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After umpteen years of, well, either developing it or trying to find the money to do it – I’m guessing a combination of both – 2000AD’s new “Judge Dredd” film is officially a go.
The news was announced via the forums of the official 2000AD website.
The post reads :
Rebellion and 2000 AD are proud to announce that Judge Dredd is coming to a cinema near you soon!
Together with DNA Films, the movie production company behind such great sci-fi movies such as Sunshine and 28 Weeks Later, Judge Dredd will go into production in 2009.
Jason Kingsley, CEO and Creative Director said, ‘We can’t give away too many details at this point, but we’re looking forward to working with DNA Films to bring Judge Dredd back to the big screen.’
So there you have it. The guy in the helmet is returning to the big screen – and without Sylvester Stallone. From memory the company had planned to shoot two new “Judge Dredd” films back-to-back but I’d be surprised if that’s still the case. DNA films would probably prefer to wait and see how the first one does before pouring money into a second.
