While it looks like Taika Waititi’s live-action remake of Akira may never happen, the director of Thor: Ragnarok and JoJo Rabbit is looking to reboot Judge Dredd for the big screen. This is part of a package together with his longtime friend, screenwriter Drew Pearce, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The iconic British comic book series has had two attempts on the big screen before. The first, back in 1995, starred Sylvester Stallone. And it was a pretty massive flop. Another version called Dredd, written by Alex Garland and starring Karl Urban, received great reviews, but was also a financial bomb. Maybe the third time will be the charm?
Writer John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra created the character of Judge Dredd back in 1977. He first appeared in the pages of the weekly British anthology series 2000 AD. Many iconic writers got their start in 2000 AD, including Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, and Garth Ennis. In the series, Judge Joseph Dredd is a police officer in Mega-City One, a dystopian future city. Dredd was part of a law enforcement corps that allows its officers to be judge, jury, and executioner. The stories were satirical, and one could easily see how they’d be relevant to today’s society.
According to the original report, the new pitch from Waititi and Pearce is drawing inspiration more from the original comics than previous films. Their take will also lean a lot more into the dark and satirical humor of those classic comic books. Of course, it also has to function as a big spectacle blockbuster that can potentially make hundreds of millions. The goal is to see the new movie launch a Judge Dredd universe, one that can extend to spin-off movies and TV series. We’ll see if this time, Taika Waititi has the magic touch to make Judge Dredd work for mainstream audiences.
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