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Anyone that saw 1995's Judge Dredd starring Sylvester Stallone knows that director Pete Travis (Vantage Point, Endgame) didn't have a high bar to climb for his upcoming Dredd to be seen as the better adaptation of the British comic book character created by writer John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra. Now that the first trailer is online, Travis, by many accounts, has exceeded expectations.
The first part of the trailer sets up the world of Mega City One, where the populace is falling under the influence of a new illegal drug controlled by drug lord Ma-Ma (Lena Headey). Coming to the city's aid is cop Judge Dredd (Karl Urban) and his rookie partner, the telepathic Judge Anderson (Olivia Thirlby), who, in the movie's neo-futuristic setting can act as judge, jury, and executioner. The second half of the trailer is dedicated to the action, which seems to steamroll once Dredd and Anderson are caught inside a building controlled by Ma-Ma in a The Raid: Redemption-like twist.
watch the trailer >> Posted 06.21.12 by Ryan -
There's been no word on when the first trailer for director Pete Travis' (Vantage Point, Endgame) Dredd will be released, but we're starting to get a pretty good idea of what the movie will look like thanks to the still images that have been trickling out over the past several months and the poster that was released last week.
Now, we have our first look behind the scenes of the production, courtesy of 2000 AD Online, the 'net presence for the British comic book that first introduced the world to Joseph Dredd way back in March 1977. The site posted three set photos that offer the best look yet at Karl Urban and Olivia Thirlby in costume as Dredd and Anderson, respectively, two of the bad-ass law-dogs known as "Judges" who patrol the mean streets of Mega City One with the power to act as police, judge, jury and executioner.
SEE THE SET PHOTOS >> Posted 06.16.12 by BrentJS -
Just because The Avengers spent all week racking up box office records and is already doing so again, taking the title of "best second Friday" away from The Dark Knight, let's not forget that there are three more superhero movies on the horizon, each hoping to take those titles away from "Earth's Mightiest Heroes." Of the three — The Dark Knight Rises, The Amazing Spider-Man, and Dredd — Christopher Nolan's third and final Batman movie has the best chance of kicking The Avengers off of its throne in light of the fact that most of the titles that were broken this past week were previously owned by The Dark Knight. Warner Bros. has been sparing in its promotional materials for the movie, but the studio released an awesome new high-resolution photo of Tom Hardy as the man who finally breaks the Bat, Bane, to help launch the new interactive iPad edition of Total Film Magazine.
see the new images >> Posted 05.13.12 by BrentJS -
Just because director Pete Travis' (Vantage Point, Endgame) new sci-fi movie, Dredd, is named for Joseph Dredd, the stone-faced comic book law-dog who first appeared way back in the pages of 2000 A.D. #2 (March 1977), that doesn't mean that title actor Karl Urban will be the only one laying down the law in the movie. Actress Olivia Thirlby (Juno, The Darkest Hour) will also be playing one of the "Judges" that patrol the mean streets of the dystopic futuristic city of Mega City One and act as police, judge, jury and executioner all rolled into one. In a recent interview with CraveOnline, Thirlby revealed that she got to "kick major butt" in Dredd as Judge Cassandra Anderson, a telepathic rookie who pairs up with Dredd to learn the ropes, even performing some of the character's face-kicking, neck-breaking moves herself.
what did thirlby say? [SPOILER ALERT!] >> Posted 02.20.12 by BrentJS -
A trailer for the adaptation of Dredd has yet to be revealed, but more new images have arrived to go along with the photo of Karl Urban in costume as the title character that was released last week.
Based on the British comic book created by writer John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra, the character of Judge Dredd is mostly known in the States because of the poorly received 1995 movie adaptation that starred Sylvester Stallone. The latest adaptation follows a "day in the life" of Judge Dredd as he patrols the futuristic Mega City One with his telepathic rookie partner, Judge Anderson (Olivia Thirlby). While that sounds almost peaceful, the new photos from fansite 2000AD reveal that a "day in the life" of Judge Dredd means extreme violence, particularly the photo where Anderson delivers swift justice in the form of a bullet to the back of someone's head.
look at the photos (NSFW) >> Posted 02.07.12 by Ryan -
The first trailer for Robert De Niro's new movie, Being Flynn, is now online. It's based on poet and playwright Nick Flynn's 2004 memoir Another Bullshit Night in Suck City, in which he chronicles his unexpected reunion with his estranged alcoholic father at a homeless shelter in Boston.
Being Flynn marks a return to more dramatic material for writer-director Paul Weitz, who earned an Academy Award nomination for his 2002 dramedy adaptation About a Boy, but then subsequently strayed into parody (American Dreamz), fantasy (Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant), and comedy (Little Fockers, also with De Niro). The movie does not yet have a release date, but it is aimed at a Spring 2012 opening.
read the synopsis and watch the trailer >> Posted 11.15.11 by BrentJS -
It was first announced back in December 2008 that Academy Award-winning director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) planned to bring Judge Dredd, one of Britain’s most beloved comic book heroes, back to the big screen, but the project only started picking up steam in recent months. First, Pete Travis (Endgame) was brought on as director and then it was announced at the San Diego Comic-Con that Karl Urban (Star Trek) would be starring in the title role. Now, a wealth of new information about the movie has been revealed, including the new title, the official synopsis, the addition of a new cast member who will play a major character in the Judge Dredd universe, the filming location, and the scheduled wrap date.
read all about the new Dredd >> Posted 09.04.10 by BrentJS