British comic book publisher 2000 AD has confirmed that it's biggest star, Judge Dredd, will be making his long awaited return to the big screen in the near future. The first film, released in 1995 I believe, was a disaster both critically and financially. No thanks to the awful performance by mush-mouthed Sly Stallone in the title role. The new film will be a collabo with DNA Films, who produced both Sunshine and 28 Weeks Later.
Ok, I was never a big Dredd fan, so it came as no surprise that I disliked the first one. Sly was never the right guy for the role, plus he kept taking the damn helmet off! Everyone knows Judge Dredd never takes his helmet off! So I'm thinking this time around they cast somebody who doesn't demand total face time. Maybe Jason Statham? He'd be perfect. Or Gerard Butler?
