A new Judge Dredd movie is now in the works.
Created by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra, the Judge Dredd character first appeared in the British weekly anthology comic 2000 AD in the late 1970s. He quickly became a popular pop culture figure and went on to headline two live-action movies: 1995’s Judge Dredd by Sylvester Stallone and 2012’s Dredd with Karl Urban.
Now, per The Hollywood Reporter, a new Judge Dredd movie is in the works from Taika Waititi.
What else do we know about the new Judge Dredd movie?
The script for the new Judge Dredd movie is being written by Drew Pearce, who has worked on projects such as 2013’s Iron Man 3, 2015’s Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation, 2019’s Hobbs & Shaw, 2024’s The Fall Guy, and more.
Chris Kingsley, Jason Kingsley, and Ben Smith of Rebellion Developments are producing the movie alongside Roy Lee of Vertigo Entertainment, Jeremy Platt, Natalie Viscuso, and Pearce.
Official plot details remain under wraps at this time; however, The Hollywood Reporter’s article notes that the pitch “is said to take inspiration more from the comics than the previous screen iterations, leaning into the world-building and dark humor. It is also meant to be a fun sci-fi blockbuster that nonetheless speaks to this moment in culture. The desire is to see the movie launch a Dredd universe that could be explored with additional movies and shows across various platforms.”
Waititi and Pearce reportedly grew up reading Judge Dredd comics and “are friends who have been trying to find a project to work on together for years.”
While best known for directing 2017’s Thor: Ragnarok and 2022’s Thor: Love and Thunder, Waititi won the Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award in 2020 for writing Jojo Rabbit. His filmography also includes 2007’s Eagle vs Shark, 2010’s Boy, 2014’s What We Do in the Shadows, 2016’s Hunt for the Wilderpeople, and 2023’s Next Goal Wins.
Originally reported by Brandon Schreur at SuperHeroHype.
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