisher short Dirty Laundry.
Judge Death was created by John Wagner...
The Dredd producer introduces the trailer, stressing that the animation is a bootleg production inspired by the satirical 2000 Ad strip.
Superfiend focuses on classic Dredd villain Judge Death, the undead being from a reality in which he judged life a crime and eradicated the populace.
The animation will be released in a miniseries that launches online on October 27.
It will consist of six episodes: 'Judge Sydney', 'The Angel Gang', 'Judge Death', 'Rico & Vienna', 'In Death We Trust' and 'Dredd vs Death'.
There has been vocal fan demand for a sequel to 2012's Dredd, which flopped in Us cinemas but has been a surprise home release hit.
Superfiend is part of Shankar's 'Bootleg Universe', which also includes the Venom short Truth in Journalism and Punisher short Dirty Laundry.
Judge Death was created by John Wagner...
- 10/24/2014
- Digital Spy
Exclusive: Comics series spawned Judge Dredd and Halo Jones.
UK sales outfit Metrodome International has taken rights to documentary Future Shock! The Story of 2000Ad, about the comics label that spawned Judge Dredd and Halo Jones.
The British publication introduced the likes of Alan Moore (Watchmen) and Grant Morrison (All-Star Superman) to the comics world and the film features interviews with writer Neil Gaiman (Sandman), writer John Wagner (Judge Dredd), writer-director Alex Garland (Dredd; 28 Days Later) and writer Grant Morrison (Batman: Arkham Asylum).
A Stanton Media/Deviant Films Production, the film was directed by Paul Goodwin and produced by Sean Hogan and Helen Mullane.
Metrodome International will debut and screen the film at the Afm.
Hogan and Mullane said: “We’re delighted to be working with Metrodome International on what was a real passion project for us, as we know they feel as strongly as we do about bringing the film to a wide audience.
“2000Ad is a real...
UK sales outfit Metrodome International has taken rights to documentary Future Shock! The Story of 2000Ad, about the comics label that spawned Judge Dredd and Halo Jones.
The British publication introduced the likes of Alan Moore (Watchmen) and Grant Morrison (All-Star Superman) to the comics world and the film features interviews with writer Neil Gaiman (Sandman), writer John Wagner (Judge Dredd), writer-director Alex Garland (Dredd; 28 Days Later) and writer Grant Morrison (Batman: Arkham Asylum).
A Stanton Media/Deviant Films Production, the film was directed by Paul Goodwin and produced by Sean Hogan and Helen Mullane.
Metrodome International will debut and screen the film at the Afm.
Hogan and Mullane said: “We’re delighted to be working with Metrodome International on what was a real passion project for us, as we know they feel as strongly as we do about bringing the film to a wide audience.
“2000Ad is a real...
- 10/15/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
2000 Ad: Prog 1900 & 1901
Written by John Wagner, Dan Abnett, Rob Williams, Pat Mills, Ian Edgington
Art by Carlos Ezquerra, Richard Elson, Abigail Ryder, Michael Dowling, John Higgins, D’Israeli
TV fans often defend their favourite shows with assurances that “it gets better.” It’s a given, at least in North America, that shows take time to truly find their footing. British television, however, is understood to be a place where the writer rules, and is thus free to craft more satisfying, finite stories untainted by corporate committee-think.
That’s not so much the case with British comics icon Judge Dredd, who debuted nearly 40 years ago in the second issue (or rather, “prog”) of 2000 Ad. Prog 1900 (on shelves this week) and next week’s 1901 feature a multi-part Dredd story, “Block Judge”, by the founding creative team of John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra. So, the creative continuity is there, but the character hasn’t stayed particularly fresh.
Written by John Wagner, Dan Abnett, Rob Williams, Pat Mills, Ian Edgington
Art by Carlos Ezquerra, Richard Elson, Abigail Ryder, Michael Dowling, John Higgins, D’Israeli
TV fans often defend their favourite shows with assurances that “it gets better.” It’s a given, at least in North America, that shows take time to truly find their footing. British television, however, is understood to be a place where the writer rules, and is thus free to craft more satisfying, finite stories untainted by corporate committee-think.
That’s not so much the case with British comics icon Judge Dredd, who debuted nearly 40 years ago in the second issue (or rather, “prog”) of 2000 Ad. Prog 1900 (on shelves this week) and next week’s 1901 feature a multi-part Dredd story, “Block Judge”, by the founding creative team of John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra. So, the creative continuity is there, but the character hasn’t stayed particularly fresh.
- 9/30/2014
- by Steven Fouchard
- SoundOnSight
If the cult hit Dredd is to get a second film, it should be an adaptation of the outlandish comic-book story Origins, in which the hero journeys into mutant-strewn badlands in search of his father
Read the Guardian review of 2012’s Dredd
Watch the trailer for the movie
In a world in which we are apparently to get a full half-dozen Guy Ritchie-directed King Arthur movies, it’s a mystery that no one in Hollywood has seen fit to cough up the greenbacks for a single Dredd sequel. Pete Travis and Alex Garland’s 2012 adaptation of the 2000Ad comic strip about an implacable future cop who lives to fight crime on the streets of the sci-fi metropolis Mega-City One has attained the status of a bona fide cult classic in record time. It’s one of the rare genre movies that bears regular rewatching; a film as muscular and unyielding as its justice-dispensing,...
Read the Guardian review of 2012’s Dredd
Watch the trailer for the movie
In a world in which we are apparently to get a full half-dozen Guy Ritchie-directed King Arthur movies, it’s a mystery that no one in Hollywood has seen fit to cough up the greenbacks for a single Dredd sequel. Pete Travis and Alex Garland’s 2012 adaptation of the 2000Ad comic strip about an implacable future cop who lives to fight crime on the streets of the sci-fi metropolis Mega-City One has attained the status of a bona fide cult classic in record time. It’s one of the rare genre movies that bears regular rewatching; a film as muscular and unyielding as its justice-dispensing,...
- 9/12/2014
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
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